Assistant Vice President for Student Life
- Employer
- Georgia State University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Assistant Vice President for Student Life Student Life Division of Student Engagement Georgia State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Vice President for Student Life. This is a unique opportunity for a dynamic and visionary leader to help shape the student experience at one of the nation's most innovative and diverse public research universities. Reporting to the Vice President for Student Engagement, the Assistant Vice President will play a key leadership role in advancing student engagement, belonging, leadership development, and campus life for a vibrant community of more than 50,000 students. The successful candidate will join a talented team committed to student success and will have the opportunity to lead transformative initiatives that make a lasting impact on the Georgia State experience. If you are energized by innovation, collaboration, and the opportunity to elevate student life at a university recognized nationally for its student-centered mission, we encourage you to apply. WHAT MAKES STUDENT LIFE A GREAT PLACE?
- Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
- A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.
- Professional development opportunities and mentorship
- A rapidly growing center within an academic setting
- Provide strategic leadership for directors and senior staff of multiple Student Life departments responsible for belonging and inclusion, campus programming and traditions, civic engagement, college-to-career focused student employment and student leadership opportunities, fraternity & sorority life, leadership and service, student governance, student organizations, student involvement, student media, and the student center.
- Serve as the lead advisor to the 6-campus Student Government Association, advising the officers in advocacy, services, involvement in university governance and legislative initiatives.
- Works with the Director of Marketing & Media for Student Engagement and Student Life staff to design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive marketing and branding strategy to increase the use of Student Center facilities and participation in Student Life sponsored programs and engagement with the University.
- Manage divisional budgets, personnel allocations, and resource planning.
- Lead operations to ensure best practices in event and facility management (including university-wide use of 25Live reservation software), and other efforts that support the mission of the University.
- Oversee policy development, risk management, and compliance activities related to student organizations and events.
- Represent Student Life on institutional committees and executive leadership groups.
- Collaborate with Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, Facilities, Residence Life, and other campus partners to enhance student success.
- Lead assessment efforts and utilize data to improve student outcomes.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- Master’s degree and five years of related experience in a higher education institution.
- Doctorate in higher education
- Experience supervising directors and professional staff.
- Demonstrated success managing significant budgets
- Assessment and strategic planning expertise
- Experience with crisis management, policy development, and student conduct/risk issues.
College/Business Unit
Open until filled
College/Business Unit: Student Services
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 09/08/26, 9:09:36 AM
Organization
Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.
Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.
More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.
The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.
Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.
The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.
The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.
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