Associate Vice Chancellor & Dean of Students

Louisiana State University•Union, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Louisiana State University seeks an Associate Vice Chancellor & Dean of Students to serve as a principal student advocate and provide strategic leadership for programs, services, events, and experiences that enhance the LSU student experience and support student success. Reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, this role leads and supports Campus Life, Greek Life, the William A. Brookshire Military and Veterans Student Center, Student Advocacy & Accountability, and LSU Cares. The position is a key member of the Student Affairs Central leadership team. The AVC & Dean of Students helps shape divisional priorities and strategy, contributes to major institutional decisions, and provides insight into how students experience university actions. The role will partner with university stakeholders and the conduct team to develop a fair, educational, efficient, and responsive academic accountability process, including in response to emerging technologies. The position also develops, reviews, revises, and clarifies policies related to student engagement, conduct, safety, and the broader student experience. The position builds cross-campus relationships and collaborates to advance student interests, address student issues, and develop solutions related to engagement, safety, accountability, and support. It serves as a resource for external constituents, participates on behavioral intervention and crisis response teams, and oversees human, financial, and physical resources. The role is accountable for departmental quality, continuous improvement, staff expectations, budget planning, forecasting, and resource allocation. Other duties may be assigned by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, including at least 40 hours annually supporting divisional initiatives and events. The successful candidate is expected to be an active problem-solver with political acumen, self-awareness, strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, and the ability to influence without positional authority. The candidate should demonstrate effective leadership and management, staff development, clear expectations, timely feedback, and an openness to differing perspectives. The position also has an obligation to refer students with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs to appropriate services and to contact the Care Team, Dean of Students, or law enforcement when a student appears to pose a danger to themselves or others. The employee must not imply client or patient confidentiality beyond rights provided under FERPA. A master's degree and at least 10 years of related university experience are required, including significant progressively responsible experience in higher education, student affairs, or a related field, and demonstrated crisis response or management experience. A doctoral degree, management experience at or above the director or department-head level, student conduct experience, and experience with fraternity/sorority communities and cross-institutional teams are preferred. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check, and candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at hire and maintain it throughout employment.

Requirements

Master's degree from an accredited institution.
At least 10 years of related experience within a university setting.
At least 10 years of significant progressively responsible experience in higher education, student affairs, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience in crisis response or management.
Valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and throughout employment.
Satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree from an accredited institution.
Five or more years of management experience at or above the director or department-head level.
Experience working with student conduct.
Experience navigating the dynamics of a large, traditional fraternity/sorority community.
Experience working on cross-institutional teams to solve complex challenges.
Political acumen and the ability to balance stakeholder needs with university and divisional goals.

Responsibilities

Serve as a principal student advocate and provide strategic leadership for programs, services, events, and experiences that enhance the LSU student experience.
Provide leadership and support to Campus Life, Greek Life, the William A. Brookshire Military and Veterans Student Center, Student Advocacy & Accountability, LSU Cares, and their full-time staff.
Develop, review, revise, and clarify university policies related to student engagement, conduct, safety, and the broader student experience.
Collaborate with cross-campus partners to advance divisional goals and student interests, address student issues, and find solutions related to engagement, safety, accountability, and support.
Serve as a key member of the Student Affairs Central leadership team and help shape divisional priorities, strategy, culture, and impact.
Partner with university stakeholders and the conduct team to develop and advance an academic accountability process that is fair, educational, efficient, and responsive to emerging technologies.
Maintain relationships with faculty and staff and serve as a resource and point of contact for external constituents, including fraternity/sorority alumni and advisors, parents, and families.
Serve on the LSU behavioral intervention/crisis response team and CARE team.
Set parameters and expectations for delegated staff decision-making.
Steward human, financial, and physical resources to align with institutional and divisional objectives and ensure quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and impact.
Oversee budget planning, forecasting, and resource allocation in accordance with departmental goals and campus regulations.
Ensure the quality of departmental human-resource decisions, administrative tasks, programs, services, events, experiences, and communications; evaluate standards and pursue continuous improvement.
Support broader divisional and institutional initiatives, including at least 40 hours per year assisting with initiatives and events such as Move-In Day, Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Career Expo, and Disability Services Finals Testing.
Refer students needing emotional, behavioral, or mental health services to appropriate Student Health Center services and respond to immediate danger by contacting the Care Team, Dean of Students, or appropriate law enforcement agency.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.