Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Reporting to the President, the Provost/EVP serves as the Chief Academic Officer for Marquette and has overall responsibility for the university’s educational and research programs. The Provost/EVP provides leadership and oversight for the academic budget; research; undergraduate and graduate programs; student affairs; teaching; the libraries; faculty; enrollment management; university wellness; and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The Deans of the colleges and schools report to the Provost/EVP, as do the Dean of Libraries, the Assistant Provost for Budget and Division Operations, the Title IX Coordinator and Director of Student Civil Rights Compliance, the Acting Vice President for Belonging and Student Affairs, the Chief Academic Effectiveness Officer, the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Student Success, the Vice Present for Enrollment Management, the newly created Chief Wellness Officer, as well as several other assistant provosts and staff members. The Vice President for Research and Innovation has a dual reporting line to the President and the Provost/EVP.

The Provost/EVP works closely with the SVP/COO on all financial and strategic activities for the University and with the vice presidents, especially in the areas of finance, planning, advancement, mission and ministry, and athletics, and other senior leaders to ensure that the strategic directions and policies of the university are aligned with the academic mission. The Provost/EVP meets regularly with the Academic Deans Council and is co-chair of the University Academic Senate. The Provost/EVP serves on the University Leadership Council and the President’s Cabinet. The Provost/EVP is the primary liaison to the Board’s Committee on Academic Excellence and secondary liaison to the Committee on Student Experience & Mission. As the chief academic officer, the Provost/EVP will be expected to assume the duties and responsibilities of the President if the President is unable to do so.

In concert with university leadership, lead efforts to enhance and implement the strategic plan, including and executing the Securing Our Future initiative.

Inspire student success from enrollment through graduation and beyond.

Grow and strengthen Marquette’s diverse and inclusive community.

Carefully steward and collaborate with stakeholders to increase resources to realize Marquette’s ambitious objectives.

Recruit, develop, and inspire a world-class faculty and staff.

Serve as a strategic, creative, and thoughtful partner on the Executive Leadership Team and with the Academic Senate.

Communicate openly, make decisions with fortitude, and explain those decisions to the Marquette community.

The successful candidate for Provost/EVP will be an experienced and accomplished academic leader with a high level of energy, enthusiasm, political savvy, and the drive necessary to achieve ambitious university-wide goals. The successful candidate will also bring many of the following professional qualifications, skills, experiences, and personal qualities:

• An earned doctorate or equivalent terminal degree and a record of distinguished scholarship and teaching requisite for an appointment as a tenured full professor;
• Demonstrated leadership in positions of increasing responsibility at institutions of higher education;
• The ability to lead in a Catholic and Jesuit higher educational institution and a commitment to promoting the values and goals of Catholic and Jesuit higher education;
• Successful experience in developing and executing academic strategies in a complex and comprehensive university that includes undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, and research across the disciplines;
• Exceptional communication skills; the ability to articulate a compelling message to all audiences; clarity, crispness, and effectiveness in written and oral presentation; and excellent listening skills;
• Competence in financial matters with fiscal skills and acumen necessary to facilitate the allocation of resources effectively and efficiently among competing needs of the institution in ways consistent with the university’s mission;
• Knowledge and experience working effectively with varied student populations including first-generation students, students of color, students from various socio-economic backgrounds, students from diverse cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities, veterans, and students pursuing degrees at various stages in their careers and lives;
• Experience with strategic enrollment management and successful student success initiatives;
• Proven ability to provide visionary strategic leadership, an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit willing to take calculated risks, and a commitment to multidisciplinary education;
• Excellent collaboration and consensus building abilities to bring together a diverse group of constituents;
• Demonstrated decisive management skills exemplified by a record of excellence in delegation, responsibility, and accountability;
• Honesty, integrity, enthusiasm, empathy, resilience, and a strong work ethic.

Complete Opportunity and Challenge Profile can be found here:
Marquette-Provost-Profile-Final.pdf

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Applications (resume and cover letter), inquiries, nominations and referrals should be sent to the Isaacson, Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/marquette-university/provost

Julie Filizetti, Rafa Escobedo, Kati O’Hearn and Gabi Harrington
Isaacson, Miller

It is the policy of Marquette University to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable federal or state-protected classification.

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