Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Reporting Relationship: President
Summary Description: The Vice President for Academic Affairs reports to the President and is responsible for academic budget development course scheduling and curriculum decisions academic assessment management of student affairs hiring recommendations and decisions concerning faculty compensation and promotion and university accreditation issues. As a member of the Executive Cabinet the Vice President for Academic Affairs participates in setting broad organizational goals objectives and policies especially as it relates to the core operations of academic affairs.
Current Academic Environment: The university seeks a Vice President of Academic Affairs who is a senior level administrator with administrative responsibility for a Christcentered university mission alignment working with deans/faculty on general curriculum and academic programs for enrollment growth dean/faculty evaluation budget management hiring and general faculty and accreditation matters in alignment with the universitys Strategic Plan approved in April 2024:
Warner Pacific University is a nontenured faculty environment with its nearly 24 FT faculty serving on annual renewable contracts. (The majority of faculty members are adjunct. The university is a Christcentered university and is 1 of 4 Church of God (Anderson Indiana) universities. The university is in covenant agreement the Church of God and is missionaligned on theological positions expressed through . Currently the Universitys top 3 academic programs are Nursing Business and Education. The Universitys enrollment is approximately 615students which includes approximately 100 Traditional (residential) 250 Traditional (commuter) and the remaining 300 are Adult and Professional Graduate Students.
Target Academic Environment: In keeping with a recent article that chronicles the increasing value of faithbased and religious universities the university has decided to strengthen its alignment with its Christcentered mission and to broaden its appeal to both religious and nonreligious students with curriculum and programs that will appeal to both civic and sacred careers and callings: Mission alignment for religious universities have demonstrative results:
this end the Universityhas recently received unanimous CCCU board of trustees approval to restore its full membership to a governing institution: and has entered into a partnership with MidAmerican Christian University a sister ChoG institution to offer a far more focused and robust degree and curriculum offerings at Warner Pacific University while the institution continues to reestablish its Christian offerings: The University will have a transformational academic leader to assist the university in creating a Christcentered academic faculty providing robust academic programs for civic and sacred callings within a Christian 4year university.
The university VPAA has primary responsibilities with the support of the President and EVP/CFO for managing the university academic affairs budget primarily in its efforts to move the FT faculty to student ratio from 10:1 to closer to 20:1 as the university seeks to rebuild enrollment and maintain no more than 70 of all employee salaries consuming revenue from enrollment. The university VPAA with the support of deans President and EVP/CFO to continuously review and make decisions on degree programs that are missionaligned and revenue generating as well as General Education curriculum revisions to be consistent with fulltime membership within Lastly the VPAA will assist in ensuring Chapel Participation which is outlined within the Faculty Handbook.
Primary Job Duties:
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Physical Demands Work Environment:
The position is located in a typical office environment. Professional/business attire is required.
Warner Pacific Universitys Mission: Warner Pacific is a vibrant Christcentered urban liberal arts College dedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds with an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world. Our mission underscores education WITH PURPOSE which means demonstrating faith in action through vocation and service. In this way WPU guides students towards meaningful academic and career goals.
Warner Pacific Universitys Commitment to Diversity: Warner Pacific University is committed to hiring staff and faculty with an intentionality that demonstrates the importance of having an employee community that reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of the students we serve. Persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply. The University is open access to students of all backgrounds and faiths. Faculty and staff members are expected to sign an agreement that agrees with the universitys alignment with Church of God (Anderson Indiana)
Employee Agreement:
Missionbased hiring is of critical importance to Warner Pacific University. Employees are expected to demonstrate and articulate a vital Christian faith and to live in a manner consistent with a Christcentered lifestyle as informed by the Scriptures of the New Testament.
Warner Pacifics students faculty and staff are expected to foster an environment of mutual respect and accountability to care for the personal dignity of others and to exercise integrity in their conduct and communication. The University environment is expected to be free from discrimination and harassment (including bullying). When an individuals behavior has direct implications for others and/or the wellbeing of the University community there may be cause for institutional involvement regardless of where the situation occurs.
Warner Pacific University desires to provide a safe and healthy environment for staff faculty students visitors and guests. Therefore smoking is not permitted on University property in its vehicles or at any University sponsored event. The use of illegal or nonprescribed controlled substances is strictly prohibited. Use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products is strictly prohibited on Warner Pacific University campuses.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Warner Pacific provides equal opportunity for employment and advancement for all employees and applicants regardless of race color sex gender national origin citizenship status disability age genetic information status with regard to public assistance veteran status and any other status protected by laws and regulations to which Warner Pacific is subject. All employment decisions including hiring promotions compensation benefits transfers and terminations are made in a manner that does not discriminate against individuals in the categories discussed above. Because Warner Pacific is a Christian liberal artsUniversity theUniversityexercises its legal right to hire Christian employees to fulfill its mission and purpose.
In order to be considered an applicant for this position please complete our online employment application at Apply Now to complete the online application and submit the following:
Application Cover Letter and Resume
** NOTE: All job offers are contingent upon successfully passing a background check and completing all required paperwork.
Summary Description: The Vice President for Academic Affairs reports to the President and is responsible for academic budget development course scheduling and curriculum decisions academic assessment management of student affairs hiring recommendations and decisions concerning faculty compensation and promotion and university accreditation issues. As a member of the Executive Cabinet the Vice President for Academic Affairs participates in setting broad organizational goals objectives and policies especially as it relates to the core operations of academic affairs.
Current Academic Environment: The university seeks a Vice President of Academic Affairs who is a senior level administrator with administrative responsibility for a Christcentered university mission alignment working with deans/faculty on general curriculum and academic programs for enrollment growth dean/faculty evaluation budget management hiring and general faculty and accreditation matters in alignment with the universitys Strategic Plan approved in April 2024:
Warner Pacific University is a nontenured faculty environment with its nearly 24 FT faculty serving on annual renewable contracts. (The majority of faculty members are adjunct. The university is a Christcentered university and is 1 of 4 Church of God (Anderson Indiana) universities. The university is in covenant agreement the Church of God and is missionaligned on theological positions expressed through . Currently the Universitys top 3 academic programs are Nursing Business and Education. The Universitys enrollment is approximately 615students which includes approximately 100 Traditional (residential) 250 Traditional (commuter) and the remaining 300 are Adult and Professional Graduate Students.
Target Academic Environment: In keeping with a recent article that chronicles the increasing value of faithbased and religious universities the university has decided to strengthen its alignment with its Christcentered mission and to broaden its appeal to both religious and nonreligious students with curriculum and programs that will appeal to both civic and sacred careers and callings: Mission alignment for religious universities have demonstrative results:
this end the Universityhas recently received unanimous CCCU board of trustees approval to restore its full membership to a governing institution: and has entered into a partnership with MidAmerican Christian University a sister ChoG institution to offer a far more focused and robust degree and curriculum offerings at Warner Pacific University while the institution continues to reestablish its Christian offerings: The University will have a transformational academic leader to assist the university in creating a Christcentered academic faculty providing robust academic programs for civic and sacred callings within a Christian 4year university.
The university VPAA has primary responsibilities with the support of the President and EVP/CFO for managing the university academic affairs budget primarily in its efforts to move the FT faculty to student ratio from 10:1 to closer to 20:1 as the university seeks to rebuild enrollment and maintain no more than 70 of all employee salaries consuming revenue from enrollment. The university VPAA with the support of deans President and EVP/CFO to continuously review and make decisions on degree programs that are missionaligned and revenue generating as well as General Education curriculum revisions to be consistent with fulltime membership within Lastly the VPAA will assist in ensuring Chapel Participation which is outlined within the Faculty Handbook.
Primary Job Duties:
- Serve as the Chief Academic Officer (CAO). The CAO holds the titles of Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
- The CAO is the primary link between faculty and the President/Executive Cabinet. It is the responsibility of the CAO to keep the President informed of faculty work impacting the whole of the university as well as to facilitate communication between the President and the faculty.
- Serve on the Executive Cabinet.
- Advocate for coherence of academic affairs and educational philosophy of Warner Pacific University.
- Articulate academic affairs with the Universitys Church of God heritage.
- Facilitate faculty personnel issues including hiring recommendations and decisions concerning faculty compensation and promotion.
- Participate in evaluation and assessment of existing and development of new academic programs.
- Encourage professional development of faculty and support the development of Division Chairs/Deans
- Supervise the Registrar/Records Office.
- Provide Executive Cabinet the President and Board with regular updates on academic affairs issues of the University including assessment and introduction of educational programs and degrees.
- Serve as the Academic Affairs Officer for all corporate/educational related purposes.
- Ensures that Faculty Handbook decisions are in alignment with the University mission and administration prior to approval.
- Actively participate in the review amendment and implementation of the Universitys strategic plan.
- Participate in faculty meetings and serve on campus committees as indicated by the Faculty Handbook and as requested.
- Participate in Warner Pacific University professional development opportunities.
- Adhere to University policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate a commitment to a Christian liberal arts education by upholding the mission of the University and abiding by the Employment Standards and Lifestyle Agreement. Warner Pacific is affiliated with the Church of God (Anderson Indiana).
- Exhibit commitment to inclusiveness and sensitivity in areas of national origin ethnicity culture gender and disabilities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. and an earned rank of at least Associate Professor.
- A minimum of 5 years of classroom teaching experience 4year university) and a successful record of chairs level (large complex 4year university) deans level or senior academic leadership at a 4year higher education institution.
- Strategic and organizational agility with the ability to collaborate and communicate with all levels or the organization including internal and external constituencies.
- Knowledge of principles and best practices in a Christian liberal arts university:
- Demonstrated ability to efficiently and effectively solve problems and initiate and implement projects independently.
- Ability to multitask work effectively and meet deadlines in a fastpaced environment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate information to others including effective public speaking skills.
- Strong leadership management and interpersonal skills with the ability to make effective decisions based on facts and sound judgment.
- Proficient in computer programs including Windows Outlook Word and Excel and the Internet.
- Experience working with diverse populations.
- Personal and Professional References
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4year Christian Higher education experience serving in an administrator/executive role.
- Experience managing core operational functions including student affairs records/registrar library services and institutional assessment.
- Experience in leading change within academic environment within a higher education institution.
Physical Demands Work Environment:
The position is located in a typical office environment. Professional/business attire is required.
Warner Pacific Universitys Mission: Warner Pacific is a vibrant Christcentered urban liberal arts College dedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds with an education that prepares them to engage actively in a constantly changing world. Our mission underscores education WITH PURPOSE which means demonstrating faith in action through vocation and service. In this way WPU guides students towards meaningful academic and career goals.
Warner Pacific Universitys Commitment to Diversity: Warner Pacific University is committed to hiring staff and faculty with an intentionality that demonstrates the importance of having an employee community that reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of the students we serve. Persons of color are strongly encouraged to apply. The University is open access to students of all backgrounds and faiths. Faculty and staff members are expected to sign an agreement that agrees with the universitys alignment with Church of God (Anderson Indiana)
Employee Agreement:
Missionbased hiring is of critical importance to Warner Pacific University. Employees are expected to demonstrate and articulate a vital Christian faith and to live in a manner consistent with a Christcentered lifestyle as informed by the Scriptures of the New Testament.
Warner Pacifics students faculty and staff are expected to foster an environment of mutual respect and accountability to care for the personal dignity of others and to exercise integrity in their conduct and communication. The University environment is expected to be free from discrimination and harassment (including bullying). When an individuals behavior has direct implications for others and/or the wellbeing of the University community there may be cause for institutional involvement regardless of where the situation occurs.
Warner Pacific University desires to provide a safe and healthy environment for staff faculty students visitors and guests. Therefore smoking is not permitted on University property in its vehicles or at any University sponsored event. The use of illegal or nonprescribed controlled substances is strictly prohibited. Use of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products is strictly prohibited on Warner Pacific University campuses.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Warner Pacific provides equal opportunity for employment and advancement for all employees and applicants regardless of race color sex gender national origin citizenship status disability age genetic information status with regard to public assistance veteran status and any other status protected by laws and regulations to which Warner Pacific is subject. All employment decisions including hiring promotions compensation benefits transfers and terminations are made in a manner that does not discriminate against individuals in the categories discussed above. Because Warner Pacific is a Christian liberal artsUniversity theUniversityexercises its legal right to hire Christian employees to fulfill its mission and purpose.
In order to be considered an applicant for this position please complete our online employment application at Apply Now to complete the online application and submit the following:
Application Cover Letter and Resume
** NOTE: All job offers are contingent upon successfully passing a background check and completing all required paperwork.
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