Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Excellence and Student Success

Position Summary

The Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Excellence and Student Success provides strategic leadership for institution-wide initiatives that advance undergraduate learning persistence timely degree completion and a welcoming student experience. The role collaborates with academic and student affairs partners to design implement and assess high-impact practices; lead student academic success operations and services; and use data-informed decision-making to improve outcomes for all undergraduate students.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide vision strategic planning and operational leadership for academic student success initiatives aligned with institutional priorities.
  
  
• Design implement and continuously strengthen coordinated student success systems (e.g. advising first-year experience academic support and research/honors experiences).
  
  
• Partner with deans department chairs faculty governance and student affairs leaders to advance retention persistence progression and graduation goals.
  
  
• Oversee campus-wide advising philosophy and practices; promote proactive and developmental advising; and support advising assessment and professional development.
  
  
• Guide first-year and transfer student experience efforts including orientation-linked academic programming learning communities and common-course/student success seminar initiatives.
  
  
• Strengthen academic support and tutoring services through evidence-based practices scalable delivery models and targeted outreach to students at greatest risk.
  
  
• Provide leadership for accessibility and accommodation services to ensure compliance and a barrier-free learning environment in collaboration with academic units.
  
  
• Advance undergraduate research honors and other high-impact practices; expand access and participation; and reduce administrative and structural barriers to engagement.
  
  
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators; use data analytics to identify trends evaluate interventions and communicate progress to campus stakeholders.
  
  
• Develop and manage budgets for units within the portfolio; allocate resources strategically and ensure effective fiscal stewardship.
  
  
• Recruit develop supervise and evaluate professional staff; foster a culture of collaboration service excellence and continuous improvement.
  
  
• Lead cross-functional committees and workgroups; support policy development and process redesign to improve the undergraduate experience.
  
  
• Represent the Provosts Office on institutional committees and in external partnerships relevant to student success and undergraduate education.
  
  
• Pursue and support grants and external funding opportunities related to student success and teaching and learning innovation as appropriate.
  
  
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the mission of Academic Affairs.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution.
  
  
• Progressively responsible leadership experience in higher education with demonstrated impact on undergraduate student success retention advising academic support or related areas.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead collaboratively across academic units and to work effectively with faculty staff and students.
  
  
• Experience using data assessment and outcomes measures to guide decisions and evaluate program effectiveness.
  
  
• Knowledge of student success best practices and relevant compliance expectations (e.g. accessibility and accommodations) in higher education.
  
  
• Strong communication facilitation and change-management skills.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• Experience leading multiple functional areas within an academic affairs/student success portfolio (e.g. advising first-year programs tutoring/learning support honors/undergraduate research disability resources).
  
  
• Evidence of success implementing campus-wide student success frameworks (e.g. proactive advising models early alert systems guided pathways or completion initiatives).
  
  
• Experience with budgeting resource reallocation and operational scaling of student success services.
  
  
• Record of scholarship teaching or professional engagement related to undergraduate education and student success.

Functional Requirements

• Remaining in a stationary position at a desk or workstation for extended periods of time for the majority of assigned duties.
  
  
• Physical access to meetings presentations and events that occur at on-campus sites such as meeting rooms and at various sites throughout the local and regional community.
  
  
• Extensive physical movement during some events to oversee activities to make presentations and to interact with attendees.
  
  
• Ability to use computers and computer systems (hardware and software) to set up functions to enter data to retrieve and process information and to create documents.
  
  
• Retrieval of information from written documents and from computer-generated reports.
  
  
• Effective problem solving and achieving critical outcomes even under demanding conditions such as multiple priorities and short-notice deadlines.
  
  
• The presentation of a consistently professional demeanor always even in difficult negative frustrating or legally sensitive situations such as when handling complaints from students parents staff faculty or members of the community.
  
  
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills along with interpersonal communication skills appropriate to cultivating productive relationships.

Regular Work Hours/Travel Requirements

• This position is typically a full-time 12-month administrative appointment.
  
  
• Standard office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
  
  
• Frequent irregular hours including weekends and nights required to support student-facing initiatives and campus events.
  
  
• The Assistant Provost is expected to maintain a visible presence on campus and participate in institutional committees and key academic calendar activities.

About USI

The University of Southern Indiana is a public higher education institution located on a beautiful1400-acre campus in Evansville IN. We offer employees exceptional benefits! Benefits for thisposition include:

• Affordable medical dental vision life and short term and long-term disability insurance plans.
• Retirement plan where the University makes the total contribution equivalent to 11% of annual salary.
• Full tuition fee waiver for employees/75% for spouses and dependent children.
• Vacation and sick time
• Holiday pay
• Free access to Recreation Fitness & Wellness Center.
• Access to on-campus University Health Center and Dental Hygiene Clinic.

For more information about the benefits that USI offers please visit Process

• Cover Letter
• CV

Search Committee Chair:

If you have questions about the open position please contact Dr. Teri Beam search committee chair at

Best Consideration Date:

For best consideration please submit materials by April 26 2026.

Pre-Employment Screening

A background check will be required for employment in this position.

Authorization to Work in the United States

USI will not sponsor an employment-related visa for this position.

Interview Accommodations

Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please contact the Associate Director of Human Resources Constance Hermann at or . Contacting the Associate Director of Human Resources is intended for use in seeking disability-related accommodations only. For general applicant inquiries contact Human Resources at or .

EEO Statement

USI is an Equal Opportunity Employer as to all protected groups including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities