VICE p~ES HDENT OF INCLU$10N & INSTIT~ONAL EQUllT1 LEADERSHIP PR ~ f lLE ~ SEPTEMBER 2021 TOWSON UNIVERSITY FALL 2020 TERM THE OPPORTUNITY ENROLLMENT RACE I ETHNICITY- Towson University (TU) is pleased to accept TU is Maryland's university of opportunities applications for the Vice President of the Office and known as a leader for the public good. of Inclusion and Institutional Equity (OIIE). OIIE With more than 150 years of experience affirms and supports TU's commitment to pushing possibilities, TU was ranked by US. diversity and inclusion. The office fosters a News & World Report in the top 100 for public university climate that is grounded in respect, national universities. Located on a 330-acre civility and inclusion, and enriches the campus in Towson, Maryland, just 10 miles educational experience of students, supports from Baltimore's Inner Harbor and a short positive workplace environments, promotes drive or train ride to Washington, D.C., excellence, and cultivates the intellectual and Philadelphia or New York City, TU offers • White 11,197 personal growth of the entire university unmatched opportunities to engage with the • Black Of African Ame ri can 5,311 community. OIIE works to support the state and federal government, elected officials, • Hispanic or Latinx 1, 829 university's ongoing commitment to a learning worldwide embassies, think tanks, the national Asian 1,366 and working environment free from sexual media and other influencers of public policy in misconduct, discrimination, harassment, hate, addition to endless cultural, recreational and • Multi~Race 1.148 and bias. entertainment attractions. • Unknown 628 • FOfeign/Nonres ident Alie11 399 The Vice President of Inclusion & Institutional Equity leads university-wide efforts to advance • American Indian/Alaska Native 24 inclusion and institutional equity at TU. o Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 15 Reporting directly to the President the VP will TOTAL 21.917 serve as a member of the President's Cabinet and work closely with the Provost, Deans, Divisional Vice Presidents, and the campus ~ community to provide strategic direction and Un dergraduate 7,584 11 ,1 46 vision for diversity, equity and inclusion Graduate 800 2,387 initiatives across the campus and in the TOTAL 8,384 13,533 community. II PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES OIIE STRATEGIC GOALS STRATEGIC AND VISIONARY BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT ■ Provide leadership and direction for the Office of ■ Ensure the effective and efficient operations of the Promote an appreciation Inclusion and Institutional Equity, including Title IX, division by coordinating divisional plans, goals and for and advancement of Diversity, the Center for Student Diversity and the objectives equity, diversity, and Office of Accessibility and Disability Services ■ Build and manage budget, resources, and risk inclusion at TU ■ Ensure the vision of the Office of Inclusion and management plans Institutional Equity is aligned with the University's Enhance the recruitment Strategic Plan; specifically ensuring that the strategic RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT and retention of students vision for diversity and inclusion is monitored , from underserved and managed and updated to support the needs of the ■ Create an inclusive campus by developing underrepresented campus community relationships, identifying key partnerships and alliances, and ensuring strategies for implementing population ■ Promote a campus culture that supports, educates and best practices fosters an inclusive and welcoming environment for Close the achievement our diverse faculty, staff and students ■ Advocate for the recruitment and retention of faculty, gap for first-generation, staff and students from underserved and ■ Implement strategies for building an inclusive campus low income, and underrepresented populations that offers professional development and training on underrepresented student current issues impacting diverse populations; including ■ Create a culture of collaboration to support and develop groups conducting ongoing assessments and establishing diversity and inclusion accountability of the diversity and inclusion goals on Enhance the recruitment our campus COMPLIANCE and retention of faculty ■ Lead the university's effort to commit to a learning and and staff members from working environment free from sexual misconduct, ■ Responsible for providing strategic leadership, under-served and discrimination, harassment, hate, and bias. Foster a compliance, and review of University procedures of relevant federal, state and local regulations and underrepresented university climate that is grounded in respect, civility, populations and inclusion, enriches the educational experience of guidelines, including Title IX, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Sexual Misconduct and ADA 504. students, supports positive workplace environments, Supponrespecifuland promotes excellence, and cultivates the intellectual and ■ Oversight over investigations of complaints against beneficial community personal growth of the entire university community faculty, staff and students with regular coordination collaboration with the General Counsel, Provost, and Chief Human Resources Officer. II TU OIIE @ A GLANCE CENTER FOR STUDENT DIVERSITY Provides academic, social, and transition support for underserved students and promotes exchanges and dialogue between individuals of diverse backgrounds and identities. ACCESSIBILITY & DISABILITY SERVICES Collaborates with students, faculty, and staff to ensure equal opportunity and create an accessible educational experience for students with disabilities. DIVERSITY & INCLUSION INITIATIVES Enriches the educational experience of students, supports positive workplace environments, promotes PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS excellence, and cultivates the intellectual and personal growth of the entire university The ideal candidate will be a passionate, violence, sexual harassment, and/or gender community. accomplished and committed leader who can discrimination continue and advance TU's commitment to ■ Strong leadership skills and able to work HATE CRIMES & BIAS diversity, equity and inclusion. independently and as a member of a larger team INCIDENTS OTHER QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: Ability to build and develop relationships with TU is dedicated to creating a ■ diverse space where all feel faculty, staff and students ■ A minimum of 5 years of progressively welcomed and to strengthening responsible, substantial and successful ■ Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively our efforts to fight hate and experience in the work of diversity, equity and with a commitment to providing support, advice bigotry. We continue to develop inclusion including but not limited to strategic and consultation across the campus to enhance our response and prevention planning, fiscal management, and personnel diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to best meet the needs management of our diverse community. ■ Proven problem and conflict resolution skills and ■ Demonstrated record of success leading the ability to mediate controversy and build DISCRIMINATION & organizational initiatives, building programs and consensus to reconcile competing interests TITLE IX promoting DEi; Higher Education environment Strong and effective presentation and training TU endeavors to foster a climate preferred ■ free from sexual misconduct skills with the ability to develop, prepare and through training, education, Demonstrated knowledge of diversity and ■ deliver content in the areas of inclusion, social prevention programs, and inclusion issues and associated trends in higher justice, diversity, access and equity through policies and procedures education or a comparable complex organization that encourage prompt ■ Experience as a creative organizational change ■ Advanced graduate or professional degree from agent for equity, diversity and inclusion reporting, prohibit retaliation, an accredited college or university; Ph.D. or and promote timely, fair and Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise terminal degree preferred ■ impartial investigation and discretion resolution of sexual misconduct Strong knowledge of and proven work ■ Ability to inspire confidence, maintain credibility cases in a manner that experience in Title IX, Title VII and ADA and ■ eliminates the sexual and positively represent OIIE and senior solid understanding of local, state, and federal misconduct, prevents its leadership non-discrimination laws. recurrence, and addresses Ability to assess and negotiate complex, Professional experience working with ■ its effects. ■ emotionally charged situations and material individuals affected by sexual assault, domestic II TOWSON UNIVERSITY: AN OVERVIEW Towson University is recognized as one of RESOURCES America's top regional public universities. The university is currently honored as a leading TU's FY 2021 unrestricted operating regional university by both Princeton Review expenditure estimate is $459.2 million. The and U.S. News and World Report and is one of university employs over 3,000 faculty and staff. only a handful of institutions where graduation For the 2021 academic year, in-state tuition is and retention rates are the same for all $7,100 for the academic year, and out of state students, a result of a deeply inclusive culture tuition is $22,152. with a focus on equity among all students, faculty and staff. RANKINGS & ACCOLADES ACADEMICS Washington Monthly ranked TU No. 30 among With an academic mission to foster intellectual national public universities