Could you someday become a business school dean? If the answer is yes or even maybe, then you need to attend the Lessons for Aspiring Deans Seminar. This seminar illuminates the rewards and challenges of being a dean through the experiences of veteran business school leaders. Explore the many facets of the dean's life, as well as what schools look for when they search for a dean. Learn how to match your talents with a specific institution and how to best prepare your curriculum vitae.

Who Should Attend:
Faculty, department chairs, associate and assistant deans, business professionals, and those who aspire to be dean of the business school

By attending this seminar, you will:

• Understand the knowledge, skills, abilities, and qualities common to all good dean candidates.
• Learn effective interviewing tips and techniques.
• Receive tools to help you negotiate a mutually beneficial contract.
• Hear practical advice to make the job less overwhelming.
• Understand how to identify a "good match" between you and the business school.
• Hear testimonials from current deans about lessons that prepared them to be dean.

Facilitators:
Craig M. McAllaster, Dean and Professor of Management, Roy E. Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida; Member, 2011–2012 AACSB Board of Directors
Lynne D. Richardson, Dean and Professor of Marketing, College of Business, University of Mary Washington; Member, 2011–2012 AACSB Board of Directors