Director School of Nursing

Position Details

Posting Summary


College
College Of Health & Human Svcs


Executive Area
Provost & VP Academic Affairs


Department
Bronson School of Nursing

Posting Detail Information


Posting Number
F314P


Job Type
Full Time, Regular


Pay Type
Exempt/Salaried


Pay Grade
CH


Campus Location
WMU-Kalamazoo - East Campus


Salary Range
Pay is commensurate with qualifications and experience, combined with an excellent benefits package.


Number of Vacancies
1


General Summary


Western Michigan University invites applications for the position of Director of the Bronson School of Nursing. The director is the school's chief nurse administrator and reports to and advises the dean of the College of Health and Human Services regarding the school. The incumbent will hold the rank of tenured professor. The director also serves on the College Administrative Council, which addresses college-wide policy and planning issues.

Major Duties


The director promotes shared governance and provides overall management and leadership
for the school and all its functions and activities, including but not limited to:

• Recruiting, retaining, and evaluating faculty and staff.
• Facilitate continued compliance with the accreditation standards following a systematic evaluation plan.
• Strategic planning including program planning, implementation, and assessment.
• Financial and resource management.
• Fostering scholarship and externally funded grants and contracts with continued growth in these areas.
• Fundraising and development of pertinent external constituencies.
• Outreach activities consistent with the duties of director including community relations.
• Promoting university goals and policies as well as strong advocacy for Western Michigan University and its faculty, staff, and students.
• Communicating effectively with all constituents and adhering to all university policies and practices and ensuring compliance with all state and federal regulations and laws related to the WMU Bronson School of Nursing.

Minimum Qualifications

• Earned graduate degree in nursing.
• Current RN license and eligibility for licensure in Michigan.
• A record of teaching, research, and service excellence sufficient to merit
• appointment as a tenured professor.
• Evidence of administrative experience.
• Evidence of experience in accreditation.

Desired Qualifications

• Terminal degree in Nursing.
• Evidence of promoting and facilitating teaching excellence.
• Understanding of and successful advocacy for scholarship and externally funded research consonant with the university's Carnegie classification.
• Dedication to the development of interdisciplinary programs and initiatives.
• Determination and vision to maintain a learner-centered academic environment while
• promoting research.
• Demonstrated ability to raise funds for program, faculty, and student development.
• Demonstrated record of ability to build and enhance partnerships with communities and
  alumni.
• Demonstration of progressively higher administrative responsibilities.
• Demonstration of visionary and innovative accomplishments in the administration and
  management of programs.
• Foster a community that model fairness, respect, and inspires all faculty and staff to
  achieve their full potential to carry out the vision and mission of the school and their
  professional development.
• Recruit and mentor diverse faculty and staff.
• Effective leadership, communication, collaboration, management, and delegation abilities.

Special Instructions to Applicants

• WMU is partnering with Greenwood Asher & Associates, an executive search firm, to assist with this search. As part of this process, representatives from the search firm may reach out directly to candidates and prospective applicants.
• Review of applications will begin April 15, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.
• Required application documents: Faculty Credential Summary; a letter describing qualifications, accomplishments, and professional experiences related to the position; curriculum vitae; and names, titles, postal and email addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) professional references.
• The search will be conducted with a commitment to confidentiality for candidates until finalists are selected. Nominations and confidential inquiries can be sent to: Jeremy Duff, Vice President of Executive Search at View email address on click.appcast.io and Kyle Pybus-Jerome, Senior Executive Search Consultant at View email address on click.appcast.io .

Additional Position Information

The University: Western Michigan University (WMU), located in Southwest Michigan,
is a vibrant, nationally recognized student-centered research institution with an
enrollment of over 16,000. WMU delivers high-quality undergraduate instruction, has a
strong graduate division, and fosters significant research activities. The Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies WMU as a doctoral university
and one of just 185 public universities in the nation conducting research at a high level.

The College: In 1976, pioneering allied health and human services professional programs
united in the WMU College of Health and Human Services, carrying on a tradition of
excellence and innovation that began in 1922 with the establishment of the occupational
therapy program. That tradition continues today. The College of Health and Human Services
has high-quality, nationally ranked academic programs; exceptional students and faculty;
unmatched clinical education; many regular opportunities for inter-professional education;
state-of-the-art teaching facilities; outreach, service and community engagement; and a
strong research record that is helping shape the future of health care.

The college is composed of departments, schools, centers and clinics. Departments include
Blindness and Low Vision Studies; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy; Physician
Assistant; and Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. The college's schools include
Interdisciplinary Health Programs, with programs in Gerontology, Healthcare Administration,
Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness, Healthcare Services and Sciences, and Public
Health; Nursing; and Social Work. The college also houses the Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary
Health Sciences Program. The college also operates the Center for Disability Services, Aging
Services, the Resiliency Center for Families and Children, and the Unified Clinics, a
multidisciplinary service/training clinic. CHHS is housed on east campus in Kalamazoo,
Michigan, with online and regional programs that extend the depth and breadth of the
college's access and influence.

Approximately 100 board appointed faculty serve approximately 1,202 undergraduate and
715 graduate students, with majors and programs that lead to bachelor's, master's and
doctoral degrees. A number of graduate certificate programs and undergraduate minors are
also offered.

The students and faculty of the College of Health and Human Services extend the energy of
the college and University through significant efforts toward community engagement and
service. With required internships, field placements and clinical rotations alone, faculty supervised
CHHS students provide more than 600,000 hours of service annually to children
and families in the community, region and across the nation. Substantial volunteerism
increases this positive impact.

The mission of the College of Health and Human Services is to engage every person in an
experiential, interprofessional and inclusive academic environment that inspires compassion,
integrity and advocacy. We prepare all learners to thrive in health and human services
careers that are high in demand, high in purpose, high in satisfaction and unsurpassed in
impact.

School: The WMU Bronson School of Nursing is a dynamic academic unit dedicated to
excellence in teaching and learning. Led by the Director, the School is supported by 15
full-time faculty and 25 to 35 part-time faculty who deliver high-quality instruction and
experiential learning opportunities across its two undergraduate BSN programs. The
School serves approximately 270 undergraduate pre-licensure students, along with a
small cohort (30) of RN to BSN students. The WMU Bronson School of Nursing is
granted full approval by the Michigan Board of Nursing. The undergraduate programs
are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The
WMU Bronson School of Nursing is one of the few nursing schools to receive
endorsement from the American Holistic Nursing Certification Corporation.

Western Michigan University offers generous benefits to its employees including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, retirement, and tuition discount for the employee and tuition remission for eligible dependents. To access information about the specific benefits available for this position, go to: