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The University of Michigan and its College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are seeking a highly motivated and creative individual with a strong background in higher education; a commitment to access for all of the universitys talented students; and deep experience in strategic leadership to serve as Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success and Senior Director of the Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP). This is a 100% academic/administrative leadership position that holds a split appointment, 50% within the office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and 50% within LSAs Division of Undergraduate Education. The position reports jointly to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and the LSA Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education.
AVP for Student Success
As Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success, you will work closely with the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education to develop, plan, and implement student success initiatives across campus. This includes developing strong partnerships at multiple levels of the organization, promoting robust assessment and evaluation, and providing leadership and accountability to ensure that strategic initiatives continue to move forward. The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education provides primary oversight for this portion of the appointment.
Detailed job responsibilities are as follows:
Establishing and Maintaining Collaborative Campus Partnerships (25%)
The OVPUE and CSP maintain myriad partnerships that must be preserved and deepened. As Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success, you will provide a point of connection for UM School and College leaders, as well as the Provost and President Offices. You will also join a set of dedicated leaders to work on facets of the University Student Success Initiative, especially those involving support for at-promise students who have been historically marginalized within institutions of higher education. You will also be asked to represent the U-M at national convenings and meetings. Your leadership CSP team will amplify these connections and assist in maintaining close working relationships with Student Academic Affairs, Advising Centers, the Office of Enrollment Management, and representatives from Athletics, Housing, and Student Life. Working at the intersection of College and University student success efforts will also require regularly meeting with key stakeholders from across campus, including departmental chairs and faculty, program directors, and the Deans Office staff.
Advocacy for Student Success Assessment & Research (10%)
Provide leadership, advocacy, and strategic direction to ongoing assessment and research efforts relevant to student success, working closely with the ASSET team and others within Institutional Research to build connections to program evaluation and assessment resources across the university and advocate for appropriate access to research and relevant data to support evidence-based practice. Assist in the dissemination of relevant findings and develop appropriate initiatives and goals in response to emerging assessment data.
Management of strategic student success initiatives (15%)
As Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success, maintain accountability for managing specific strategic initiatives and goals as assigned by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. This includes developing implementation plans, leading workgroups or taskforces as assigned, ensuring appropriate communication, and maintaining accountability for the assigned initiatives overall progress.
Senior Director, CSP
