Santa Clara University invites nominations and applications for its Dean of Academic Support Services. The Dean is the director of the University’s Drahmann Advising and Learning Resources Center and is the key leader of the University’s faculty-based advising and academic support systems.
The Dean is responsible for academic monitoring, tutoring and learning assistance programs, development and support of faculty advising, supplemental advising to students in difficulty and returning students, outreach to and academic support for special populations such as students of color and first-generation students, and collaboration with freshman and transfer orientations and the campus Residential Learning Communities. In addition, the position advances advising and learning resources in partnership with deans, faculty, chairs, program directors and academic staff on a campus-wide basis.
The Dean supervises a staff of 14-plus people, including operational support staff, University Advisors, University Faculty Advisors and a Web/Technology Coordinator.
Qualifications include: Master’s Degree required. Ph.D. or other terminal degree in student affairs, higher education administration or an academic discipline preferred. Five-plus years of experience (or the equivalent) in a university setting with some direct advising-related experience are required.
A full description of this position and additional qualifications are available on the University’s Web site at: http://www.scu.edu/hr/careers/staff.cfm?id=3595
Instructions on how to apply for this position also are listed on the Web site.
This position is anticipated to begin July 1, 2013.
Review of electronic submissions from potential candidates will begin on January 7, 2013, and will continue until the position is filled.
Santa Clara University is a leading Jesuit, Catholic institution that has grown in size and stature during the last decade and is increasingly recognized as one of the most dynamic and successful private, nonprofit educational institutions in the West. It is located in Silicon Valley, one of the most innovative and vibrant regions of the country. The University has more than 8,000 students, an annual budget of $378 million and an endowment of approximately $668 million. U.S. News & World Report ranks Santa Clara second among 127 master’s universities located in the West, and Forbes magazine ranks Santa Clara 72nd on its list of America’s Top Colleges. The vision of the University is to educate leaders and citizens of competence, conscience, and compassion.
Santa Clara University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity and inclusion, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability.
Santa Clara University annually collects information about campus crimes and other reportable incidents in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. To view the Santa Clara University report, please go to the Campus Safety Services website at http://www.scu.edu/cs/. To request a paper copy please call Campus Safety at (408) 554-4441. The report includes the type of crime, venue, and number of occurrences.
