Vice President of Academic Affairs - HigherEdJobs

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 objectively communicate decisions. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and strong in his/her ability to make tough decisions. This person will be someone who enjoys building programs and policies from the ground up with the team mentality at the forefront of the process.

A challenge that will face the next Chief Academic Officer will be reintegrating workforce development programs back into the academic affairs arena. The current Vice President for Workforce Development will be retiring in 2013. He is eager to help the next VP and the college transition to having the programs under the new VP of Academic Affairs without losing the department's well-earned reputation for being entrepreneurial and innovative.

The next Vice President for Academic Affairs will be leading the development of a number of policies and practices, including establishing a program review process. The next leader of Academic Affairs also will create a plan for evaluating long-term enrollment patterns for the college. Next, an academic plan will be developed under the hand and guidance of the next VP. The college has very strong academic programs but is in need of some standard practices and basic structure.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs will have the opportunity to establish relationships with nearby universities and review existing articulation agreements. In addition, this person will help to develop a new college-wide Shared Governance process.

Over the next few years, there will be a number of key academic deans retiring. This is an excellent opportunity for the Vice President to hire new team members and reorganize as appropriate for the college. Finally, the next Vice President for Academic Affairs will appreciate the importance of advisory boards and work to build and utilize those groups 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 also should 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, as well as 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 bachelor's degrees and to build beneficial collaborations/partnerships for current and/or new program offerings.
• Help to develop a new College-wide Shared Governance process.

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 College's academic support areas such as the Ludden Library and Instructional Technology. In addition, the VPAA serves as a member of the President's 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 President's Cabinet.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• A master's 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.

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.

Source: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175682725

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