Vice Presidential Searches

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs | Position and Materials
  The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs supports the college’s academic mission by providing vision, leadership, and management in a diverse multicultural, international, and high technology environment, working with all constituents on campus to coordinate proactively and effectively campus connections with the full life cycle of a student — from pre-college and retention to post-graduation.

   

  The position is responsible for the strategic and timely implementation of plans, policies, and procedures that ensure high quality academic programs anchored in the liberal arts tradition that attract, enroll, retain, and graduate students. 

   

  A full summary of the position, a copy of the advertisement and any related materials will be posted here when available. 
• Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success | Position and Materials
  The Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success provides vision, leadership and management in areas related to enrollment services, retention/support programs and traditional student affairs operations, serving as a key catalyst for innovation and change in positioning the college for both enrollment and financial success. 

   

  The position will lead in developing and growing a data-informed strategic enrollment plan and approaches that reflect industry best practices, national and regional higher education trends and campus goals, with particular focus on market analysis, positioning, and program development in direct alignment with the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

   

  A full summary of the position, a copy of the advertisement and any related materials will be posted here when available. 
• Campus Meetings and Surveys

  Campus Meetings
  RPA, Inc. will host open campus forums about the searches on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5-6. Sessions are as follows:
  -- Teaching Faculty Forum; 12/5, 4:15-5 p.m.; Yokum 200
  -- Professional & Classified Staff Forum; 12/6, 10:30-11 a.m.; Yokum 202
  -- All Employee Forum; 12/6, 1:45-2:15 p.m.; Yokum 200
  -- Student Forum; 12/6, 1:45-2:15 p.m.; Yokum 205
  
  Surveys
  RPA, Inc. has created a preferred characteristics survey to gain feedback from the campus community on the vice presidential searches. Survey results will be used by search committees to inform their discussions and consideration.

  Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs survey
  
  

  Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success survey
• Search Committee Members

  Search Committee | Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Co-Chairs
  Josee Larochelle; Chief Administrative Officer-in-Charge and Vice President for Administration and Finance
  Dr. Vincent Carey, Professor, History
  
  Members
  Rudaba Ahmed, Student Association President
  Emma Bartscherer; Academic Advisor, Branch Campus
  Dr. Karen Blough; Professor, Art
  Dr. Robert Christopherson; Professor, Economics and Finance
  Dr. JoAnn Gleeson-Kreig; Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
  Dan Gordon; Professor, Music
  Jorunn Gran-Henriksen; Associate Professor, Nutrition and Dietetics
  Dave Gregoire; Assistant Vice President of Institutional Advancement
  Holly Heller-Ross; Dean, Library and Information Services
  Robert Henn, Student Association Senator
  Dr. Lise Heroux; Distinguished Service Professor, Marketing and Entrepreneurship
  Ann Labier; Administrative Assistant, Mathematics
  Steve Matthews; Director, Campus Housing and Community Living
  Pam Munson; Registrar
  Zyaijah Nadler; Violence Prevention Educator and Outreach Coordinator
  Magen Renadette; Director, Budget and Financial Reporting
  Dr. Ed Romanowicz; Associate Professor, Geology
  Karen Volkman; Associate Librarian
  Dr. Yong Yu; Associate Professor, Teacher Education

  Search Committee | Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success
  Co-Chairs
  Dr. Michelle Cromwell; Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  Cori Jackson; Assistant Vice President for Student Life
  
  Members
  Jacob Avery; Assistant Director, Center for Student Involvement
  Nancy Bennett, Office Assistant, Calculations
  Dr. Andrew Buckser; Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
  Erin Campbell; Research Associate, Institutional Effectiveness
  Dr. Michele Carpentier; Assistant Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success
  Dr. Julia Davis; Associate Professor, Counseling and Human Services
  Peter Ensel; Associate Professor, Communications Studies
  Todd Moravec; Director, Student Financial Services
  Catherine Keleher; Director, Marketing
  Vanshika Patel, Student
  Jennifer Stanton, Student
  Carrie Woodward; Executive Director, Admissions  

•  About RPA. Inc.
  The college has retained RPA, Inc., a leading executive recruitment and consulting firm for higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations, to assist in its search for a new president.

  
  Richard Allen founded RPA, Inc. in 1988 with the specific mission of assisting institutions of higher education in recruiting highly qualified senior personnel and in enhancing capacity to raise philanthropic income. The organization has grown steadily to become a comprehensive consulting firm offering executive recruitment services for the identification and placement of top administrative and cabinet-level officers.
  
  More about RPA, Inc. is online at http://www.rpainc.org.