"Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs"

Job Details

This chief student affairs officer reports to the President and is responsible for providing leadership and vision for a comprehensive student experience agenda designed to promote belonging, well-being, and achievement for the multifaceted student body at SUNY Westchester Community College, SUNY's first Hispanic Serving Institution, the most diverse of SUNY's 64 campuses, and an Achieving the Dream college. The incumbent leads, directs, and evaluates teams that research, develop, and execute a range of access, involvement, and success experiences that improve students' connection to the college, to each other, to their academic endeavors, and to their opportunities for development as students across the following three mission-critical areas:

1. Student Success and Completion Initiatives. Cultivates and manages new and continuing grant projects inclusive of the following units: Accessibility Services, Counseling and Academic Advising, Opportunity Programs, Retention Interventions (including early alert, holistic supports, and case management models), Career and Transfer Advising, Program Navigation, and Completion Support.
2. Student Life. Develops and implements programs that engage students in the SUNY WCC community, foster student leadership development, accountability, civic engagement, and a sense of belonging, as well as support student health and well-being inclusive of the following units: Student Involvement, Student Support Services, Mental Health & Counseling Services, Health Services, Veteran & Military Affiliated Student Services, Athletics, and Student Rights and Responsibilities.
3. Enrollment Strategy and Execution. Collaborates across the college to ensure excellent, timely, and approachable student services and interactions; develops, monitors, and acts upon performance indicators of student enrollment, retention, and graduation for continuous improvement inclusive of the following units: Enrollment Planning, Admissions, Financial Aid, and Records (including International Students).

Across the entire Student Affairs division, the incumbent will be responsible for the following:

• Identify technological tools and support for student experiences and assure the development of technical expertise necessary to provide effective and efficient service;
• Develop expected outcomes for all student development programs, evaluate the outcomes, prepare reports, and provide feedback to the college community;
• Assure compliance with relevant services and program reports required by local, state, or federal agencies related to all direct report service units; and
• Collaborate on the development and execution of effective and innovative programs in student development services promoting SUNY WCC as a regional and national leader in delivering an exceptional student experience.

This is a special opportunity for an experienced leader to improve the student experience by focusing on student achievement and satisfaction, establishing repeatable and regularly evaluated processes, and by improving efficiencies across units. The ideal candidate will multi-task in a fast-paced environment working cooperatively and collaboratively with other college and community leaders to improve all student development programs, enrollment strategy, and enhance institutional effectiveness and student outcome measures.