Vice President for Student Affairs
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- Lafayette College
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- 18042
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Vice President for Student Affairs
An independent, highly selective, coeducational institution of approximately 2,700 students, Lafayette College (PA) is seeking an innovative and accomplished educator to be its next Vice President of the Division of Student Life. The Vice President will join a team of experienced and committed professionals focused on providing the best student experience for the College's diverse, creative, and engaged student body.
The Vice President will be responsible for overseeing all areas of student life including health and counseling services, residence life, student involvement, intercultural development, religious life, student advocacy and prevention, student conduct, case management, and the Gateway Career Center. Working directly with Nicole F. Hurd, the College's 18th President, a passionate advocate for student access and success, this cabinet-level appointment will afford an unprecedented opportunity for a dynamic leader to provide vision and direction to the student experience at Lafayette College.
The Vice President for Student Life will be an experienced, student-centered, energetic, and innovative leader who shares the College's vision of a holistic student learning experience within which access and inclusion are central to achieving the College's mission. Applicants must also possess the vision, integrity, energy, and decisiveness necessary to develop and lead teams and embrace forward-thinking strategies aimed toward creating a residential learning experience that complements the aspects of Lafayette College that make it unique among other liberal arts colleges in its peer group.
Candidates will ideally possess a Ph.D., Ed.D. or related terminal degree and have demonstrated 10+ years of increasingly responsible experience in student life in higher education, have direct experience building and motivating an effective team, including direct experience in recruiting, selecting, supervising, coaching, retaining, and providing growth opportunities for a diverse staff. Candidates will have demonstrated the ability to foster change management and program improvement using methods informed by data, creativity, and innovation, and demonstrated a record of success working in a highly collegial environment with faculty, staff, and community constituencies. Candidates will be able to articulate knowledge and understanding of how issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion impact students, particularly those from marginalized communities, and how these issues manifest in building community, belonging, and student health and well-being and will have direct budget planning and management experience.
All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadership profile found at www.wittkieffer.com. WittKieffer is assisting Lafayette in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by June 1, 2023. The appointment begins in the summer of 2023. Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer's candidate portal.
Nominations and inquiries can be directed to: Sheila Murphy, Charlene Aguilar and Jenna Brumleve.
LafayetteCollegeVPSL@wittkieffer.com
Lafayette College adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education.
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Working for Lafayette College
Lafayette is a private liberal arts college rated "most academically competitive" for admissions with 2,300 undergraduates studying engineering, the humanities, and the social and natural sciences. Lafayette is not only a great place for students to learn, but also a great place to work for its 650 full-time employees.
Lafayette's faculty include 195 full-time teacher-scholars, all of whom hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their field. Teaching, student mentoring, and scholarship are the top priorities of the faculty at Lafayette. The educational philosophy focuses on direct student-faculty contact not only in the classroom but also in research projects and social settings.
Hailing from 39 states and 51 countries, Lafayette's students represent a wide variety of ethnic, social, cultural, and economic backgrounds. These students enrich the campus community with their ideas and experiences and, above all, their desire to learn.
Founded in 1826 by citizens of Easton, Lafayette is located in the tree-lined neighborhood of College Hill, overlooking the Delaware River and downtown Easton, a 15-minute walk from campus. The college has grown to include 60 buildings on 340 acres including a 230-acre athletic campus.
Lafayette is a leader in faculty-mentored student research, study abroad programs, internships and externships, service learning, writing across the disciplines, first-year experiences, and creative projects. It is a place of academic excellence and opportunity where every student can realize his or her full potential.
Students may earn bachelor of arts in 32 fields and bachelor of science in four engineering disciplines and nine science fields. Lafayette offers students opportunities to customize their learning that are not available at other institutions where the focus is not exclusively on undergraduates. The Lafayette Experience means discovery both in and out of the classroom, through student-centered, active learning that combines the highest academic standards with diverse extracurricular programs. Lafayette graduates are prepared for success and leadership.
About Easton
Easton is about 70 miles west of New York City and 60 miles north of Philadelphia. It has been cited as one of the best small arts town in America. The 30,000 residents of Easton live on the eastern edge of the greater Lehigh Valley, a metropolitan area with a population of 650,000. Highlights of downtown Easton include Binney & Smith's Crayola Factory, the National Canal Museum, and the historic State Theatre, which features concerts, plays and dance by visiting artists.
The city was founded in 1752 by Thomas Penn, son of Pennsylvania's founder William Penn, and is one of only three colonial cities in which a public reading of the Declaration of Independence occurred on July 8, 1776. Easton is the county seat for Pennsylvania's Northampton County.
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