Vice President for Academic Affairs

Fontbonne University is accepting nominations and applications for  Vice President for Academic Affairs.  Reporting directly to the University President, the vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) is the chief academic officer and serves as a member of the President’s cabinet. The VPAA provides leadership for all academic departments and administrative oversight for all academic areas including the library, the office of the registrar, and the office of institutional research and assessment.  

Primary Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):

• Support the Mission, Vision, Values, Commitments, and Catholic Identity of the university;

• A strong academic leader with sound judgment, strong communication and decision-making skills, an open, accessible, and collaborative style, with keen diplomatic abilities, who is able to provide creative academic vision and direction as well as proactive ethical leadership;

• Has a central role in faculty recruitment, promotion, professional development, university-wide curriculum assessment programs, evaluation and educational policy issues; ensures faculty engagement in enrollment management, retention programs and with student affairs on curricular and co-curricular activities; and

• Reports directly to the President and works collaboratively with key members of the President’s staff.

Required qualifications, skills and accomplishments:

• An earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution and significant administrative experience in higher education with positions of increasing responsibility;

• A demonstrated record of teaching, scholarship and service, equivalent to that expected of a full professor, preferably in a discipline offered at Fontbonne University;

• Evidence of intellectual leadership in academic planning, creative academic initiatives, and effective data-driven problem solving within a strategic planning process;

• Evidence of successful leadership experience in academic program development and evaluation;

• A demonstrated ability to communicate with diverse internal and external constituencies;

• A commitment to diversity within an open learning environment;

• Demonstrated support for collegiality and the role of faculty, staff, and students in shared governance;

• Outstanding skills in personnel management, strategic fiscal planning and budgeting, and assessment of student learning;

• Demonstrated skill in fostering and promoting the professional growth of faculty and staff;

• Knowledge and support of online programs, non-traditional programs, international programs,   multicultural initiatives, graduate programs, and accelerated programs for adult learners; and

• A track record of innovation.

About Fontbonne University

Fontbonne University is a Catholic coeducational institution of higher education offering liberal arts and professional programs in a values-based, student-centered environment. Nearly 2,000 students annually take advantage of the university’s high-quality academic programs and wonderful campus environment. Founded in 1923 and still sponsored today by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Fontbonne is located in Clayton, Mo., a beautiful suburb in the heart of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The university embraces diversity and inclusion, and encourages open communication and personal concern.

About St. Louis, MO

Fontbonne University is located in St. Louis, an independent city and a major United States port in eastern Missouri.  The city was developed along the western bank of the Mississippi River, which forms Missouri's eastern border with Illinois.

The region is full of wonderful sites and opportunities, such as the Gateway Arch, the Museum of Westward Expansion, the St. Louis Cathedral, and the Anheuser-Busch factory. The city offers plenty for the whole family, and is an excellent place to raise children.

Fontbonne University is being assisted by Hyatt - Fennell.  Nominations and applications should be submitted to: Dr. Andrew Roth, Senior Consultant, at Fontbonne@hyatt-fennell.com.  Applications include a letter of interest, a current résumé, and complete contact information for five professional references. Application deadline is January 5, 2015. Anticipated start date is July, 2015.  All applications and nominations will be considered highly confidential. 

Cheryl Hyatt
Fontbonne@hyatt-fennell.com
www.HYATT-FENNELL.com
724-242-0476

Fontbonne University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.