Associate Vice Provost and Director of the Center for Civic Excellence

Associate Vice Provost & Director of the Center for Civic Excellence

The Associate Vice Provost & Director of the Center for Civic Excellence provides institutional leadership of the Center for Civic Excellence at Utah State University (USU) which is the administrative unit responsible for overseeing and assessing general education. This role will report to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and serves as the operational lead for the Center for Civic Excellence, chairing the Center for Civic Excellence Curriculum Committee and overseeing the Associate Directors in carrying out the mission of the center and all of its teaching and professional development responsibilities. The Director will lead through shared governance, engaging departments, faculty and Faculty Senate in shaping priorities, assessing program effectiveness, and planning sustainable implementation with colleges and departments.

Responsibilities include chairing the Center for Civic Excellence Curriculum Committee, ensuring all operations of the Center for Civic Excellence are successfully executed in accordance with the mission, values, and strategic priorities of the Civic Center, working with the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and the Division of Student Success to oversee USU's first-year experience course, hiring and supervising Associate Directors, establishing a culture of excellence and impact across the Center for Civic Excellence, working with the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Office of Data & Analytics to ensure a data informed approach to instruction and curriculum assessment and review, interfacing with the Center for Civic Excellence stakeholders and partners, implementing the Civic Center's budget according to set spending priorities, working with the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education to ensure coordination with colleges, departments, and other internal and external stakeholders, contributing to the production of necessary internal and external reporting on the work of the Center for Civic Excellence, assisting the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education in strategic responsibilities related to the Center for Civic Excellence, fulfilling faculty responsibilities (25% time) consistent with the rank of Associate Professor or full Professor, and other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include a terminal degree in a field within the university's academic mission, 5+ years of experience with teaching and curricular development in general education, demonstrated impactful leadership in general education, student success, teaching and learning, and academic affairs, proven ability to collaborate effectively with a broad range of university stakeholders, and significant experience with general education curriculum, policy, administration, student success, and concurrent enrollment, including demonstrated ability to navigate complex institutional and regulatory requirements. Preferred qualifications include strong project management, team building, and communications skills, commitment to continuous improvement in teaching and student outcomes, and experience with student first year experiences.

Along with the online application, please attach a resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under "Resume/CV" and a cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application. Document size may not exceed 10 MB.

Commensurate with experience plus excellent benefits.