The Dean shall be the academic and administrative leader of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences. The Dean shall report to the President through the Vice President for Health Affairs and shall administer the School in accordance with the Bylaws and Rules of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences and The Redbook and policies of the University of Louisville. The Dean shall be responsible for and have the authority to provide:

• Education in accordance with the essentials specified by the degree requirements and accreditation standards;
  

• Quality Public Health initiatives within the University of Louisville, UofL Health Care, and Jefferson County, working in conjunction with the Jefferson County Health Department;
  

• A scholarly environment to include the support of research and other scholarly activity.
  

In discharging these responsibilities, the Dean shall:

• Meet with the President, the Vice Presidents, and other Deans as appropriate in the development of University policies;

• Meet with the faculty, staff, students, Faculty Forum, and Council of Chairs and Deans as appropriate in the formulation and administration of policies of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences;

• Support the concept of a coordinated Health Sciences Center and coordinate the programs of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences with other units of the University, as appropriate;

• Make recommendations for the appointment, promotion, and tenure of faculty members and departmental chairs; the appointment and continuation of acting departmental chairs, both after consultation with departmental faculty;

• Make recommendations on the appointment of Vice, Associate, and Assistant Deans and other medical school administrators;

• Be responsible for all final decisions relations to the operation of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences within the properly authorized policies of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences and the University of Louisville;

• Be responsible for the preparation and administration of the budget of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences;

• Keep the President and the faculty fully informed of the educational and financial status of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences;

• Cooperate with the University Development Office in fund-raising activities on behalf of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences;

• Lead the faculty of the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences in the development and maintenance of high quality instruction, scholarship, healthcare and policies;

• Maintain a liaison with students, staff, faculty, alumni and community, including local, regional, state, and national Public Health organizations;

• Assign and monitor office and laboratory space within the School of Public Health/Health Information Sciences

• Perform such other functions appropriate to the office as may be directed by the President or the Vice President for Health Affairs.