Job Scope
The Vice President of Academics and Student Services (VPASS) serves as a senior, visionary academic and student services leader of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College and is committed to the community college mission and to its students. As the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) and the Chief Student Services Officer (CSSO), the VPASS provides leadership over a talented team of administrators who oversee the for-credit and non-credit academic departments (workforce development and the Police Academy), marketing, Student Success Center, admissions/registration, student recruiting, student activities, athletics, and the operation of the branch campuses. The VPASS is an excellent communicator and is a collaborative and supportive senior leader.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Serves on President’s Cabinet as a visionary, collaborative, supportive senior College leader.
- Leads and supports the faculty and staff of Academic Affairs and Student Services.
- Leads, mentors, supports and evaluates direct reports. Delegates appropriately.
- Understands and ensures compliance with the two collective bargaining agreements of the College.
- Ensures compliance with College, state, federal and accreditation requirements and standards.
- Collaboratively develops and oversees the budgets of Academic Affairs and Student Services.
- Facilitates and oversees the expenditure of relevant grant monies including monies of the Perkin’s Grant. Ensure effective grant compliance and utilization of grant resources to support College needs.
- Creates an atmosphere of quality and innovation; manages projects effectively and efficiently.
- Participates in the College’s shared governance processes and presents to the Board of Trustees on academic or student services issues. Serves as a resource for faculty and staff on College policy matters.
- Provides regular, detailed communication to supervised areas by holding scheduled meetings and supplying written updates.
- Oversees the operation of all College educational centers to ensure proper availability of student services, staffing, and academic and student programs.
- Participates in and supports strategic planning.
- Collaboratively develops and follows a Strategic Enrollment Management Plan to better retain current students and attract new students and an Academic Plan to create a contemporary, high-quality academic portfolio that can be efficiently delivered to students.
- Collaboratively creates a class schedule that best serves students and is supported by the College’s budget.
- Maintains current and develops new academic partnerships with other educational institutions (i.e., high schools and post-secondary) and business/industry.
- Responds to student and instructor academic concerns. Administers the College's student judicial process.
- Plans and provides opportunities for professional development for faculty and academic/student services staff.
- Collaborates with the Information Technology Department to provide faculty and staff with appropriate and contemporary technologies that advance the mission of the College.
- Serves as the College’s academic and student services representative at the state level (PACCC).
- Performs other duties as assigned by the President.
Direct Reports to the Vice President of Academics and Student Services
- Dean of Faculty
- Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
- Executive Director of Marketing and Communications
- Dean of Enrollment and Registrar
- Director of Recruiting and Admissions
- Assistant to the VP of Academic Affairs
- Assistant to the Student Services Department
- May include others depending on final organizational structure