Assistant to the Dean - College of Business and Industry

What they want

• Oversee daily office activities and provide administrative support for the dean, to include screening and handling telephone communications, greeting and directing visitors, and assisting with administrative problems and inquiries.
• Serves as a primary point of contact and liaison between the office, various internal stakeholders including the Provost, departmental leadership, faculty, students, as well as external constituencies on a range of day-to-day issues.
• Schedule and coordinate the dean's appointments and/or travel arrangements.
• Work collaboratively with department heads and faculty to coordinate purchasing.
• Organize meetings and special events; schedule and coordinate dates and times, venues, participant attendance, agendas, and facilities; record minutes and follow-up on matters arising from meetings.
• Compose and prepare written documentation and correspondence for the office; screen and evaluate incoming and outgoing correspondence and prepare responses as appropriate.
• Provide general oversight of student assistants and work collaboratively with other administrative assistants in the College and across campus.
• Assist with administrative activities associated with academic affairs, such as contracts, teaching schedules, workload, and promotion.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, college and university meetings, and workshops.
• Establish and maintain files and retrieve information as needed for reference or reports.