Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Holyoke Community College•Holyoke, MA

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About The Position

Reporting to the President, the Provost and Vice President serves as chief academic and student affairs officer. The Provost and Vice President provides strategic leadership in the planning, development, implementation, and assessment of educational offerings, academic programs, student learning outcomes, enrollment management and student support services. The Provost and Vice President works closely with the President and the college community to implement the College Strategic Vision using evidence-based data for student success and retention. Advises the President in formulating overall plans, policies, and procedures for the execution of the goals and mission of the College. Leads efforts to ensure program quality through periodic review, external confirmation, accreditation processes, assessment of student learning outcomes, and use of institutional research data. Provides leadership in the development and execution of the College's strategic plan, with a focus on recruitment, enrollment, retention, student success, program evaluation, allocation of financial resources, curricular change, staff development, and advancing multiculturalism and diversity in support of the College's mission and vision. Oversees short- and long-range strategic and operational planning efforts within academic and student affairs, including the development and management of budgets aligned with institutional priorities. Supervises and evaluates the academic and student affairs Assistant Vice Presidents, Deans, and other direct reports, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Oversees assessment, accreditation, and accountability activities across the Academic and Student Affairs Divisions. Serves as an active member of the President's Cabinet, Leadership Council, and other committees as assigned; represents the President and the College in a variety of institutional, community, and statewide settings. Ensures institutional compliance with College policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements, including affirmative action policies, procedures, and goals, as well as all regulatory and accrediting agencies/associations. Partners with deans, faculty and staff to advance academic excellence and student success through ongoing program assessment, curriculum development, and innovation in teaching and learning. Provides oversight of all credit-bearing, workforce development, and community education programs and courses, including the selection and evaluation of faculty, and makes recommendations regarding staffing levels within the academic division of the College. Collaborates with credit-free programming to align with credit-bearing offerings. Cultivates partnerships with external organizations, educational institutions, and community stakeholders to expand articulation agreements and grant opportunities. Engages with students, faculty, and community members to foster open communication, collaboration, and mutual understanding. Listens to feedback, responds with transparency, and works to strengthen the campus climate. Reviews, updates, and implements academic policies and procedures, including oversight of the academic calendar, catalog, and related institutional documents. Oversees the purchase of academic and student affairs related equipment and the updating of academic facilities and technology. Serves as the primary advocate for the academic mission of the College to both internal and external stakeholders. Performs special projects and related responsibilities as initiated and requested.

Requirements

An earned terminal degree from an accredited university.
Demonstrated effective leadership in areas such as academic planning, program development, advising, student orientation, student mental health and behavioral support, disability services, first-year experience, veterans' services, and student life/government, preferably at a community college.
Experience collaborating with workforce development programs and an understanding of the intersection of workforce and academic programs and initiatives, such as the non-credit to-credit pipeline.
A distinguished record of teaching, preferably in higher education, scholarship and collegiate service with a thorough knowledge of higher education principles, practices, and future trends. A successful track record of earning promotion and tenure.
Demonstrated experience serving a diverse, adult learner, first-generation student population, preferably at a Hispanic Serving Institution, which includes evidence based practices for the promotion of student success (including improved retention and graduation rates).
Experience working with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and an ability to promote a campus climate that supports HCC's values and encourages equity and inclusion.
Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, pedagogy, student learning outcomes assessment, distance learning, universal design, honors, integrated learning, use of technology in instruction, and institutional research data.

Nice To Haves

A doctoral degree in an academic discipline is preferred.
Success in supporting college strategic and divisional plans with large budgets; ensure continuous and measurable improvement in student life cycle benchmarks, including enrollment, retention, persistence, completion, and post completion success; effective resource allocation in alignment with strategic initiatives and operational needs.
Success in building collaborative relationships that promote a culture of student-centeredness and a record of developing programs and services that encourage transfer to four-year institutions.
Prior experience establishing and/or improving a strong collaborative relationship between academic and student affairs, and experience establishing credit-for-prior learning initiatives.
Experience working within a collective bargaining environment.
A data-informed problem solver with experience collaboratively moving initiatives forward and implementing change within a complex organization.
An understanding of and experience in integrating trauma informed practices into leadership and the student experience.

Responsibilities

Advises the President in formulating overall plans, policies, and procedures for the execution of the goals and mission of the College.
Leads efforts to ensure program quality through periodic review, external confirmation, accreditation processes, assessment of student learning outcomes, and use of institutional research data.
Provides leadership in the development and execution of the College's strategic plan, with a focus on recruitment, enrollment, retention, student success, program evaluation, allocation of financial resources, curricular change, staff development, and advancing multiculturalism and diversity in support of the College's mission and vision.
Oversees short- and long-range strategic and operational planning efforts within academic and student affairs, including the development and management of budgets aligned with institutional priorities.
Supervises and evaluates the academic and student affairs Assistant Vice Presidents, Deans, and other direct reports, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Oversees assessment, accreditation, and accountability activities across the Academic and Student Affairs Divisions.
Serves as an active member of the President's Cabinet, Leadership Council, and other committees as assigned; represents the President and the College in a variety of institutional, community, and statewide settings.
Ensures institutional compliance with College policies, procedures, and collective bargaining agreements, including affirmative action policies, procedures, and goals, as well as all regulatory and accrediting agencies/associations.
Partners with deans, faculty and staff to advance academic excellence and student success through ongoing program assessment, curriculum development, and innovation in teaching and learning.
Provides oversight of all credit-bearing, workforce development, and community education programs and courses, including the selection and evaluation of faculty, and makes recommendations regarding staffing levels within the academic division of the College. Collaborates with credit-free programming to align with credit-bearing offerings.
Cultivates partnerships with external organizations, educational institutions, and community stakeholders to expand articulation agreements and grant opportunities.
Engages with students, faculty, and community members to foster open communication, collaboration, and mutual understanding. Listens to feedback, responds with transparency, and works to strengthen the campus climate.
Reviews, updates, and implements academic policies and procedures, including oversight of the academic calendar, catalog, and related institutional documents.
Oversees the purchase of academic and student affairs related equipment and the updating of academic facilities and technology.
Serves as the primary advocate for the academic mission of the College to both internal and external stakeholders.
Performs special projects and related responsibilities as initiated and requested.