Dean, College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Description of the College: SUNY Oswego's College of Business and Entrepreneurship has been accredited by AACSB since 2002. Reaccredited in 2023, the College offers undergraduate programs in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Operations Management and Information Systems, and Risk Management and Insurance and graduate MBA programs in Business Administration, Health Services Administration, and Public Accounting. It also offers several five-year BS/BA+MBA programs. In addition to the strong academic portfolio, COBE also includes the recently developed Center for Business Excellence and Transformation (CBET); CBET's mission is to foster business excellence through innovative learning, industry partnership, and co-curricular programming that drive real-world impact. In addition to Poets & Quants and Princeton review rankings, the MBA online programs were ranked 88 in 2025 U.S. News and World Report, the highest ranked public online MBA program in New York. An undergraduate completion degree in Business Administration and graduate classes are also offered at SUNY Oswego's Syracuse Campus. The College has an active and supportive Advisory Board that meets several times a year and provides guidance and advice. Each major and minor also have a program advisory group consisting of alumni and industry professionals. Students and faculty are engaged in a range of activities such as volunteer income tax assistance, CEO (which sponsors a business start-up competition 'Launch it'), the Investment Club that manages a portfolio currently valued over $1 million, and more. Graduates of Oswego's business programs are highly successful with careers ranging from the corporate sector to non-profit and government agencies to entrepreneurial enterprises. For more information on the school, see https://ww1.oswego.edu/business/

The State University of New York at Oswego seeks an exceptional leader to become Dean of the College of Business and Entrepreneurship (COBE).

Posting Date: November 24, 2025

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: Salary Range $210,000 - $230,000, salary commensurate with experience.

Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefits package. This is a Management/Confidential unclassified professional position. Click here for more information on benefits for full-time Management/ Confidential unclassified professional staff.

Date of Appointment: Start date is negotiable with an anticipated start of no later than July 1, 2026.

Description of Responsibilities: The Dean of the College of Business and Entrepreneurship (COBE) is the intellectual and institutional leader of the College, which serves more than 1900 undergraduate and graduate students while leading more than 34 full-time faculty across two departments. The academic programs offered by COBE are some of the largest at SUNY Oswego. COBE is one of four colleges within the Division of Academic Affairs, which also includes the College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; the College of Education, Health, and Human Services; and the College of Communication, Media and the Arts.

The Dean serves as the administrative officer leading the work of the COBE, its programs, faculty and staff. The Dean uses their judgement and experience to set the direction for the College, to recommend priorities for the College, and to allocate resources within the College. The Dean leads the COBE faculty, representing their accomplishments and aspirations and assuring critical information regarding the success of the faculty and students are communicated within and outside of Academic Affairs.

The COBE Dean reports directly to the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and serves as an important part of the Academic Affairs leadership team, as well as a member of the President's Council. The Dean supports and cultivates the faculty and other resources required for the successful implementation of both existing and future-oriented programs. SUNY Oswego prides itself on its continued ability to innovate and the Dean is expected to deliver creative thinking, foresight, and adaptive management. The Dean will be attentive and committed to faculty and student diversity, shared governance and the increasingly complex and extramural roles. The Dean must work to foster collaboration between COBE and other divisions throughout SUNY Oswego, as well as external constituencies. The Dean will work closely with the Advancement team to solicit and increase external investment in COBE programs, students, and partnerships.

Responsibilities of the COBE Dean include: Strategic leadership to the College, promotion of academic excellence, leading of the College in continued AACSB accreditation, supporting student success and related initiatives, overseeing enrollment and fiscal management of the College, expanding student access, strengthening internal and external partnerships (e.g., industry) that contribute to College as well as the institutional priorities, participating and expanding fundraising, and supporting faculty recruitment, development and retention.

Please click here to view the detailed Leadership Profile for additional information about the position, the College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and SUNY Oswego.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Job Requirements:
Required:

• A doctoral degree in Business Administration or a closely related field.
• Maintain Scholarly Academic (SA) or Practice Academic (PA) status as defined by the College
• Five or more years of progressive leadership experience in higher education administration

Preferred:

• Demonstrated success in strategic planning, academic program development (including online, hybrid, and/or hyflex modalities), and organizational leadership
• Proven fundraising experience
• Demonstrated experience engaging with industry partners and the ability to maintain an active professional network
• Demonstrated success in fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration to advance business and entrepreneurship education, engaging faculty and units beyond traditional business disciplines to develop shared programs, initiatives, and research opportunities.
• Experience leading complex change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement with an understanding of technology's impact on the student experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in supporting the adoption of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, across teaching, research, and service, aligning with Oswego's vision of becoming an AI campus.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and shared governance
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative leadership style
• Experience with AACSB accreditation
• Record of faculty and staff development, mentorship, and retention
• Success in aligning unit/college goals with broader institutional priorities and a regional public university mission
• Experience in experiential learning and community-engaged scholarship
• Experience with program evaluation and its impact on enrollment through recruitment and retention
• Ability to evaluate and improve organizational structures
• Experience with managing fiscal and policy realities of public higher education
• Ability to serve as a visible ambassador, forging interdisciplinary and external collaborations

At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)

Additional Information:
Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please click here to see our full non-discrimination policy.

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to Dr. Starr Wheeler, ADA/504 Compliance Officer at starr.wheeler@oswego.edu or 315-312-3872

For Campus Safety information, please click here to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).

SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. Click here for further policy details, including education and cessation resources.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.

Search Chair:

If you have any questions regarding the search, please contact Raihan Khan, Search Committee Chair, at raihan.khan@oswego.edu

Visa sponsorship not available for this position

Background checks will be conducted for finalists


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