Frostburg State University Looking for Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Graduate Education Full Time

Posting Number: 201900905

Tenure Track: No

Short Description

Frostburg State University (FSU) is seeking an energized, collaborative, innovative, established administrator to lead our student success and graduate education initiatives and programming. FSU invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate Provost for Student Success and Graduate Education.  The Associate Provost for Student Success and Graduate Education will assist the Provost in managing and leading student success, graduate education, and retention initiatives. This will include maintaining current successful efforts, and creating new, innovative strategies and programs across Frostburg State University and its partner locations-University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, Allegany College of Maryland, Anne Arundel Community College, Cecil College, and Garrett College. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications; University System of Maryland benefits package included.

Collaborative oversight will include aligning all learning approaches through the Provost’s Office, with associated efforts across accompanying Frostburg State University units to support ongoing and enhanced learning efforts related to online and hybrid learning, international partnerships, course offerings, experiential programs, undergraduate and graduate programs, First Year Experience, Student Success programming, and pathways towards career initiatives.

About the University: A member institution of the University System of Maryland, Frostburg State University is a public, comprehensive, largely residential regional university offering programs in the sciences, education, business, the arts, and humanities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. With nearly two hundred committed faculty and close to six hundred staff, FSU prides itself on being a dynamic, learning-centered institution that emphasizes teaching with opportunities for professional development and research. More than 4,000 students enroll yearly. 

About the Area: FSU is located on a scenic 260-acre campus in the mountains of Western Maryland, a region rich in history, quaint shopping areas and eclectic cafes and food choices. The Western Maryland region is considered a four-season outdoor hub of recreational experiences offering activities such as hiking, mountain biking, water sports, snowboarding, skiing, golfing, climbing, etc. Frostburg offers a family-friendly college town feel with easy access to major cities like Pittsburgh, Washington, and Baltimore. If you are looking for insightful colleagues, energetic students, and a great place to work and call home in a region with unlimited adventure seeking opportunities, FSU is for you!

To Apply: Please visit https://frostburg.peopleadmin.com/postings/2369. Along with your application, please provide the following: 1) resume; 2) a cover letter specifically addressing the requirements in this advertisement; and 3) contact information for three professional references. 

For full assurance of consideration, apply by February 17th, 2023.

Position is open until filled.

FSU is proud to be a diverse and inclusive multicultural university.

Frostburg State University welcomes and encourages women, veterans and minorities to apply and seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. FSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.  Please notify us in advance. 
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Description of Ongoing/New Duties

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic and Operational Leadership of Student Success Initiatives

• Assist the Provost in the implementation of student success initiatives to align educational experiences with purposeful academic programming work and career success.
• Work in a range of contexts with the Provost, Deans, Assistant/Associate Deans, Chairs, Provost’s Office personnel, and staff leading online and graduate education, Center for International Education, Center for Teaching Excellence, the Honors Program, and others.
• Ensure that student success initiatives are free from any implicit or structural bias that contributes to racial and ethnic equity gaps in retention and graduation rates.
• Ensure that Frostburg State University is a rewarding place to live, learn, and work by sustaining an environment that is diverse and inclusive and fosters the personal development of all its stakeholders.

Oversight of Student Success, Graduate Programs, and Strategic Initiatives

• Advance student success and graduate education, manage the implementation of curricular innovations, expand student research learning experiences as a foundational element of undergraduate and graduate education, and advance strategic initiatives.
• Work with the Provost’s Office personnel, Deans, Faculty, and staff from Advising, Student Affairs, Student Accessibility Services, Enrollment Management, the Career Center, Center for Teaching Excellence, the Honors Program and other campus partners on advancing student success initiatives.
• Work on GEP programmatic and policy initiatives.
• Collaborate with appropriate faculty, staff, and administration on student success initiatives at other regional universities.
• Work with the PASS and CAAR staff to facilitate research experiential learning efforts and outcomes with a network of partners from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia business and industry, non-profits, communities, municipalities, and state/local government.
• Build a network of partners from regional business and industries, non-profits, communities, municipalities, and state/local government that facilitate experiential learning efforts and outcomes for students.

Oversight of Student Success Educational Opportunities across Programming

• Advance student success, manage the curriculum review and approval process, support effective policy, secure and deploy appropriate instructional resources, assist with faculty development, and further the institution’s mission of providing high-quality academic and cultural experiences for all students.
• Work with internal and external partners to advance 2+2, 4+1 programs, bridge and TRIO programs, dual enrollment, early college and the like.
• Work with the campus offices of Student Affairs, Financial Aid, Registrar, Admissions, Assessment and Institutional Research, and other campus partners on seat projections/allocation, course scheduling, academic administrative policy, academic planning, program articulation agreements, credit transfer, and student academic action, including probation, suspension, and dismissal.
• Work with the necessary governance committees on the review and approval of new and modified courses, new certificates and minors, new degree programs, course sun-setting, and learning outcomes with direct report to the Provost.
• Work with the necessary Faculty Senate committees on programmatic and policy initiatives.
• Work with the CIE, Special Assistant to the President and the Director of Admissions to support domestic and international recruitment and enrollment.
• Work with the Provost and staff, Deans and Associate Deans, Communications, and others to support core components of initiatives, including program and course offerings,  Bobcat Welcome, the University’s first-year student experience, and related projects.
• Represent Academic Affairs on various committees as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D.
• A record of success at the rank of Professor
• Experience with Continuing Education 
• 10+ Years of University level teaching experience across Face to Face, Hybrid, and Online teaching environments
• Prior development, implementation, and oversight of undergraduate and graduate programming
• Significant Academic Affairs onsite and remote international work experience at both the administrative and faculty levels
• Commitment to equity and inclusive excellence in all forms
• Excellent communication skills
• Evidence of a collaborative work ethic
• Demonstrated record of scholarship
• Demonstrated success in being a part of a team to advance university-wide initiatives
• Service at the local, regional and national/international levels
• Strong Quality Matters experience
• Extensive experience with LMS development 
• Significant development, implementation, and instruction of First Year Experience curriculum and coursework
• Proven collaborative project-based work with Student Affairs 

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated skills working effectively with stakeholders’ diverse interests, aims, and perspectives
• Experience with Strategic Planning-both campus and community levels
• Previous success in finding, negotiating, and creating viable and successful solutions to complex problems
• Collaborative experience working with community colleges, technical schools, and other colleges and universities 
• Experience in financial and personnel management
• Development of community partnership across business and P-12 schools

EEO Statement

Frostburg State University welcomes and encourages women and minorities to apply and seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. FSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disability will be provided upon request. Please notify us in advance. WWW.FROSTBURG.EDU