Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
- Employer
- Illinois State University
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Date posted
- Oct 16, 2019
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- Position Type
- Executive, Other Executive, Provosts
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Normal, IL
Illinois State University (ISU) seeks a seasoned leader with
deep administrative and academic experience to serve as its next
vice president for academic affairs and provost.
Founded in 1857, Illinois State is the oldest public university in
the state. Located in Normal, 125 miles southwest of Chicago, ISU
hosts a diverse community of scholars committed to fostering a
small-college atmosphere with large-university opportunities.
Illinois State’s mission is based on a shared set of core values:
individualized attention, integrity, learning and scholarship,
collaboration, respect, diversity and inclusion, and civic
engagement. Students at Illinois State find rigorous academic
programs that challenge them to be their best and a welcoming and
supportive campus atmosphere that helps them grow and mature as
scholars, citizens, and leaders. It has a total enrollment of
20,878 students (18,250 undergraduate and 2,628 graduate) situated
on a 1,111 acre campus.
The U.S. News & World Report ranked Illinois State in America’s
100 top public national universities. The University’s retention
rate remains among the highest in the nation at over 78.6%, and the
high graduation rate (69.1%) is well above the national average. In
2019, the University welcomed its largest and most diverse freshman
class in 33 years. Illinois State’s campus reflects the nation’s
changing demographics with one quarter of the student population
coming from underrepresented groups. In addition, the University
has been named a “Great College to Work For” for the fifth
consecutive year by The Chronicle of Higher Education—the only
four-year, public university in Illinois on the list.
The incoming provost will serve as ISU’s chief academic officer,
supporting the implementation of the University’s academic mission
and providing curricular and administrative leadership within a
stable, forward-looking, and multicultural academic environment.
The provost provides leadership to all deans and academic
administrators for the purpose of assessing, planning, and
budgeting the academic enterprise of the campus. While maintaining
the institution’s commitment to fostering a small-college
environment, the provost should keep student learning and success
at the forefront, while also supporting an increase in research,
creative activity, and scholarship. Chief among the provost’s
responsibilities will be working effectively with the president and
senior leadership to execute the University’s new strategic plan.
The provost will collaborate with campus leadership to identify and
implement transformational initiatives that will further strengthen
the University and community.
The provost will be an engaged, collaborative, and entrepreneurial
leader with a demonstrated commitment to faculty excellence and
student success. The provost will be an institutional advocate and
effective communicator with both internal and external
constituencies. A strong appreciation of and commitment to Illinois
State’s mission and values is essential. The next provost should
have earned academic credentials that merit appointment as a
tenured full professor, including a distinguished academic record
in teaching, scholarship, and research. A proven record of broad,
progressive, and substantive administrative leadership at the level
of dean, associate provost, provost, or similar position will be
essential.
Inquiries, nominations, and applications are invited. For fullest
consideration, applicant materials should be received by December
20, 2019. Candidates should provide, as three separate documents, a
curriculum vitae, a letter of application that addresses the
responsibilities and requirements described in the leadership
profile, and the names and contact information of five references.
References will not be contacted without prior knowledge and
approval of candidates. These materials should be sent
electronically via e-mail to the Illinois State University’s
consultants Zachary A. Smith, Ph.D. and Alejandra Gillette-Teran at
IllinoisStateProvost@wittkieffer.com.
The consultants can be reached through the office of Hillary Hmura
at 630-575-6959.
Illinois State University, as an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all
applicable federal and state laws regarding affirmative action,
nondiscrimination, and anti-harassment. Illinois State University
is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, sexual orientation, order of protection, gender
identity and expression, ancestry, age, marital status, disability,
genetic information, unfavorable military discharge, or status as a
veteran in employment, educational programs and activities, or
admissions.
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