Vice President for Academic Affairs

The Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) provides university-wide leadership to develop and implement academic programs that promote student success. The VPAA reports directly to the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and serves on the President’s Cabinet. The Vice President for Academic Affairs is responsible for articulating Centenary’s academic vision and working collaboratively with deans, directors, department chairs, and faculty developing and implementing instructional programs, budgets, and academic policies.

All undergraduate and graduate programs report to the VPAA through five academic units : the School of Business, Media, & Writing (BMW); the School of Education & Humanities (EDHU); the Department of Equine Studies (EST); the School of Natural, Health, Social & Behavioral Sciences (NHSB); and the Department Fine Arts (THA). Additional academic support units report to the VPAA : the Office of the Registrar, and Taylor Memorial Library. The Centenary Stage Company reports to the VPAA through the Chair of Fine Arts.

Responsibilities

The Vice President for Academic Affairs :

• Provides leadership for academic program planning and development, educational policy, program assessment, and faculty and staff development.
• Serves as the lead for academic initiatives as part of the Centenary Strategic Plan.
• Makes final recommendations to the Vice President and COO and President on all personnel matters in the areas under Academic Affairs, including appointments, reappointments, awarding of tenure, salaries and raises, ranks and promotions, leaves of absence and retirement.
• Develops long- and short-range plans for the curriculum, staffing, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness, and improving educational quality and offerings.
• Provides leadership to the faculty and makes final recommendations to the President on curriculum matters.
• Serves as a member of the President’s Cabinet.
• Administers the academic policies and requirements of the university.
• Promotes excellence in teaching and scholarship and the effective use of online learning technologies.
• Ensures on-going program assessment at the university and program levels that lead to necessary changes and improvements.
• Develops budgets and monitors expenditures for all Academic Affairs units, coordinating with the Vice President for Business and Finance. Serves as a member of the University Budget Review Committee.
• Serves as the liaison to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees.
• Provides oversight of academic support services including the Taylor Memorial Library, and the Office of the Registrar and the Dean of Academic Assessment and Faculty Development.
• Works with university colleagues, including cabinet, to provide leadership and to foster collaboration throughout the institution, including the VPAA’s presence at appropriate campus events.
• Serves as a voting member of the Curriculum Committee.
• Advises the President and Cabinet on all matters related to academic programs, including curriculum; faculty selection, development, and retention; and new program development.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Job Qualifications

Professional and Personal Qualities

Centenary University is a learning community comprised of multifaceted and complex differences and we welcome all. We offer a supportive environment that promotes acceptance, a culture of service, skills of critical thought, and purposeful action. We are responsible for the efforts needed to create the change we seek.

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Centenary University where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, marital status, service in Armed Forces, disability or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to policies and procedures relating to recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, termination and other terms and conditions of employment.

Job Type : Full-time

Ability to Relocate

Work Location : In person

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