VP for Student Success & Belonging

RPA Inc.

Buffalo (NY)

On-site

USD 165,000 - 215,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Job summary

Buffalo State University seeks an engaging Vice President for Student Affairs to join a new President and Cabinet focused on enrollment, retention, and student success. The VPSA will lead four units: Dean of Students, Student Health and Well-Being, Student Leadership and Engagement, and Intercollegiate Athletics, while building partnerships across divisions.

The role demands a deeply student-centered leader with crisis management expertise, strong team-building, and a data-informed approach to

Qualifications

  • Investment in people with a track record of building teams and accountability.
  • Deeply student-centered leadership with visibility on campus.
  • Residence life and housing leadership experience.
  • Experience co-owning persistence and completion agendas with university partners.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a contemporary student affairs division focused on enrollment, retention, and student success.
  • Build partnerships across divisions and with campus leadership to align student services.
  • Oversee Dean of Students, Student Health/Well‑Being, Student Leadership & Engagement, and Athletics partnerships.
  • Develop an assessment culture to connect programs to persistence outcomes and graduation goals.

Skills

Investment in people
Student-centered leadership
Crisis management
Collaboration
Retention partner
Residence life experience

Education

Master’s degree in higher education
Doctorate preferred

Job description

Buffalo State University seeks an engaging Vice President for Student Affairs to join a new President and Cabinet focused on enrollment, retention, and student success. The VPSA will lead four units: Dean of Students, Student Health and Well-Being, Student Leadership and Engagement, and Intercollegiate Athletics, while building partnerships across divisions.

The role demands a deeply student-centered leader with crisis management expertise, strong team-building, and a data-informed approach to

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