Provost and Senior Vice President
9 hours ago
Tampa
Provost and Senior Vice President The Provost and Senior Vice President serves as the University's Chief Academic Officer and a central architect of National Louis University's academic, student success, and institutional strategy. Reporting to the President, the Provost provides visionary, strategic, and operational leadership across the University's academic portfolio, instructional quality, faculty enterprise, and academic operations to ensure alignment with NLU's mission of delivering career-building, life-changing education. The Provost is responsible for advancing high-quality, innovative academic programs and ensuring strong and equitable student outcomes, including enrollment growth, persistence, completion, and post-graduate success. This includes direct oversight of the University's academic portfolio; instructional quality and student learning; faculty governance, hiring, and development; accreditation and compliance; and academic operations, policies, and standards. Academic oversight spans all campus locations, including Chicago, Wheeling, Lisle, and Tampa, as well as all instructional modalities, including close collaboration with the Online Education unit to ensure quality, consistency, and strong outcomes across in-person, hybrid, and online learning environments. As a member of the University's executive leadership team, the Provost must demonstrate the ability to think and operate at an enterprise level. This includes working collaboratively across academic and administrative units to shape and advance institutional priorities, align strategy and resources, and ensure coordinated execution of the University's strategic plan. The Provost will play a critical leadership role in advancing key institutional priorities, including the continued development of a robust College of Healthcare Professions, expansion of STEM programming, growth and scaling of the University's workforce initiative, Accelerate U, and the introduction of new and innovative academic models that challenge traditional higher education conventions. The Provost oversees college deans and a team of vice provosts responsible for the University's academic enterprise, and directly supervises the Vice President of Student Affairs to ensure a cohesive, student-centered experience that includes strong wraparound supports, student engagement, and leadership development opportunities. The Provost also serves as a key external ambassador for the University, representing NLU in academic, professional, and community settings. This includes cultivating strategic partnerships, supporting fundraising and resource development efforts, and elevating the University's reputation through thought leadership and engagement with external stakeholders. The successful candidate will be a collaborative, data-informed, and results-oriented leader who can balance innovation and academic rigor with disciplined execution in a complex and evolving higher education landscape. Essential Responsibilities Strategic Leadership and Institutional Execution • Serve as a primary partner to the President in shaping and executing the University's strategic plan., • Align academic and student success strategies with institutional priorities, including enrollment growth, student outcomes, and financial sustainability., • Translate strategic goals into measurable objectives and ensure accountability across academic and administrative units., • Lead and advance priority institutional initiatives, including the expansion of healthcare and STEM programs, scaling of workforce-aligned education through Accelerate U, and the development of innovative academic models that improve access, affordability, and student outcomes., • Provide strategic leadership for the development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the University's academic portfolio., • Ensure programs are aligned with workforce needs, student demand, and institutional priorities., • Lead new program development, program review, and program optimization efforts., • Identify opportunities for growth, including new modalities, locations, and partnerships., • Ensure high standards of instructional quality, curriculum design, and student learning outcomes across all programs., • Advance innovative, student-centered teaching and learning models, including online and hybrid delivery., • Oversee assessment of student learning outcomes and continuous improvement processes., • Provide leadership for faculty affairs, including recruitment, development, evaluation, and retention., • Foster a culture of shared governance, collaboration, and accountability., • Support faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service., • Provide leadership and oversight to college deans and vice provosts, ensuring alignment, accountability, and high performance across the academic enterprise., • Partner with academic leaders to build strong, high-performing teams across the institution., • Ensure institutional and programmatic compliance with all accreditation, regulatory, and reporting requirements., • Lead accreditation strategy, including reaffirmation and substantive change processes., • Maintain academic integrity and uphold institutional standards across all programs., • Oversee academic operations, including scheduling, faculty workload, and instructional resource planning., • Ensure clear, effective, and consistent academic policies and standards across the University., • Drive operational efficiency and alignment between academic strategy and execution., • Promote a culture of scholarship, innovation, and thought leadership among faculty and academic leaders., • Support research, grant activity, and applied scholarship aligned with the University's mission., • Serve as a visible thought leader, representing the University's academic vision, innovation, and student success outcomes in external forums., • Provide strategic oversight of the University's student affairs function, ensuring alignment between academic and co-curricular experiences., • Ensure a cohesive, student-centered experience that includes advising, wraparound support services, student engagement, and leadership development opportunities., • Partner with enrollment and student affairs leadership to improve student persistence, completion, and overall success., • Serve as a key ambassador for the University, representing NLU at external events, convenings, and professional forums., • Cultivate and sustain partnerships with industry, community organizations, and educational institutions to expand opportunities for students and strengthen institutional impact., • Support institutional advancement efforts, including fundraising, donor engagement, and partnership development aligned with strategic priorities., • Oversee academic budgeting and resource allocation to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and financial sustainability., • Serve as one of the senior leaders responsible for reviewing the institutional budget, hearing budget requests, and providing strategic input to shape budget priorities that support fiscal sustainability, operational efficiency, and long-term growth., • Partner with finance and enrollment leadership to align academic planning with revenue and expense goals., • Ensure responsible stewardship of institutional resources and a strong return on academic investments., • Serve as a member of the President's Cabinet and University Leadership Team and provide leadership across the University., • Advance shared governance through active engagement with faculty and institutional committees., • Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and accountability., • Lead cross-functional initiatives that strengthen institutional effectiveness and organizational alignment., • Serve as the lead administrative liaison to the Board of Trustees' Academic Affairs Committee, working closely with the Committee