Vice President for Academic Affairs
About The Position
Evangel University seeks an experienced, collaborative, and mission-centered academic leader to serve as Vice President for Academic Affairs [VPAA]. Reporting to the President, the VPAA serves as the University’s chief academic officer and provides leadership for academic programs, faculty, academic quality, student success, and academic planning. The VPAA will be a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and a strategic partner to the President in advancing Evangel’s mission and institutional priorities. The position will play a central role in the University’s academic reimagination, ensuring that Evangel’s academic portfolio is academically strong, financially sustainable, enrollment-focused, and aligned with its Christ-centered mission and Pentecostal heritage.
Requirements
- Earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree.
- Significant higher education academic leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading faculty, academic programs, and institutional change.
- Understanding of accreditation, assessment, academic governance, and institutional effectiveness.
- Experience with strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Commitment to Evangel's Christian mission and Pentecostal heritage.
Nice To Haves
- Experience at a Christian University.
- Experience with academic program restructuring, enrollment growth, and financial sustainability.
- Experience with online, graduate, adult, or innovative educational models.
Responsibilities
- Provide vision and leadership for all academic programs and academic support functions.
- Partner with the President, Cabinet, faculty, and Board of Trustees on academic strategy and institutional priorities.
- Lead the review, development, consolidation, and growth of academic programs.
- Align academic offerings with student demand, workforce needs, mission, and institutional strengths.
- Lead faculty recruitment, development, evaluation, and retention.
- Support a strong culture of academic excellence, collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
- Develop and support deans, department chairs, and other academic leaders.
- Foster productive relationships with faculty governance.
- Strengthen student retention, persistence, graduation, and academic achievement.
- Ensure academic programs maintain high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment.
- Lead accreditation and academic compliance efforts.
- Promote innovation in teaching, learning, online education, and emerging technologies.
- Partner with the CFO and enrollment leadership to evaluate academic programs based on enrollment, student demand, quality, faculty capacity, and financial sustainability.
- Align faculty resources, course offerings, and academic investments with institutional priorities.
- Identify opportunities for new programs, partnerships, and enrollment growth.
- Use accurate and timely data to inform academic decision-making.
- Champion Evangel's Christ-centered mission and Pentecostal identity throughout the academic experience.
- Integrate faith, learning, character, and calling across the academic experience.
- Serve as a visible and engaged member of the University community.
- Help advance Evangel's institutional priorities.
- Represent the University with accrediting agencies, academic organizations, churches, partner, alumni, and other constituents.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
