Job Summary

Responsible for overseeing the Student Support and Education portfolio, including program design and oversight for areas that support students' mental health and wellbeing, including Counseling and Psychological Services, the Center for Addiction, Recovery, Prevention & Education - Health Promotion and Wellness and Student Disability Services. The Associate Vice President (AVP) for Student Affairs is a key leader within the Division, providing strategic direction and oversight for a comprehensive portfolio. The AVP ensures programs, initiatives, and events are intentionally designed and responsive to student needs, while leading and managing staff who develop initiatives that foster student success.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides leadership for the Division of Student Affairs' student support departments and proactively educate the campus community on health-related topics.
2. Serves as the Institutional Research data governance representative for student support areas by coordinating sensitive health related data with the Office of Data Strategy to ensure appropriate data stewardship, regulatory compliance, and preparedness for reporting and institutional research needs
3. Serves as the institutional point of contact for the USG Mental Health Initiative by leading a campus-wide well-being coalition aligned with JED Campus recommendations and the initiative to set annual priorities, monitor population-level indicators, identify emerging concerns, and use ongoing assessments to guide continuous improvement in policy, programming, and campus communications
4. Advances prevention education and population level health literacy initiatives (e.g., mental health training, peer education, financial wellbeing, and digital mental health supports) in partnership with the USG Mental Health Initiative and local community providers
5. Evaluates utilization and impact by assessing population level engagement with wellbeing initiatives and applying findings to strengthen protective factors and guide continuous improvement, consistent with JED Campus principles
6. Provide leadership for behavioral health and public health related crises by supporting coordinated response efforts, risk management, and post incident review processes to inform institutional learning and continuous improvement
7. Ensures compliance with local, state, and/or federal agencies as related to the programs and services within the offices
8. Leads strategic initiatives that advance division priorities as outlined by the Vice President