LSN Jobs: HAMLINE UNIVERSITY

                         HAMLINE UNIVERSITY

                           School of Law

                               Dean


     Hamline University's School of Law is at a propitious
     moment in its 35-year history. The next Dean will be
     asked to build on the law school's qualitative strengths
     and to provide comprehensive leadership that will result
     in transformative institutional growth. With over 700
     students and a full-time faculty of 43, the law school is an
     integral part of Hamline University, located midway between
     the downtown centers of the Twin Cities of St. Paul and
     Minneapolis. As Minnesota's first institution of higher
     education, founded by Methodist pioneers, Hamline is a high-
     quality, nationally ranked, comprehensive university with
     more than 4,500 students.

     True to its founding vision, the School of Law stresses
     ethics, civic responsibility, and justice for all people,
     while reinforcing the principles of fine teaching,
     extensive scholarship, and active engagement for its
     faculty. A strongly student-centered culture continues to
     provide a supportive and collaborative learning environment
     for student success. In 2007, Hamline's bar passage rate
     was 93.4 percent, placing its students second among all
     Minnesota law schools.

     Distinctive educational initiatives at the law school
     include the Dispute Resolution Institute (now ranked third
     nationally by US News & World Report), the Health Law
     Institute, five ABA-approved international study programs,
     and the highly regarded Journal of Law and Religion.


     JOB DESCRIPTION:

     As a part of Hamline's academic leadership team, the Dean
     will have an opportunity to engage a new university-wide
     strategic plan and a fresh alignment of Hamline's graduate
     and professional schools. At the same time, the Dean's
     focused leadership will be expected to result in improved
     qualitative benchmarks for the law school, a significantly
     enhanced philanthropic base, further clarification of the
     law school's distinctive vision, an integration of its
     diversity, and the further strengthening of the law
     school's sense of community.


     APPLICATIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION:

     A complete Search Profile is available at:

            http://www.academic-search.com/search.html

     and additional information about Hamline and the School of
     Law may be found at:

            http://www.hamline.edu

     Prospective candidates are encouraged to review the Search
     Profile and to consult the outline presented there for the
     application process.

     Chairing the search committee is:

     CONTACT:       Lucinda Jesson
                    Associate Professor of Law
                    Hamline University
     Email:         MAILTO:ljesson01@gw.hamline.edu
     Tel:           651/523-2519

     Assisting with the search is:

     CONTACT:       Dr. Thomas B. Courtice
                    Senior Consultant
                    Academic Search, Inc.
     Email:         MAILTO:Tom.Courtice@academic-search.com
     Tel:           614/405-9209

     Hamline University is an Equal Opportunity Educator &
     Employer.
Posted 12/14/07