President, Foothill College
- Employer
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District
- Location
- Los Altos Hills
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- Community College
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President, Foothill College
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Position Announcement
PRESIDENT OF FOOTHILL COLLEGE
The Position
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District invites nominations and applications for the position of president of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California. Located in Silicon Valley midway between San Francisco and San Jose, Foothill and sister college De Anza make up the Foothill-De Anza district. Both college presidents report to the chancellor of the district, who reports to a locally elected Board of Trustees. Silicon Valley is home to many of the world's largest and most innovative technology companies.
The College
Foothill College was founded in 1957 with a commitment to “educational opportunity for all.” Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as the “most beautiful community college ever built,” Foothill College is an internationally renowned institution situated on 122 acres of rolling foothills. The spectacular main campus features Pacific-rim style architecture and complementary landscaping that has earned the American Institute of Architects' most prestigious design awards.
Foothill's distinctive architecture is matched by its distinctive legacy as a leader in academic innovation, measures of student success and educational technology.
Foothill's enrollment in fall 2021 was 13,837 students. Although the college is located within an affluent area of Silicon Valley, many Foothill students are socioeconomically disadvantaged, and more than 70% are people of color. The college draws students from throughout the region, and its demographics reflect the diversity of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Foothill's commitment to equity is expressed in its Strategic Vision for Equity, which offers a sustainable and systemic vision and framework for dismantling oppressive systems - structural, cultural and individual - and creating a college community where success is not predictable by race.
In addition to its main campus in Los Altos Hills, Foothill College operates the Sunnyvale Center in nearby Sunnyvale, CA, which serves as a regional hub for training and internships in new and emerging technologies in the Bay Area. Built on property the district obtained at no cost through the federal public benefit conveyance process, the Center is well located to support business and industry partnerships at the gateway to one of Silicon Valley's premier technology parks, with tenants including Google, Juniper Networks, Lockheed Martin, Amazon and NetApp. The college partners with Joint Venture Silicon Valley and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the major regional conveners of business, government, academia and labor, to serve the broader community.
The Mission
The mission of Foothill College states in part: “Believing a well-educated population is essential to sustaining and enhancing a democratic society, Foothill College offers programs and services that empower students to achieve their goals as members of the workforce, as future students, and as global citizens. We work to obtain equity in achievement of student outcomes for all California student populations, and are guided by our core values of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, transparency, forgiveness, and sustainability.”
These core values are essential to authentic and sustainable institutional equity at Foothill College. Institutional equity is embedded not only in the college's Educational Master Plan and Strategic Vision for Equity but in its planning, hiring and evaluative processes.
For more information, including a more detailed position profile and how to apply, please visit the Foothill College President Search website at https://www.foothill.edu/presidentsearch
To apply, visit https://fhda.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/844?c=fhda
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Organization
Working at Foothill-De Anza Community College District
For more than 50 years, Foothill-De Anza has demonstrated excellence and innovation in academic programs and student services. As one of the largest community college districts in the United States, Foothill-De Anza provides credit classes for about 43,000 students per quarter. The colleges are active members of the League for Innovation in the Community College, a national consortium of leading two-year institutions.
The mission of the Foothill – De Anza Community College District is student success. We accomplish this by providing access to a dynamic learning environment that fosters excellence, opportunity and innovation in meeting the diverse educational and career goals of our students and communities.
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Foothill-De Anza serves the communities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford, Sunnyvale, and portions of San Jose.
Foothill College
Foothill College envisions itself as a community of scholars where a diverse population of students, faculty and staff intersect and are engaged in the search for truth and meaning. We recognize that by necessity this search must be informed by a multiplicity of disciplinary modes of inquiry. In order to ensure that every student has the opportunity to share in this vision, Foothill College commits itself to providing students with the necessary student support services, outstanding instruction, and opportunities for leadership both within and outside the classroom. By enacting this vision, the college ensures that it remains the distinctive and innovative institution it has been since its inception.
De Anza College
Two words—"excellence" and "innovation" — have captured the essence of De Anza College for nearly four decades. Although each carries importance, together they're a winning combination that has established De Anza in the forefront of community colleges nationwide. De Anza provides outstanding general education and vocational courses as well as interdisciplinary studies, community service opportunities, on-the-job-training, internships, collaborative programs with businesses and industries, and online and television classes.
Employment with Foothill - De Anza
Foothill - De Anza Community College District is one of the largest community college districts in the U.S. that has distinguished itself as a leader among California Community Colleges.
We currently employ approximately 1,200 full-time employees and 1,900 part-time employees. It is the policy of the District to provide an educational and employment environment which is committed to high quality, equal opportunity and diversity.
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