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Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students

Employer
Central College
Location
Pella, Iowa

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Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND DEAN OF STUDENTS

Central College President Mark Putnam has initiated the search for a new Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students. Central College is on a quest to identify a seasoned, highly accomplished visionary student development leader and manager who exhibits extraordinary creativity, a love of lifelong learning and respectful teamwork skills that fit Central’s unusually collaborative decision-making style.

Central College is a residential liberal arts college dedicated to educating undergraduate students. The college engages in vigorous, open inquiry in pursuit of academic excellence. Central offers academic programs in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. All classes are taught by professors, not teaching assistants. With a 13:1 student to faculty ratio, faculty and students enjoy a personalized teaching and mentoring environment to foster lifelong learning.

Central’s home of Pella, Iowa, is a thriving community of more than 10,000. Pella impressively appears in Oprah’s 2021 “60 Charming American Towns You Haven’t Heard of But Should Visit ASAP.” The community is famous for its annual Tulip Time Festival, its Dutch pastries and its fully functional 1850s-style windmill. Pella is located just minutes from Red Rock Lake, Iowa’s largest lake, and is the corporate headquarters of several international companies, including Vermeer Corporation, Pella Corporation, Precision Pulley & Idler and Lely North America. Niche.com named Pella one of the Best Places to Raise a Family in Iowa and one of the Best Places to Live in Iowa in 2021.

Central regards successful leadership experience in a private enrollment-driven higher education institution as a plus in those seeking this position. Central also welcomes candidates from other educational institutions provided the applicant presents the attributes outlined in the Search Profile or clearly shows the requisite aptitude and track record of mastering new subject matter and embraces Central’s mission. Similarly, candidates from outside education who have demonstrated adeptness in working with students similar to those enrolled at Central also are welcome to apply.

Women and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

 

APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS

 

Nominations and expressions of interest may be submitted electronically to: CentralCollegeVPSD@agbsearch.com.

Candidates are asked to submit electronically in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF:

+ A letter of interest reflecting on the leadership attributes noted above.

+ A resume.

+ The names, email addresses and telephone numbers of five references.

References will not be contacted without first securing the permission of the candidate. Central College is strongly committed to creating a diverse community. In furtherance of that commitment, the college encourages candidates who are from diverse backgrounds, underrepresented groups and/or have had experience working with and/or interacting with individuals from diverse populations to apply. To receive full consideration, materials should be received on or before December 2, 2022, with an anticipated announcement of a new VPSD in February 2023. Starting date will be determined in consultation with the successful candidate.

Inquiries and nominations should be directed to:

Frederick V. Moore, J.D./M.B.A.

Executive Search Consultant

AGB Search

fred.moore@agbsearch.com

(712) 299-2544

Melinda L. M. Leonardo, Ph.D.

Executive Search Consultant

AGB Search

melinda.leonardo@agbsearch.com

(919) 280-4901

Information about this search is also available at https://www.agbsearch.com/active-searches or at  http://central.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=154589. Additional information about Central College, may be found at https://central.edu. 

CENTRAL COLLEGE WELCOME STATEMENT

Central College’s Welcome Statement (Nondiscrimination Policy) is designed to promote and protect safety, respect and integrity in relationships among all members of our community. Central College is committed to fostering inclusivity on campus and strives to create a community of students, faculty and staff who are dedicated to supporting and advancing the mission and goals of the college. To achieve these ends, the Central College community establishes a safe environment for all persons, including those considered diverse by contemporary and sometimes changing standards.

As a college community, we commit to a process of actualizing our mission and goals, thereby striving to achieve congruence between our daily actions and the ideals expressed in our guiding principles. As one of our goals, we promote skills and values essential to becoming responsible citizens in local, national and international communities. Further, we seek opportunities to experience and appreciate the diversity of cultures and perspectives present on campus, in the United States and the world, recognizing the necessity to relate knowledgeably and sensitively in an increasingly complex environment where diversity is to be valued.

As an inclusive academic institution, we embrace and support students, faculty and staff from various spiritual perspectives who endorse the values of acceptance, mutual respect, justice, generosity, compassion, forgiveness and service to others. We aspire to be a community whose members act with consideration for the physical, intellectual, spiritual and emotional well-being of others. We seek to create mutually respectful interactions and positive meaning in relationships with persons of every ethnicity, race, national origin, ancestry, color, socio-economic class, creed, religion, philosophical belief, marital status, disability, physical appearance, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, and organizational affiliation.

With due regard for the principles of freedom of expression and academic freedom, this policy seeks to encourage attitudes of civility necessary for meaningful exchanges between people. All members of the college community are responsible for creating an atmosphere that fosters openness, mutual respect and diversity. The application of the college’s nondiscrimination policy will often involve conflicting interests, particularly when applied to freedom of expression. Because the primary business of the college is liberal education and because liberal education cannot take place without the free, open and civil exchange of ideas, the applica­tion of the nondiscrimination policy should always be made with consideration of how best to preserve the free, open and civil exchange of ideas.

Central College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Discrimination in employment is specifically prohibited except in cases of a bona fide occupational qualification.

Additionally, the college prohibits discrimination against any employee, applicant for employment, student or applicant for admission on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, disability, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, genetic information (for employees) or any other characteristic protected by law. Central College students have equal rights, privileges and responsibilities unless specifically restricted by college disciplinary action.

Central College abides by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. Specifically, Title IX states that:

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.

Inquiries about Title IX, including complaints about discriminatory harassment, sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking may be directed to the Central College Title IX Coordinator and Equity Officer and/or the Office for Civil Rights within the United States Department of Education.

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