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Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Employer
Buena Vista University
Location
Iowa, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Sep 23, 2021

Job Details



Buena Vista University (BVU) in Storm Lake, Iowa, seeks to hire a Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (Provost) to begin during the summer of 2022. Reporting to the President, the Provost is the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) of the University and is considered the second in command, representing the University at key events and functions and overseeing the operations of the University when the President is unavailable. The Provost is a member of the President’s leadership groups and the Provost oversees the academic deans as well as the academic support services and offices. The Provost ensures the quality of all academic programs, policies and personnel, as well as oversees accreditation and the maintenance of a culture of continuous improvement.

BVU has a total enrollment of 1,959 students and has had increases in enrollment each of the past three years. BVU offers over 40 undergraduate majors which are spread across 24 academic programs and 4 academic schools. BVU has 750 full-time undergraduate students on its traditional residential campus in Storm Lake. Offering adult degree completion programs for over 45 years, BVU also serves a similar number of online students who often enroll at BVU through one of its student support offices located on 14 different community college campuses in Iowa. BVU has 453 graduate students enrolled across 5 masters programs that are delivered primarily online. BVU routinely boasts rates of employment or graduate school admission 6 months after graduation at or above 96%.

BVU has been continuously accredited through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC; previously North Central) since 1952, with its most recent successful reaccreditation visit in March of 2021. BVU is in the HLC open pathway for accreditation and will have its next comprehensive visit during the 2030-31 school year. BVU’s undergraduate and graduate education programs are accredited by the Department of Education, and its undergraduate Social Work program is accredited by the Council for Social Work Education. BVU’s Clinical Mental Health Master’s program is in the final stages of consideration for accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.

BVU is located along the shores of beautiful Storm Lake, a 3,200-acre natural lake in Northwest Iowa. The city of Storm Lake, with a population of ~12,000, is among the most culturally and ethnically diverse communities in the Midwest, with no single racial or ethnic group comprising 40% of the population. BVU is a financially sound institution with a strong endowment and a low debt to equity ratio, and several significant endowments exist to support experiential learning opportunities for students and faculty development.

Since 1891, BVU has lived its mission of preparing students for lifelong success through transformational academic, professional, and co-curricular programs. Our vision is to be a nationally recognized leader in rural higher education known for its remarkable student learning and outcomes. We will be an institutional destination — ambitious in our efforts to distinctively and boldly inspire students to serve, empower, and transform communities through Education for Service. We foster an environment based in success for both our students and our employees, and we strive to build and support a diverse community. BVU firmly stands behind our motto, Education for Service, and was awarded the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification in recognition of its service efforts.

Qualifications : The successful candidate will have a doctoral degree or other relevant terminal degree. They will have previously earned tenure at an institution of higher education and will have at least 3 years of academic administrative experience which may include vice president, dean, department/division chair, or faculty senate chair. Availability to work nights and weekends required.

Application process :

The candidate should complete an electronic application and should include a formal letter of application outlining why they are interested in the position, a curriculum vitae or resume, and a list of 5 references. Review of applications will begin on October 15th and will continue until the position is filled. A background check will be conducted on the final candidate.

Buena Vista University is an EOE/ADA/ Smoke-Free Employer

Company

Buena Vista University

BVU, a private university, is a community of doers, cultivators, and creators who believe in transformative higher education. At BVU, we possess an innate instinct to build. It’s rooted in our identity as Beavers and in our belief that we can and should better the world around us. We are an institution forging new ways of learning and serving. We are committed to empowering our students and know that their work does not just stay in Storm Lake, Iowa. Beavers carry it with them as they build throughout the region and across the globe.  

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