Reporting directly to the Vice President of University Engagement and Student Affairs (VPUESA), the Associate Vice President of University Engagement (AVPUE) serves on the Vice President’s Executive Leadership team. The AVPUE is a direct liaison to faculty, staff, students, community members, and counterparts at other institutions. Further, the AVPUE participates in an executive on-call rotation for emergencies and attends meetings/events representing the VP and special projects.

In accordance with the Leadership Standards at Central Michigan University, the Division of University Engagement and Student Affairs works cooperatively with a diverse array of campus constituencies to nurture a supportive, collaborative environment which centers student and scholarly success while enhancing CMU’s organizational culture. The primary responsibility of the AVPUE is to provide executive leadership to divisional units serving under the umbrella of University Engagement. Units reporting to University Engagement include CMU CARES, Counseling Services, Center for Training and Development, Disability Services, Indigenous Affairs, LGBTQ Services and Gender Equity Programs, and Sexual Aggression Services. This position also works closely with the Institute for Transformative Dialogue, the Veterans Resource Center, employee resource groups, and alumni to support broader community efforts that contribute to the overall success of our students. Additionally, a strong relationship with the Office of Residence Life is pertinent, as a dotted line exists between Residence Life and CMU CARES.

- Bachelor’s degree.
- Seven years of progressively responsible higher education experience.
- Experience with community engagement, partnership development, and event planning.
- Experience with the successful implementation of curriculum development, assessment, and evaluation.
- Experience with effectual training and development.
- Demonstrated experience with cultivating a culture of creativity, care, and concern.
- Demonstrated experience with strategic planning, implementation and proven results in cultivating robust learning environments and opportunities that align with institutional priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage teams in a large, decentralized environment.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage highly effective and engaging verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to bring together students, campus groups, alumni, and community members in a variety of events and activities.
- Strong administrative, time management, and prioritization skills, with the capacity to support multiple priorities with significant attention to detail.
- Ability to utilizes an entrepreneurial approach to building community, advancing divisional efforts, and addressing emergent and longstanding needs, concerns, and opportunities.

About Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is defined by the success of our students and alumni, and by our collective impact with the communities we serve. To achieve our mission, we adhere to the core values of integrity, respect, compassion, inclusiveness, equity, social responsibility, excellence and innovation. While much has changed over the last two centuries, our values today do not stray from those inscribed upon our seal in 1892: Sapientia, Virtus, Amicitia—wisdom, virtue and friendship. The Division of University Engagement and Student Affairs (UESA) is the driving force behind CMU’s commitment to creating a culture of care and concern across campus. The work of our division emerges in the expansion of institutional policy, procedure, practice, and community outreach. UESA serves as an advocate for students and their concerns while simultaneously coordinating student services. UESA promotes a learning environment that fosters intellectual curiosity, professional development, holistic engagement, and community building among students, faculty, and staff. In total, the Division of University Engagement and Student Affairs aims to advance Central Michigan University as a pluralistic educational community that fosters growth and transformation in action and thought.

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