TESU Hiring Assistant Dean to Develop AI Degrees and Certificates

[Jonathan Whatley]

The Assistant Dean and Academic Program Director will be responsible for the following:
 
Program and Curriculum Development
- Under the direction of the Dean, lead the development, implementation, continuous improvement and review of academic programs, certificates, and customized educational offerings in Artificial Intelligence
- Support the University to incorporate AI into courses across the curriculum.
- Ensure high quality, currency and relevance of assigned academic programs through activities such as periodic market reviews, continuous improvement based on feedback from industry and government organizational partners, students, alumni, and other stakeholders.
- Oversee the development and implementation of the programs’ learning outcomes assessments.
- Ensure that educational programs meet appropriate professional standards and programmatic accreditation activities.
- Supports the Dean in the recruitment, approval, and evaluation of mentors and subject matter experts (SME’s).
- Provide leadership to major projects through the center for AI Innovation. […]

Competencies:
 - Willingness to embrace alternatives to traditional higher education viewpoints. […]

Minimum Education and Experience
- Possession of a doctorate in a relevant academic discipline.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience as faculty or administrator in a higher education or similar environment with experience in developing and managing undergraduate or graduate programs.
- At least 2 years of professional experience in Artificial Intelligence.
(For Associate Dean, a minimum of six (6) years’ experience as faculty or/and administrator in a higher education environment and relevant workforce experience).
- Significant leadership experience in Artificial Intelligence can replace 1 year of faculty/administrator experience.
- Experience in developing and managing degree and certificates programs, working with students, and managing instructional staff.

Assistant Dean and Academic Program Director for the School of Science and Technology, AI Specialist, Full Time, Trenton, NJ, US (TESU job posting)

[bluebooger]

slightly related -- TESU is realistically is no longer offering the bachelors in data analytics
its still on thier web site, but statistics.com is no longer offering any of the courses needed for the program -- so it is technically still possible to get the degree IF you can find alternative ways of earning the needed credits -- but good luck with that because the requirements are so specific

[SteveFoerster]

slightly related -- TESU is realistically is no longer offering the bachelors in data analytics
its still on thier web site, but statistics.com is no longer offering any of the courses needed for the program -- so it is technically still possible to get the degree IF you can find alternative ways of earning the needed credits -- but good luck with that because the requirements are so specific

There's always PLA, I suppose?

[Mint Berry Crunch]

The Assistant Dean and Academic Program Director will be responsible for the following:
 
Program and Curriculum Development
- Under the direction of the Dean, lead the development, implementation, continuous improvement and review of academic programs, certificates, and customized educational offerings in Artificial Intelligence
- Support the University to incorporate AI into courses across the curriculum.
- Ensure high quality, currency and relevance of assigned academic programs through activities such as periodic market reviews, continuous improvement based on feedback from industry and government organizational partners, students, alumni, and other stakeholders.
- Oversee the development and implementation of the programs’ learning outcomes assessments.
- Ensure that educational programs meet appropriate professional standards and programmatic accreditation activities.
- Supports the Dean in the recruitment, approval, and evaluation of mentors and subject matter experts (SME’s).
- Provide leadership to major projects through the center for AI Innovation. […]

Competencies:
 - Willingness to embrace alternatives to traditional higher education viewpoints. […]

Minimum Education and Experience
- Possession of a doctorate in a relevant academic discipline.
- A minimum of 2 years of experience as faculty or administrator in a higher education or similar environment with experience in developing and managing undergraduate or graduate programs.
- At least 2 years of professional experience in Artificial Intelligence.
(For Associate Dean, a minimum of six (6) years’ experience as faculty or/and administrator in a higher education environment and relevant workforce experience).
- Significant leadership experience in Artificial Intelligence can replace 1 year of faculty/administrator experience.
- Experience in developing and managing degree and certificates programs, working with students, and managing instructional staff.

Assistant Dean and Academic Program Director for the School of Science and Technology, AI Specialist, Full Time, Trenton, NJ, US (TESU job posting)

So what you're saying is I have a shot:

• TESU DBA student
  
• 6 years in education/training
  
• ChatGPT since launch
  
• Leadership
  
• Manage certs
  

Well boys, say hello to the new assistant dean.

Quick edit: Speaking of deans, deanlewis, where are you?

[SteveFoerster]

So what you're saying is I have a shot:

• TESU DBA student
  
• 6 years in education/training
  
• ChatGPT since launch
  
• Leadership
  
• Manage certs
  

Well boys, say hello to the new assistant dean.

You've got my vote!

[homeschoolmom1]

slightly related -- TESU is realistically is no longer offering the bachelors in data analytics
its still on thier web site, but statistics.com is no longer offering any of the courses needed for the program -- so it is technically still possible to get the degree IF you can find alternative ways of earning the needed credits -- but good luck with that because the requirements are so specific

Could you please explain what you mean by this? Which courses do you mean?

The statistics.com courses are still being offered later this year on their website and they are ACE accredited through 2027. What am I missing?

[bluebooger]

if you try to enroll in any of the courses you get taken to thsi site

https://store.statistics.com/

notice there are no courses offered after July 3

you may think, "well, that's just a summer break"

I wondered about it, emailed statistics.com and they replied "Statistics.com will no longer provide the courses needed for Data Science degrees at Thomas Edison State University."

That's it. That's all they said.

[homeschoolmom1]

Hmm. Thanks for the clarification. So what happens to students that are currently enrolled in that degree?

[bluebooger]

Hmm. Thanks for the clarification. So what happens to students that are currently enrolled in that degree?

email from tesu ...

Joshua Hoftiezer (Thomas Edison State University)
Jun 16, 2026, 12:35 PM EDT
Good morning,
We are aware of this curriculum discontinuation, and the School of Applied Sciences and Technology is working diligently to find an alternative course provider to supplement the necessary concentration-related courses. Considering this concentration-related challenge, if you would like to change your active program on file, please respond to this email with the program you would like to change over to and I will process accordingly.
 
Regards,
Joshua
 
Joshua Hoftiezer
Senior Program Advisor
Office of Academic Advising
Thomas Edison State University
www.tesu.edu

[homeschoolmom1]

They should just match the courses to some of the Professional Certificates in Deep Learning and Data Science on Coursera. That would be the easiest solution to the loss of the course provider. For example, I never understood why they only gave 6 credits for the DeepLearning.AI specialization. It is ACE approved for 9 credits, some of which UL. They could make it equivalent to Predictive analytics I - Machine Learning and Predictive analytics II - Neural Networks.