Assistant Provost

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Position Number:001016

Recruitment Range:$148,000-$153,000

Work Schedule and Hours

Typical administrative workload. Typical office hours are Monday 8:00am to 5:00PM. Additional hours as needed to meet the needs of the department.

Position Summary

The Assistant Provost of Student Success and Engagement provides strategic leadership for all matters related to student success and engagement at the university. The assistant provost will work closely with deans, department chairs, faculty, and other internal and external stakeholders to develop, implement, and evaluate initiatives, policies, programs, services, and activities to enhance student success. They will also develop and implement inclusive and innovative strategies, services, activities, and opportunities to increase student engagement, academic progression, academic support, career planning and development, and experiential learning while fostering a sense of belonging for all students.

The assistant provost will serve as a results-driven strategist and effective change agent working collaboratively with all other academic areas to facilitate a university-wide culture of undergraduate student success.

The assistant provost is a member of the Provost’s executive cabinet and a standing member of the Strategic Enrollment Management Committee. The assistant provost will also serve as the Provost’s representative on any relevant Faculty Senate committees (e.g., APC, core curriculum advisory committee, SFI committee, etc.)

The assistant provost will provide supervision over the following areas:
Academic Support Center, Academic Advising, Writing Center, Career Development, Honors Program, Study Abroad, Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program, the Key Center, PLACE-based core curriculum, IGNITE, First Year Experience, Director of QEP and PALS and also the STEAM studio.

VISION, CORE VALUES, AND COMPETENCIES FOR THE DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

The Assistant Provost will align all actions, decisions, and strategic plans in alignment with the vision, core values, and competencies of the division of academic affairs. The priorities of the office of the provost include:

• Results-based accountability:establishing clear responsibilities, setting expectations for performance, measuring results accurately, and incorporating feedback.
• Commitment to excellencein all that we do. While staying true to our liberal arts and sciences heritage, fostering the courage to do things better, faster, and smarter than we have done in the past. We seek to foster lifelong learning among faculty to stay abreast of not only their disciplinary knowledge, but also the evolving best practices in pedagogy, research practices, instructional modalities, and fostering a sense of belonging in students, faculty, and staff in a post-pandemic world.
• Data-informed, strategic decision making:
  Leveraging data and the university strategic plan to see the actions of Academic Affairs as set within the larger ecosystem of the university and community and prioritize goals and resource allocation to align with these imperatives. Have a future-facing orientation and be poised to have a campus-wide impact leveraging the diverse talents of the college in all actions and initiatives.
• Commitment to student success and career readiness.Resolving to remove barriers that exist in academic policies or procedures that inhibit a seamless educational experience. This involves ensuring the highest-quality curriculum and teaching effectiveness in all modalities and for all learners.
• Innovation and relevance:Academic Affairs will lead the institution by implementing an applied liberal arts and sciences ethos/mission/focus that results in career-ready graduates who can tackle contemporary challenges in an ever-changing world with solutions that require adaptability and the application of multiple perspectives. This will be accomplished through a place-based core curriculum, community partnerships, experiential learning, interdisciplinarity, and the cultivation of career-ready outcomes in all degree programs.
  
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