Associate Provost for Student Success

Location Carbondale, Illinois Job Type Administrative Professional Job Number 202400159 Department Office of the Provost & VC for Academic Affairs-SIUC Opening Date 04/05/2024 Closing Date 4/28/2024 11:59 PM Central FLSA: Exempt Security/Safety Sensitive: Security sensitive (subject to pre-employment criminal background investigation) Description The Associate Provost for Student Succes (APSS) provides strategic leadership and a focus on innovation for institution-wide Saluki Student Success initiatives that will inspire the faculty, students, and staff to greater academic excellence.
Examples of Duties Oversee the planning, assessment, budget and general management of all Saluki Student Success initiatives and programs; • Provide leadership, oversight and coordination for institution-wide student advising and retention initiatives; • Direct supervision of campus-wide tutoring services and staff; • Coordinate UNIV 101, the first-year seminar course; • Assist with the development and coordination of supplemental/corequisite instruction; • Collaborate with student affairs on First-year Experience and Living Learning Community initiatives and programming; • Collaborate with faculty to develop and then coordinate Freshman Interest Groups, FIGs; • Contribute to the SIU Student Success Council and EAB Navigate team; • Research, develop and coordinate high-impact and best practices for student success, aligning with the University’s (IMAGINE2030) and Academic Affair’s strategic plans; • Provide training, programming and professional development for areas of responsibility; • Foster a campus environment of inclusive excellence; • Commit to ethical and high standards in the education enterprise, cultural diversity and equal opportunity; • Advise and represent Academic Affairs with internal and external constituencie Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree; • Three years of experience in administration at the program coordinator/director level or above; • Experience working with diverse student populations; • Experience with student success program design, implementation, assessment and evaluation; • Record of effective collaboration with administrators, faculty, staff and students; • Record of effective supervisory, organization and communication skills; and • Ability to work across units and disciplines.
Preferred Qualifications: • Five years of experience with student success program design, implementation, assessment and evaluation; • Experience in an institutional leadership position; • Collaboration experience with both academic and student affairs interests and structures; and • Doctoral degree.
Supplemental Information Nestled in the beautiful hills of Southern Illinois, SIU is a Research University: High Research Activity and a 2015 Community Engagement Campus, as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
With an enrollment of approximately 11,500 students, SIU offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in eight colleges/schools, as well as professional practice degrees in the Schools of Medicine and Law.
SIU embraces a unique tradition of access and opportunity, inclusive excellence, innovation in research and creativity, and outstanding teaching and services focused on student success.
The University is committed to a mission of successfully educating and graduating a diverse student population including minority, international, first-generation students, and differently abled students.
Carbondale, IL, is located in a region characterized by its natural beauty due to the Shawnee National Forest, Giant City State Park, and other outdoor opportunities.
The city is a hub for the region yet maintains a small town feel with college town amenities.
It is also easily accessible to a host of midwestern (e.
g.
, St.
Louis, Indianapolis) and southern (e.
g.
, Nashville, Memphis) cities within a two-to-four-hour drive.
The local airport offers a connection to Chicago’s O'Hare airport.
SIU Carbondale, member of the SIU System, is an anti-racist community that opposes racism, discrimination and inequity in any form, and embraces diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice for all people.
SIU Carbondale is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population.
All applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration.
University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits.
These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Service (CMS).
These benefits include: Health Insurance plans (HMOs, OAPs, QCHP and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts, MCAP and DCAP, and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.
Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS).
SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.
Other benefits available to eligible employees include: Generous paid time-off, 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans, Employee Assistance Program and a Tuition Waiver Program.