Vice President for Academic Affairs - HigherEdJobs

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Laramie County Community College has a mantra.It starts here. Its more than just three words in an advertisement. Its a promise to our community and has been since 1968 when the College was founded.

LCCC is a comprehensive community college enrolling approximately 5,500 students each semester in a full range of educational programs that include preparation for transfer, workforce and career education, as well as general education and basic skills courses for student development. With its respected programs, dedicated faculty and staff, and its prominence in the community, LCCC is the largest community college in the state of Wyoming.

The College is home to a vibrant GED? program, as well as the Partnership Diploma Program, which helps students who dont thrive in traditional classrooms attain their high school diplomas.

The College was founded in 1968 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It now has a rapidly growing campus in Laramie, Wyoming, as well as satellite locations in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, and F.E. Warren Air Force Base. LCCC has strong ties with the University of Wyoming, as well as with a number of other four-year institutions in the Rocky Mountain West.

LCCC offers associate degrees in 82 fields and certificates of completion in 27 areas of study. Its Surgical Technology and Radiography students consistently post 100 percent pass rates in national board exams, and its Wind Energy program is considered among the very best and most advanced in the nation.

More information may be found at http://www.lccc.wy.edu. For additional information about the area and surround communities, please visit http://www.lccc.cc.wy.us/about/welcome.

Job Summary: The Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) is accountable as the chief academic officer providing executive oversight and strategic guidance in the planning, development, implementation, assessment, and evaluation of all aspects of academic programming at Laramie County Community College (LCCC). The VPAA provides oversight to the Colleges academic support areas such as the Ludden Library and Instructional Technology. In addition, the VPAA serves as a member of the Presidents Cabinet (executive leadership team) for LCCC, works in full partnership with other members of the executive team, as well as other departments, to develop and assess overall strategic planning for the College, support initiatives such as shared governance and accreditation, facilitate other college and university partnerships, and act in the role of a change leader. Other tasks may be assigned based on contemporary institutional need.

Organizational Relationship: This position serves as the chief academic officer providing leadership to the Academic Affairs functional department, including all affiliated Academic Divisions and/or Work Groups; the VPAA has direct managerial responsibility for multiple Academic Deans, Divisional Directors, and designated support staff. The direct reporting relationship is to the LCCC President. Direct cross-functional accountability also exists between this position and others members of the LCCC Presidents Cabinet.

Education and Experience Requirements:

A masters degree is required, and an earned Doctorate degree or active pursuit of a Doctorate Degree is strongly preferred. All degrees must be from an accredited institution.

Progressively responsible experience, including but not limited to administrative roles within an academic setting required.

Experience serving in an administrative role at a community college strongly preferred.

Prior teaching experience, especially at a community college is preferred.

Academic Leadership and Oversight The VPAA is accountable as the chief academic officer of the College providing oversight and strategic executive guidance in the planning, development, implementation, assessment, evaluation, and continuous program improvement for all aspects of academic programming at LCCC. This functional tasking area may include:

• Provides leadership in determining the academic vision and priorities of the college through the development and implementation of the strategic academic plan; foster long-range planning and development of curriculum, programs and delivery methods that meet the needs of 21st century students and communities.
• Develops and provides oversight on the fulfillment of comprehensive strategic academic plan and supporting departmental/divisional operational plans that complement LCCCs institutional strategic plan, vision, mission, and objectives.
• Effectively researches, revises, implements, and conducts ongoing assessment of academic policy and procedures that support strategic academic initiatives; ensures academic policy and procedure assist accomplishment and maintenance of college and program accreditation.
• Assumes a key role in academic change as necessary stemming from current issues affecting higher education, organizational change, strategic change, as well as emerging technologies; provides strategic direction and support for non-traditional models of delivery, and the continued evolution of teaching and learning resources that enhance curriculum, alternative structural models, etc.
• Leads efforts to maintain and fulfill high standards for pedagogy and curricular development by promoting quality and growth of academic programs with a vision that stresses partnership and excellence in teaching and service with a focus on improving educational outcomes, student retention and completion.
• Enhance the teaching and learning experience through faculty development, innovative partnerships and a comprehensive assessment process; ensuring the high standard and integrity of the academic programs; and leading a successful institutional re-accreditation process.
• Builds upon existing strengths; effectively serve as an advocate for resources to support growth in existing programs and new program development; advances the academic needs and goals in a fiscally responsible manner, balancing costs and revenues, and managing growth with an emphasis on student learning and quality of instruction.
• Lead efforts to strengthen and enhance the academic organization through ongoing evaluation of the structure of the academic divisions and proposing structural enhancements, plan and implement change management efforts regarding selected structural revisions to ensure continuing success.
• Provides executive oversight to academic affairs projects; effectively handles a variety of issues impacting project planning, including change management, configuration management, performance analyses, vendor management, product evaluations, project prioritization, resource allocation (including staffing issues) and maintains productive vendor relationships. Communicates project status to the Presidents Cabinet and other relevant individuals and groups.

Functional Department Management -- The VPAA has responsibility for the successful and effective management of the people and resources within the department, plus oversight responsibilities for the management of the functional divisions/work groups with the Academic Affairs area. This functional tasking area may include:

• Provides strong, dynamic academic and administrative leadership, fostering an environment that encourages teaching and learning excellence, and service via supporting a productive and collegial team environment throughout the academy.
• Utilizes a rational systematic process to facilitate fiscally responsible budgeting within the Academic Affairs functional area including either directly and/or providing oversight to the planning, assessing trend data, researching as appropriate, preparing and presenting proposals, advocating for, etc., in support of securing financial resources necessary for the fulfillment of academic strategic initiatives while balancing the overall institutional needs.
• Guides overall faculty and staff development directly and/or by working with senior managers (e.g., Deans and/or Directors) to plan and implement professional development and growth for faculty and staff. Also oversees evaluation, promotion, and assessment of awarding of continuing contract status for faculty.
• Provides effective managerial oversight of direct reports, to include providing timely and relevant performance feedback, annual evaluations, and ongoing mentorship to promote effective and consistent leadership throughout the Academic Affairs function.
• Either directly or via delegation, provides oversight to the hiring and performance management of faculty and staff within the Academic Affairs function; appropriately and consistently manages escalated personnel issues/concerns in accordance with any applicable LCCC policy/procedure, and state/federal regulation.
• Leads overall intra-departmental efforts to plan and implement an approach to recruiting, developing, and retaining faculty and staff who demonstrate knowledge, skills, and attitudes that foster an inclusive campus climate.

Institutional Leadership -- The VPAA serves as a member of the Presidents Cabinet and works in full partnership with other members of the executive team, as well as other departments, to collaborate in the development of the overall strategic planning for the College, support initiatives such as shared governance, guide overall institutional efforts regarding accreditation, facilitate intra-institutional partnerships, and act in the role of a change leader. This functional tasking area may include:

• Serving as a member of the Presidents cabinet, working closely to develop, implement and foster support for the strategic directions of the college while ensuring positive programmatic and interpersonal relationships that recognizes the central importance of campus community.
• Participating in planning and overall institutional administration by defining policy, developing strategic and tactical plans, monitoring and evaluating results, and identifying, recommending, and implementing processes, programs, budgets etc.; also develops, monitors, and facilitates the integration of strategic and operational initiatives and plans, into daily academic and management processes within the Academic Affairs functional area.
• Via planned and intentional efforts, fosters and grows community support and integration by facilitating strategic partnerships with local and regional businesses, local and regional business organizations, local school districts, other colleges and universities, employers and other stakeholders; leads efforts to articulate the identity of LCCC by publicizing the strength of programs and services of LCCC and encourages others in community service appropriate to the mission of the college.
• Establishes and builds on intra-departmental relationships such as facilitating the development of a strong partnership with the enrollment management team, collaborating to ensure every effort is made to recruit quality students, provide for their academic and social needs, and maintain constant and healthy relationships to ensure their retention.
• Promoting and strengthening communication bridges through initiatives such as implementation and utilization of shared governance models; shares information broadly, facilitates communication among others, and ensures effective and timely decision-making and action.
• Serves in the role of Change Leader for the institution by supporting and facilitating change efforts throughout LCCC; develops strategies to support faculty and staff through various organizational change.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: The applicant should address these topics and how they relate to his/her experience in the cover letter.

• Demonstrated ability to provide sustained leadership in a dynamic and rapidly-changing academic environment. Expertise in academic planning and program development and academic personnel and faculty development and management.
• Contemporary working knowledge of the community college mission with proven skills in strategic administrative management of functional instructional divisions; comprehensive knowledge of educational trends, state and federal laws relating to higher education, and in-depth knowledge and ability to apply accreditation requirements overall and program-specific.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills; the ability to maintain collegial relationships and work as a team-player. Able to work successfully and productively in a team environment and/or independently.
• People oriented, with sound judgment and the ability to balance academic, business, and human considerations; strong ability to perform well and be unfailingly diplomatic in a high pressure and complex environment; proven capabilities with leading, implementing, and managing change.
• Ability to effectively manage teams that are predominantly made up of administrative, faculty, and/or professional-level employees; ability to assess academic program effectiveness.
• Ability to rationally and objectively engage in problem-solving, and decision-making tasking, which may involve difficult outcomes.
• Proven capability in leading and coaching managers/supervisors; specific experience with coaching organizational leaders on managing the overall performance of their work teams.
• Ability to read and interpret instructions in oral, written, or diagrammatical form (e.g., a flow chart of a process). Ability to read, interpret and consider possible applications of business literature and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common and/or escalated inquiries from college faculty and staff, regulatory agencies, vendors, regional business community members, and others as may be necessary; skills and abilities to perform as an organized, self-starter, and able to handle expeditiously, accurately, and professionally communications from a variety of sources-written, email, voice mail, one-on-one with attention to detail; able to act on own initiative while exercising reasonable judgment.
• Excellent communication and service skills; ability to communicate clearly with a variety of people, in one-to-one and small group settings either face-to-face, by telephone, or by other electronic means ability to communicate and write in a clear and informative manner, effectively listen, and be able to handle escalating situations with concern and confidence.
• Ability to support time-based requests; able to function effectively in a multi-tasking, fast-paced environment with deadlines, frequent interruptions, and some interpersonal pressure.
• Ability to deal effectively and professionally with people; proven capabilities in establishing appropriate professional rapport, with courtesy and tact, to accurately determine others needs, collect necessary information, and follow-through when requested.
• Advanced working knowledge and ability with personal computing applications specifically Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), Adobe products (e.g., Reader, Professional), as well as database management systems.
• Technologically adept; knowledge of contemporary business tools/equipment including (but not limited to) personal computers and associated peripherals, smart phone and other wireless devices, fax machine, multi-line telephone, voice recorders, and other electronic devices. Knowledge of social medias academic applications is highly desired. Understanding and belief in the role of distance/online learning in meeting the mission of the community college.

Opportunity Overview

The next Vice President for Academic Affairs will be a dynamic and creative individual. This person will be team-oriented with the ability to build consensus around the decision-making process and to communicate those decisions objectively. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and have the ability to make evidence-based decisions and implement a vision that is tied to student success and organizational effectiveness. This person will enjoy collaboratively building programs and policies from the ground-up.

A significant priority facing the next Chief Academic Officer will be reintegrating workforce development programs with a comprehensive academic affairs division. Both areas are eager to help the next VPAA and the College transition to this model, while retaining the departments well-deserved reputation for being entrepreneurial, responsive, and innovative.

The next Vice President for Academic Affairs will be leading the development of a number of policies and practices, including establishing an effective program review process. The next leader of Academic Affairs will also create a plan for evaluating long-term enrollment patterns for the College. The College has strong academic programs, but is in need of some standard practices and basic structure; therefore, an academic plan will be developed under the guidance of the next VPAA. The Vice President for Academic Affairs will also have the opportunity to establish relationships with nearby universities and review existing articulation agreements.

Currently, and over the next few years, there will be a number of key academic deans retiring. This is an excellent opportunity for the Vice President for Academic Affairs to hire new team members and reorganize the area, as appropriate. Lastly, the next Vice President for Academic Affairs will appreciate the importance of advisory boards and work to build and use those groups effectively in the decision-making process.

In short and as a synopsis, there are several opportunities this next leader will have. Some of them include:

• Implement a restructure/redesign of the Academic and Academic Support Divisions, with particular emphasis given to the re-integration of many applied academic degree programs, and other non-credit community and workforce development programs.
• Recruit and develop academic leadership to accompany the new organizational model.
• Design and establish a comprehensive faculty orientation and development program, giving priority focus on the development of new faculty at LCCC. The new program should also include continuing professional development opportunities that lead toward continuous improvement in the quality of instruction.
• Working closely with the faculty, Deans and other academic leadership, and human resources, develop a new, comprehensive model for faculty evaluation.
• Redesign the academic program review model to incorporate the principles of continuous improvement.
• In collaboration with the campus community, as well as external stakeholders and partners, create a strategic academic plan that charts the current and future programming needs for the institution.
• Work with the President and the Board of Trustees to update and establish academic policies and procedures.
• Create a model for assessing instructional productivity to better inform institutional decisions regarding academic offerings.
• Strengthen existing and build new relationships with other colleges and university partners for articulation of programs leading toward bachelors degrees, and to build beneficial collaborations/partnerships for current and/or new program offerings.
• Help to develop a new College-wide Shared Governance process.

Application Process

Please submit a cover letter (not to exceed five pages) that addresses the sought after Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities, a resume? or CV, a list of three professional references and their contact information, and unofficial transcripts to aprovart@paulygroup.com. All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be forwarded directly to the search committee for consideration.

Please direct inquiries and nominations to the Colleges search consultant: Angela Provart, President, Pauly Group, Inc., 3901 Wood Duck Drive, Suite E, Springfield, Illinois 62711.Telephone: 217-241-5400. Fax: 217-241-5401. E-Mail: aprovart@paulygroup.com.

The committee will begin review of applications immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, with materials submitted by Monday, June 11, 2012 receiving priority consideration. All applications are confidential and references will not be contacted without the expressed authorization of the applicant. Please note that official transcripts will be required of the candidate who is chosen for the position. A formal LCCC application will be required of those selected for an interview.

The current Vice President will retire at the end of the 2012 fiscal year. Then, there will be an interim Vice President for Academic Affairs in place. This person is an external appointment and will not be applying for the position.

Search Services Conducted by Pauly Group, Inc.

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

Laramie County Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, genetic information, political affiliation or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its educational programs or activities.

Laramie County Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, genetic information, political affiliation or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its educational programs or activities.

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