Position Details

WSU's Commitment to Diversity

Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment by welcoming all individuals, including culturally diverse staff, faculty, and student body. WSU values every individual by embracing all identities through the promotion of belonging, creativity, and uniqueness. We strive to create environments which are welcoming, inclusive, and equitable for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).

Position Information

Position Title
Associate Vice President for Student Success

Requisition Number
E00035P

Position Category
Executive

Campus Location
Weber State University - Ogden, UT

Hours per week

Months per year
12

Alternate work schedule

Pay Grade

Salary

FLSA
Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function

Weber State University has a commitment to ensure that all students, no matter their educational background and life experiences, can fulfill the promise of access at the heart of an open-enrollment institution. The Associate Vice President (AVP) for Student Success will play an essential leadership role in institutional strategies, programs, and initiatives to fulfill that promise. They will lead efforts to remove barriers to academic success and provide support, guidance, and resources for all students, particularly those with untapped potential. Additionally, the AVP will contribute to initiatives and programs to enhance a diversity of perspectives among students. They will oversee services that address students' basic needs and support services such as student coaching and navigation. Furthermore, the AVP will lead efforts to enhance retention, foster a sense of connection within and across all students, and close completion gaps for students.

This position will report to the Vice President for Student Access and Success.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in developing strategic plan initiatives, in collaboration with campus partners and stakeholders, to identify, mitigate, and remove barriers that impact student success, improve student retention and completion rates and continue to close gaps.
• Provide support, guidance, and resources that equip all students, including all students with untapped potential, with experiences and opportunities for success in each student's academic and career goals.
• Establish and monitor goals and metrics to enhance student access, engagement, retention, and graduation.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of innovative student success programming.
• Facilitate staff professional development focused on data-driven and evidence-based best practices on reaching and supporting at-promise students.
• Collaborate with the Office of Student Success Analytics in data collection, analysis, and reporting related to disaggregated student success metrics within the Student Access & Success Division. In particular, collaborate with WSU's Student Success Equity Initiative (SSEI) team to continue developing and implementing evidence-based decisions grounded in students' realities.
• Assist in initiatives and programs to support WSU's emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (eHSI) designation
• Collaborate with Vice Provosts, the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Director, and Human Resources to coordinate on creating a welcoming university environment.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Five years of professional experience with student affairs, enrollment, educational opportunity organizations and programs, and/or other higher education-related functions.
• Supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Requirements:

• Three years of progressive supervisory experience with full-time staff.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in leadership and transformational practices at an open enrollment or other opportunity-focused educational institution.
• Exceptional skills in program development, implementation, and evaluation
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in data analysis and evidence-based decision-making.
• Proficient in designing and executing targeted strategic initiatives and interventions
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships with various internal and external stakeholder groups. Strong ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with individuals from and across various backgrounds and expertise including staff, students, and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience using data to develop and implement student success initiatives to close completion gaps.
• Experience in budget management and resource allocation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Terminal degree in a related field.
• Advanced, High, or Superior Proficiency in English and Spanish

Background Check?
Yes

Benefits Summary

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Posting Detail Information

Job Open Date
05/01/2024

Review Date
05/22/2024

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/22580

Notes to Applicant

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The position comes with a generous benefits package.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.

Screening of applications will begin May 22, 2024. Position will remain open until filled.

Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

ADA Essential Job Function

ADA Essential Job Function

Physical Activity of this position
Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.

Physical Requirements of this position
Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or consistently to move objects, including the human body. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing only occasionally if ever.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision.
Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.
None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

Supplemental Questions

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Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents

Resume

Cover Letter

List of References with Contact Info

Optional Documents