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Director of Living Learning Programs

Employer
Virginia Tech
Location
Virginia, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Mar 2, 2021


Job Description

Serving as the inaugural director of a new unit, this leader will be a champion for living-learning programs (LLP) at Virginia Tech. The director will promote, manage and measure the impact of a living-learning program that hosts sixteen living-learning communities and three residential colleges. Reporting to the assistant vice president (AVP) for Student Affairs & Experience VT this position will advance a collaborative and unrelenting commitment to the student experience through Virginia Tech’s nationally recognized living-learning programs. Virginia Tech’s strategic plan, Advancing Beyond Boundaries, aspires for Virginia Tech to be a destination for talented students, faculty and staff. One milestone toward attracting talented students is to offer exceptional living-learning environments for students. Our goal is for 67% of residential students to reside in living-learning programs by 2024. We are currently at 38.9% with four new living-learning communities launching in fall 2021.

The director will be responsible for ensuring living-learning programs effectively bridge academic and student life and are grounded in our collective commitment to student well-being. These programs will be exemplary laboratories for students to learn Virginia Tech’s Aspirations for Student Learning. With a visionary, learning-centered, and integrative mindset, the director will supervises two associate directors, share supervision of four residential student life coordinators, among other staff.

The director will join a talented team of student affairs professionals who are leading Virginia Tech’s Experience VT coordinating unit. The Director must cultivate strong relationships with the live-in residential college faculty principals, living-learning community program directors, residential staff, and students.

Indicators of the position’s success include measurable increases in number of students engaged in LLPs (across all student demographics), evidence of LLPs impact on student’s well-being and success, and evidence of deep engagement with program directors and faculty principals. Additionally, there is a high expectation that the new Office of Living Learning Programs will demonstrate a high level of student engagement in the residence halls including presence at evening and weekend events to support student engagement. The Director must be able to demonstrate longitudinal programmatic success and strong partnerships with academic programs leading living-learning programs.

Required Qualifications

The selected individual must be an educator committed to student success, learning, and inclusion. A doctorate and progressive experience in higher education is required. Experience and understanding of student learning, living-learning programs, and residential college literature is essential. The Director should be a collaborative, student-centered, self-starter with exceptional communication, writing, administrative, and organizational skills. The enthusiastic support of The Division’s Aspirations for Student Learning, the mission of Virginia Tech, including Inclusive VT, Beyond Boundaries, and our land grant spirit are required.

Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities and take initiative in a dynamic, fast paced environment. Ability to work collaboratively with a team of colleagues and serve as a representative of the division. Ability to successfully maintain programmatic excellence and demonstrated success in working across reporting lines to support student success. Experience leading and engaging a team. A criminal background check is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a Student Affairs area, especially at the director level; experience leading living-learning communities and/or residential colleges. Experience in programmatic assessment. Supervision experience.

Appointment Type

Regular

Review Date

4/30/2021

Additional Information

The successful Candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Frances Keene at fbabb@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

Advertised: March 2, 2021
Applications close: July 22, 2021 Eastern Daylight Time

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