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The University of the Pacific, the first chartered institution of higher education in California (1851), invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the Eberhardt School of Business to succeed Dean Mark Plovnick, who has provided distinguished leadership for the School for the past sixteen years. As the chief academic officer and administrative leader of the Eberhardt School of Business, the Dean reports to the Provost and works in partnership with the faculty, staff, alumni and others to move the School forward toward the fulfillment of its mission. The Dean's responsibilities include visionary, entrepreneurial leader- ship and administration of the School and its academic programs; faculty, staff and student support; alumni relations; and resource development. The Dean represents the School within the University and builds and fosters relationships with other schools of the University, the School's advisory board, business leaders and corporate and external communities. The School is accredited by AACSB and offers a wide array of under- graduate and MBA specializations. The School also has a number of centers and institutes including the Westgate Center of Management Development, the Institute for Family Business, the Invention Evaluation Service, the Entrepreneurship Center, and the Business Forecasting Center, which publishes a quarterly U.S. and California economic forecast. For further info on the Eberhardt School of Business, please visit http://www.pacific.edu/esb. The University of the Pacific, an independent, residential and comprehensive university long recognized as a leader in educational innovation, serves 6,000 students in 9 colleges and schools and has an operating budget in excess of $200M. The University's main campus is in Stockton, a culturally and ethnically diverse city with easy access to the Bay Area, Napa Valley, the Monterey Peninsula and the Sierra Mountains. The University has two other campuses: the McGeorge School of Law, located in the State capital, Sacramento, and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, located in San Francisco. The successful candidate will possess the following: an understanding of the challenges in the global busi- ness world and professional education's role in meeting these challenges; demonstrated leadership and man- agement skills and competencies in academic or other complex organizational settings; proven administrative experience with strategy development and implementation, graduate enrollment growth, generating external support and inspiring intellectual leadership; ability to work collaboratively with others; ability to advance further the mission of the School through building cooperative relationships internally and externally and demonstrated experience in cross-unit program development. Applications should include the following: (1) a cover letter describing the candidate's relevant experience and vision for the position, (2) a curriculum vita, (3) the names, positions and contact information of five ref- erences who will be contacted only with the candidate's approval. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. All communications will be treated confidentially. The University is being assisted in this search by Dr. Michael R. Ferrari, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Higher Education Practice of EFL Associates. Please send all inquiries, nominations, and applications to him at the following address: 2275 Half Day Road, Suite 350, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015. E-mail: mferrari@eflassociates.com Phone: 847-821-2797. The University of the Pacific is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer encouraging excellence through diversity BizEd NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005 61