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Wichita State University Dean W. Frank Barton School of Business Wichita State University invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business. The dean reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research and serves as the Chief Academic Officer for the Barton School. The dean is responsible for all fiscal, personnel, and curricular matters related to the operation of the School. The University seeks an experienced, energetic, innovative and visionary leader who can work with faculty, staff, students and the business community to develop and deploy a strategic plan of growth and innovation for the Barton School; work collaboratively with other deans to advance the WSU urban serving research mission; interact productively with the diverse Wichita business community; and develop resources through fund raising. The successful candidate must have: (1) a distinguished record of success in the academy and/ or in business, (2) significant administrative experience appropriate for academic leadership, (3) appreciation of and commitment to an urban serving research university and the special opportunity it provides for cultivating ties to the business community, (4) demonstrated success in securing external support, (5) commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and service, and (6) demonstrated success in working with diverse communities. The W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University is located in the largest city in Kansas with a growing metropolitan area of more than 500,000, a vibrant entrepreneurial economy, reasonable house prices, short commutes, and excellent public and private schools. Wichita is headquarters of the largest privately held company in the country (Koch Industries, Inc.), home for Pizza Hut and Coleman (still headquartered here), and is the aircraft manufacturing capital with Boeing Military, Spirit AeroSystems, Cessna, Bombardier/Learjet, Hawker/Beechcraft, and Airbus. The area is a thriving cultural center and an innovator in specialty hospitals. Please visit the University's web site to learn more about Wichita and WSU: www.wichita.edu. The Barton School is building on its success as a nationally recognized source of entrepreneurial business leaders for the global marketplace. The School is AACSB-accredited in business and accounting and is composed of 56 full-time and 22 part-time faculty, and 2,222 students in fall 2007. On a budget of $12.3 million and an endowment of $31.6 million, the Barton School is proud to offer more than $300,000 in yearly scholarships including the largest business academic scholarship in the state. Currently, 10 business school faculty hold named chairs funded partially or fully by endowments including four distinguished professors (Omer Professor of Business and the W. Frank Barton Distin- guished Chairs in Entrepreneurship, Business and International Business). Ties between the Wichita business commu- nity and the Barton School are particularly strong, providing faculty and students with opportunities and resources that enhance teaching and learning, including an active cooperative education experience for students. The Barton School offers ten undergraduate majors (BBAs), as well as four graduate degrees including masters in business administration (MBA & EMBA), economics (MA) and accounting (MACC). There are six academic and outreach centers—the Cen- ter for Economic Development and Business Research, Center for Economic Education, Center for Entrepreneurship, Center for International Business Advancement and the Center for Management Development, and the Market Based Management® Center with one of the finest experimental economics labs in the country. The Barton School's under- graduate entrepreneurship program ranks 11th by Entrepreneur Magazine, the MBA is listed among the best programs by The Princeton Review, and our MBA partnership with the Berlin School of Business has received national recogni- tion. For more information, please visit the Barton School's web site: www.wichita.edu/barton. Applications and nominations should be sent to Dean Peter A. Cohen, Chair, Barton School of Business Search Committee, College of Health Professions, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, Kansas, 67260-0043. Applications may be submitted electronically to peter.cohen@wichita.edu. A completed application includes a cover letter specifying how the candidate meets all required qualifications, current curriculum vitae, and names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of five persons able to provide professional references. References will not be contacted without the consent of the candidate. To ensure full consideration a complete application must be received by February 1, 2008; however, the position will remain open until filled. Wichita State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer BizEd JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 61