Classification Title:

College President

Job Title:

President, Fullerton College

Position Number:

FCX999

Location:

Fullerton College

Department:

FC President's Office Administration

Percentage of Employment :

100%

Months of Employment :

12 Months Per Year

About Us::

North Orange County Community College District

Located approximately 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles, California, the North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD) serves approximately 78,000 students annually at three institutions: Cypress College, Fullerton College, and North Orange Continuing Education. Students are able to shape their futures in programs leading to associate degrees, a baccalaureate degree, career education certificates, and transfer opportunities. Life-long learning is also possible in continuing education programs that range from high school completion and basic skills mastery through an array of career education training and self-developed courses. The district’s geographic boundaries encompass 155 square miles, taking in most of north Orange County and a small portion of Los Angeles County. The district’s service area includes 18 cities and communities and 16 school districts. The NOCCCD campuses serve an area of over one million diverse people. The student population demographics, district-wide are: Latinx 47.2%; Asian 17.9%; White; 16.5%; African American 2.6%; Multi-Ethnicity 2.6%; Pacific Islander 0.3%; and America Indian/Alaskan Native 0.2%. The district is part of a regional higher education community that includes the California State University campuses at Fullerton and Long Beach, the University of California Irvine, and the Chapman University system.

Fullerton College

We invite you to join the Fullerton College campus community. Ideal candidates will share Fullerton College’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Fullerton College offers a radically student-centered culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all who learn and work here. The student body is incredibly diverse, with more than 55.5% Latinx, 19.3% Caucasian, 14.8% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.2% African American, and 0.24% American Indian/Alaskan Native. Additionally, students from more than 40 countries enroll in our International Student Program each year. The College believes in a multicultural learning experience where faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds can contribute to the development of our students.

Fullerton College is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California. Since our first class in 1913, we have grown to become one of the most successful community colleges in the nation. Our high transfer and graduation rates, rich academic programs and radically student-centered approach equip students with the skills and resources they need to succeed. Each year, thousands of students transfer to the CSU and UC systems as well as to private colleges and universities throughout the nation. Notably, during 2019, Fullerton College was ranked as the number one community college in California in transfers to the California State University (CSU) system.

Fullerton College is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is eligible for designation as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institution (AANAPISI). Fullerton College proudly offers many programs to serve and support our diverse student body, including Puente, Umoja, Student Diversity Success Initiative, INCITE Program, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) Foster Youth Success Initiative, Disability Services, and a Veterans Resource Center. The College also provides many avenues of support for our faculty and staff through networks that include the Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and LGBTQ Faculty Staff Associations.

Fullerton College offers a comprehensive array of student services programs and academic and career pathways designed to achieve our campus strategic goals related to access, retention, persistence, and student success initiatives on campus. The College is developing an implementation plan for Guided Pathways and has robust partnerships with our local high school districts.

The Fullerton College campus community is dedicated to our core values of Community, Diversity, Equity, Excellence, Growth, Inclusivity, Innovation, Integrity, Partnership, Respect and Responsibility. For more information, please visit our website at www.fullcoll.edu .

What We Offer::

• 100% employee medical premium coverage and a contribution toward dependent coverage
• Fringe allowance to be used at employee’s discretion
• Voluntary (Medical/Dependent Day Care) Flexible Spending Account
• $50,000 life insurance benefit
• Deferred Compensation Program (403(b)/457 plans)
• Retirement Pension Plan (CalSTRS/CalPERS)
• Abundant Professional Development opportunities
• 18 paid holidays + paid vacation
• Cumulative sick leave
• Summer schedule (exceptions apply)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Environment that fosters diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism
• Progressive and innovative culture
• Opportunity to participate in various Faculty & Staff Associations

Primary Purpose:

The Board of Trustees of the North Orange County Community College District invites applications for the position of President, Fullerton College. The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the college and reports to the Chancellor of the North Orange County Community College District.

Essential Functions:

Examples of essential functions are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature.

Job Description:

The position calls for an individual with a record of proven leadership skills combined with a passionate commitment to a 21st- century comprehensive community college mission and the ability to plan resource allocation to meet these goals during a period of dynamic change. The ideal candidate will be an innovative and proven leader who provides strong institutional stewardship, champions faculty excellence and staff success, and further strengthens Fullerton’s commitment to student-centered experiences. The next President will be someone who advocates for diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism to support a culturally responsive environment that provides outstanding educational opportunities for all students, employees, and the surrounding community.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Chancellor, plan, organize, coordinate and direct the educational programs and activities of Fullerton College in accordance with the district plan and the policies of the Board of Trustees; perform leadership duties in the administration of the college; supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff.

Formulate and articulate a vision of the college’s future that addresses the evolving social, economic, and political forces that affect its mission and campus priorities, in which teaching, learning, student access, and student success are central to the college’s mission.

Embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in all its forms as a college-wide value. Support the needs of students of diverse academic, cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, racial, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation and disability backgrounds.

Provide leadership in college efforts to increase the diversity of faculty and staff to address student opportunity gaps and in the creation of a welcoming and inclusive work and educational environment.

Assist and promote the growth and success of a diverse population of students and employees through the development of interculturally competent and equity minded management and leadership abilities.

Maintain and build upon the excellence of the college’s academic, career technical education, and student services programs.

Provide support for staff development, curriculum, and technological innovation.

Provide leadership within the context of participatory governance, to the campus planning bodies, develop strategies for implementing the goals envisioned by the college, and be responsible for an ongoing evaluation of progress towards these goals.

Serve as the primary advocate for the college at the district level and with the Board of Trustees for financial needs, policy issues, special projects, and the promotion of campus goals and accomplishments; establish relationships and work constructively with the leadership of Cypress College, North Orange Continuing Education, and the district administration.

Provide strong student-centered leadership by addressing institutional barriers and creating a welcoming, inclusive, anti-racist, and engaging environment that provides multiple pathways to success for all students at the college.

Assure compliance with a variety of state and federal laws, the district plan, and the policies of the Board of Trustees.

Establish relationships and work constructively with government, civic, educational and business/industry groups.

Direct the development, preparation, and implementation of the college budget; prepare recommendations as appropriate regarding budget allocations.

Focus on serving the whole student, facilitating the development of systems and structures that assist students in successfully navigating guided pathways for completion and lifelong learning.

Provide strong leadership and guidance with a focus on advancing and maintaining educational quality, access, and student success during and after the current pandemic crisis. This will include building back enrollments and outreach efforts and adjusting instructional and support services delivery modalities to better meet the needs of students and communities served by the college.

Oversee the planning, construction and utilization of college facilities.

Actively promote campus donor and scholarship development and champion the Friends of Fullerton College Foundation.

Attend a variety of staff, Board, committee and administrative meetings; participate in regional and state activities and organizations for developing community college education.

Desirable Characteristics

LEADERSHIP:

Demonstrates personal/professional ethics and integrity in all behavior and relationships with a strong sense of transparency, fairness, and equity in all decision making.

Understands the importance of interpersonal relationships and management skills to create a student-centered institution.

Willingness to make difficult or unpopular decisions when needed to advance the priorities of the Institution.

Promotes consensus building in an open, approachable management style that is inclusive, collaborative, and enthusiastic.

Creates an innovative vision for the campus in response to a dynamic environment.

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE:

Exhibits a thorough understanding of and commitment to the mission of the California community college system and has experience in implementing statewide initiatives.

Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others that is understood at all levels of the organization and acts as a catalyst for organizational change. Is able to inspire others to translate vision into action.

Fosters a just, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming environment to support the well-being and professional growth of employees. Demonstrated commitment to academic, artistic, and cultural freedom.

Creates a culture that encourages exploring new possibilities and innovative approaches that have significant potential to advance the college.

ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNANCE:

Understands the college president’s role within the organizational structure of a multi-college district. Engages in a creative, innovative, and respectful manner with district and college leadership.

Demonstrated experience, understanding and ability to work collegially in participatory governance setting and collective bargaining environment.

Supports strategic goals and data-informed objectives to achieve accountability and efficient stewardship of the institution’s resources (operational, financial, and human) in a manner consistent with systemwide objectives and initiatives.

INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Ability to establish relationships and work as a team member with college and district constituency groups.

Exhibits outstanding communications skills (oral and written), including the ability to present complex ideas and issues in a clear, concise manner. Listens attentively and seeks to understand others. Willing to accept and consider differing viewpoints.

Effective communication and management style in a district’s multicultural/multilingual environment, with a style that instills confidence and trust and has the impact of calming difficult or unexpected situations.

Supports employee well-being and is committed to advocating for all employees in the essential elements of career, financial, physical, social, and community through staff development and mentoring.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ANTIRACISM (DEIA):

Demonstrates achievement in promoting student enrollment, engagement, success, equity, and retention.

Focuses on serving the whole student and facilitates the development of systems and structures that assist students in successfully reaching their academic goals.

Experience effectively leading and fostering diversity, equity, inclusiveness, and an anti-racist environment for students and employees. The ideal candidate should have experience advocating for the success and support of Black/African Americans, Latinx, Indigenous/Native Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders and other disproportionately impacted racial/ethnic student and employee groups.

Proven track record of advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community, persons with disabilities, and other minoritized groups of disproportionately impacted students and employees.

PARTNERSHIP/RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT:

Demonstrated ability in working and developing partnerships with organizations, such as K-12 districts, transfer partners, industries, government agencies, foundations, financial, civic, and cultural entities, including the pursuit of philanthropic and grant funding opportunities.

Experience effectively navigating the complexities of the community college policy, legal and accreditation environment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Possession of a master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.

One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrators’ administrative assignment.

Commitment to diversity. All applicants must have demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff. The applicant must be able to demonstrate how their experience with these factors relates to successfully achieving the goals of the position.

Desirable Qualifications:

Possession of an earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution.

Five years of administrative experience in an executive position with decision-making responsibility, preferably in a postsecondary educational environment.

Demonstrated ability to support the district/college efforts to increase faculty and staff diversity, and to address student opportunity gaps. Prior experience in approaching work and interactions with colleagues and students in an equity-minded manner. Ability to provide an inclusive and welcoming work/educational environment.

Teaching experience, preferably with a demonstrated understanding of the importance of culturally relevant curriculum at the higher education level.

Salary Range:

This is an executive position that offers a competitive salary of $220,839 - $285,097 annually, and benefits package, including participation in the California State Teachers Retirement System or California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

Posting Number:

2015153P

Open Date:

07/11/2022

Special Instructions Summary:

The North Orange County Community College District is committed to protecting the health and wellbeing of students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the communities it serves. The Board of Trustees voted to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees and those students enrolled in on-campus classes with allowances for religious or medical exemptions as defined by law. The due date for employees and students to be fully vaccinated is November 1, 2021. More information can be found on our District website by visiting https://www.nocccd.edu/covid19 .

Nominations and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to ensure consideration, the deadline is August 26, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. PST. All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held in the strictest confidence.

In order to receive consideration, applicants must submit a complete application packet consisting of the following:

• A letter of application, preferably no more than five pages, which provides examples from your background and experience that address the Desirable Qualifications in this job announcement;
• A current resume of professional experience, educational background, and other pertinent information;
• Transcripts of all higher education course work (unofficial)
• A job description of your most recent position;
• A list of eight references, including two supervisors, two subordinates, (including one support staff member), two faculty (or equivalent) and two community members, one of which may be current or former student. Include home telephone, business telephone, and e-mail addresses for each.

In order to be considered for the position all application materials must be submitted online. Follow the instructions to establish an account to submit your complete application packet.

The District does not accept resumes in lieu of applications. The District does not accept application materials by fax, email, or in person.

A search committee representing the constituencies of the district will evaluate applications and select a limited number of candidates for an initial interview. Applicant screening will begin in early September with initial interviews tentatively scheduled September 28-30, 2022. Candidates selected for further consideration will be invited to interviews with Chancellor’s Staff and the Board of Trustees and participate in an open campus forum.

Eligible expenses of candidates invited to interview(s) for travel from outside a 150-mile radius of the district will be reimbursed up to the limits allowed by district policy.

The successful candidate will be expected to be available for service within a mutually agreeable time after acceptance of an offer of employment and provide the following: official transcripts of all higher education course work and verification of experience (if necessary) prior to the first duty day; identification and eligibility for employment within three (3) days of employment pursuant to the “Immigration Reform and Control Act;” provide fingerprints and proof of freedom from communicable disease pursuant to statute.