Senior Vice PreSident for AcAdemic AffAirS/PROVOST THE OPPORTUNITY
Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., invites applications and nominations for Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs/ Provost.
Kean, a world-class university with campuses across the state of New Jersey and around the globe, seeks an experienced, strategic and visionary chief academic officer who puts student success first in advancing a comprehensive university.
The next SVPAA/Provost will work closely with President Repollet to expand the University's focus on equity and opportunity for Kean’s diverse student body while charting a course of excellence that leads Kean on a path to become the next great research university in the state.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 2 New Jersey State Teachers College at Newark, circa 1930
Newark Normal School, circa 1860 ABOUT KEAN UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1855, Kean Kean University offers 50 undergraduate programs and more than 70 graduate degree and certificate options, including six doctorates, University was the first public through its five undergraduate colleges, graduate college and the post-secondary institution New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics. Degree programs span a full range of academic subjects within liberal arts, in New Jersey. From its natural sciences, social sciences, health professions, applied sciences, earliest days as a normal visual and performing arts, business, public administration, criminal justice, architecture, design and teacher education. The University is school for teacher training, accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Kean has transformed into a Kean University has over 16,000 students from 26 states and more comprehensive, world-class than 40 countries. Nearly 70 percent of them identify as non-white university with state-of-the- and 46 percent are the first in their families to go to college. As one of the most diverse universities in the nation, Kean is a federally art facilities and a faculty designated Hispanic-Serving Institution and has a long history of recognized for teaching providing an affordable, accessible and exceptional education to its culturally rich student population. distinction, scholarship and service. It is now the fourth Kean has been named the top military friendly university among public schools in the nation for its success in creating sustainable largest public university in and meaningful benefits for its student veterans, according to the New Jersey. Military Friendly Schools survey. U.S. News & World Report also named Kean a top performer for social mobility in the region two years in a row, recognizing the University’s success in helping low- income students graduate.
The University’s nearly 100,000 alumni serve in positions of leadership throughout New Jersey, the United States and the world.
Kean’s main campus is in Union, New Jersey, with additional locations at Kean Ocean in Toms River and the Southern Education Center in Manahawkin, New Jersey; Kean Skylands in Morris County, New Jersey; and Wenzhou-Kean University in Wenzhou, China.
North Avenue Academic Building, completed 2016
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 3 UNIVERSITY MISSION
Kean University is a public cosmopolitan university serving undergraduate and graduate students in the liberal arts, the sciences and the professions. The University dedicates itself to the intellectual, cultural and personal growth of all its members — students, faculty and professional staff. In particular, the University prepares students to think critically, creatively and globally; to adapt to changing social, economic and technological environments; and to serve as active and contributing members of their communities. Kean offers a wide range of demanding programs dedicated to excellence in instruction and academic support services necessary to assure its socially, linguistically and culturally diverse students the means to reach their full potential, including students from academically disadvantaged backgrounds, students with special needs, and adults returning to or entering higher education. Kean is steadfast in its dedication to maintaining a student- centered educational environment in which diversity can flourish and an atmosphere in which mutual respect characterizes relations among the members of a pluralistic community. The University seeks to combine excellence with equity in providing opportunities for all students. Kean is a teaching university, and Kean faculty dedicate themselves to student learning as well as academic rigor. The focus on teaching excellence is supported by a commitment to research, scholarship, creative work and innovative uses of technology. The focus includes the advancement of knowledge in the traditional disciplines and the enhancement of skills in professional areas. Kean is committed to providing global educational opportunities for students and faculty. Kean is an interactive university, and the University serves as a major resource for regional advancement. Kean collaborates with business, labor, government and the arts, as well as educational and community organizations, and provides the region with cultural events and opportunities for continuous learning. Kean is also committed to providing students and faculty educational opportunities in national and international arenas. MAIN CAMPUS
The main campus spans more than 185 acres in Union and 5 Hillside, New Jersey and serves nearly 13,000 undergraduate and THEATRES graduate students. With a N.J. Transit train station right on campus, 7 Kean is fully accessible to students, faculty and staff throughout the GALLERIES New York metropolitan area. Over the past 15 years, the campus has transformed and expanded to become a point of pride for students, faculty, staff and alumni. New academic buildings with state-of-the art laboratories, studios and classroom space have been constructed and opened to support student learning. Those buildings include the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics, which houses the University’s STEM initiatives; the Green Lane Academic Building, which houses the University’s design programs, among others; and the North Avenue Academic Building that houses computer science and technology, physical therapy and other health sciences programs. The University also opened a modern 385-bed residence hall for freshmen in Fall 2018. Cougar Hall offers suites with the latest amenities, including a business center. Additionally, the former Pingry School on campus underwent a stunning redevelopment and renovation project that ultimately provided a home to the University’s graduate college, along with extensive clinical space for its top-ranked graduate programs in occupational therapy, speech therapy, counseling and psychology.
In Fall 2019, the University opened the Liberty Hall Academic Center building on the historic Liberty Hall campus that is now home to the Department of History. The two-story building offers about 40,000 square feet of classroom and gallery space as well as a historic research library. It sits next to the Liberty Hall Museum, which was home to the first governor of New Jersey and was visited by many of our nation’s founding fathers such as George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. The museum is open for public tours and holds exhibitions throughout the year for the Kean community and visitors from across the region.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 5 Cougar Hall opened to The Liberty Hall Academic Center resident students in Fall 2018 opened in Fall 2019
Within the past year, several projects have opened, enhancing the main campus for students, faculty and staff.
Hynes Hall, the new College of Business and Public Management building along Morris Avenue, opened in Fall 2020. It bears the name of Jim Hynes, a 1963 Kean graduate, and his wife Carole, who announced a significant contribution toward the development of the facility in Fall 2018. The 90,000-square-foot structure houses all of Kean’s undergraduate and graduate business and public management programs, as well as a wide variety of state-of-the- Hynes Hall opened in Fall 2020 art resources, including smart classrooms and study lounges; a “Bloomberg room” where students can work on the Bloomberg business intelligence software; a virtual “library in the sky,” and a rooftop deck with a view of New York City.
In recognition of the generous historic gift that Distinguished Professor Emerita Dorothy Grant Hennings, Ed.D. ’H10 recently made to Kean University, the University also opened the George Hennings Research Wing, a modern laboratory space to expand the Science Building. The wing is named in honor of her late husband, who also served as a professor at Kean. The 10,000 square-foot project includes upgrades to the botany and zoology Hennings Research opened in Fall 2020 labs and the new organic chemistry lab.
The Miron Student Center, the heart of campus life, also recently underwent a renovation of 2,800 square feet to modernize the building, establish an international food court and provide additional meeting spaces for students.
The University also opened its own federally certified COVID testing lab in Kean's STEM Building in early 2021. The new lab, along with testing and vaccination sites on campus that are operated in partnership with the County of Union, make Kean a Miron Student Center renovation hub for the pandemic response in northern New Jersey, fulfilling completed in Spring 2020 the University's longstanding commitment to public service.
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Kean University and Ocean County College (OCC) established the innovative Kean Ocean partnership in 2006 to provide public higher education in Ocean County beyond the level of the associate degree. Students with an associate degree can earn a bachelor’s degree at Kean Ocean on the OCC campus, making Kean Ocean the only public institution in burgeoning Monmouth and Ocean counties providing students with the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree close to home. Kean Ocean currently serves more than 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students. The Gateway Building on the Ocean campus, which is shared jointly with OCC, opened in September 2013. This facility has improved the student experience as well as confirmed Kean’s commitment to provide affordable higher education to Ocean County and the surrounding region. Since the Fall 2016 semester, Kean has been offering classes at the Southern Educational Center (Ocean County College’s branch campus) in Manahawkin, New Jersey, to bring the upper division educational opportunity to southeastern Ocean County. Our current offerings there include Community Health Education, Management (General Business) and Psychology. Kean University, Ocean County College and Ain Shams University in Egypt have also partnered together in a three-way triple degree program. Students complete their Associate’s degree with Ocean County College, then complete their third year courses through the home partner institution. Partnership students arrive at Kean University as transfer students in their fourth year, completing Bachelor’s degrees with both Kean University and the home institution. Courses with Ocean County College and Kean University are completed online.
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The University opened Kean Skylands, its latest degree- completion instruction site, in Fall 2019 in a pristine setting in Jefferson, New Jersey. Kean Skylands sits on 40 acres of protected land and is like no other campus in New Jersey. The University renovated a 30,000- square-foot former abbey into a modern building that includes nine classrooms, a gym, 24 residential rooms and flexible space for events. Workers also built an elevated skywalk, a “treehouse,” and a three-level cabin with classrooms and event space to facilitate programming. It is conveniently located near County College of Morris, Sussex County Community College, and Passaic County Community College so students with associate degrees can earn their bachelor’s degrees closer to home. Four programs - Biology, Criminal Justice, Management and Psychology - are currently offered in a hybrid model at Kean Skylands, and additional programs are planned going forward.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 8 KEAN ONLINE
Kean University established Kean Online during the 2015-2016 academic year with offerings of bachelor’s degree completion programs in Management and Criminal Justice as well as a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. With accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education as a distance-learning, degree-granting institution, Kean University currently serves about 700 fully online students in 10 undergraduate programs, six master's programs, five certificate programs and a pre-professional program in speech-language pathology. Kean Online is ranked the #2 Online College in New Jersey by Value Colleges and has three nationally ranked programs.
Kean Online offers the following programs: • B.S. Management - Four Options A recent report by the U.S. • B.S. Accounting Department of Education’s • B.A. Biology National Center for Education • B.A. Criminal Justice Statistics showed that even • B.S. Information Technology • B.A. Psychology while overall postsecondary • R.N. to BSN enrollment dipped • M.A. Educational Administration - Three Options (nationally), the number of • M.S. Computer Information Systems students who took at least • M.A. in Hindi and Urdu Language Pedagogy some of their courses online • Master of Social Work (MSW) continued to grow. • Post Master’s Certification - Four education options • Digital Leadership Certificate (source: nces.ed.gov) • Pre-Professional Program - Speech-Language Pathology Many additional courses have been developed for online and hybrid delivery to support the educational needs of students pursuing their degrees during the pandemic and beyond.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 9 WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY
Kean University is the only public university in the United States to have a full-scale campus in China. Surrounded by breathtaking mountains, Wenzhou-Kean University offers a world-class education in an English-language environment for Chinese, Kean USA and international students. Wenzhou-Kean was borne out of a 2006 “sister city” meeting between President Emeritus Dawood Farahi, Ph.D., and the People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping, who was governor of Zhejiang Province at the time. Together, they developed a plan to create an American-style university in Wenzhou for Chinese and international students seeking a western education, while offering Kean USA students an opportunity to gain a global perspective through study abroad in China at no additional cost. WKU first opened to 205 students in four majors in Fall 2012 and has since expanded to serve more than 2,400 students studying more than a dozen majors in Fall 2020. The 500-acre residential campus has also expanded significantly with the newest building for Architecture and other programs. In the first year, recruitment for Wenzhou-Kean was from Zhejiang Province. In subsequent years, recruitment has expanded to 18 additional provinces of China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. All Chinese nationals are recruited through the Chinese National College Entrance Examination. Wenzhou-Kean admits Tier 1 (the top tier) from this examination. In addition, students are admitted contingently from Tier 2 through an alternate admission process. Graduates receive dual bachelor’s degrees from Kean University and Wenzhou-Kean University in addition to a Chinese graduation certificate from Wenzhou-Kean, thereby achieving compliance with relevant regulations in China. Many graduates are admitted to top graduate schools across the globe, including Brown University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, London School of Economics and Political Science and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. WKU also began offering its own graduate programs in 2020. Each year, hundreds of students from Wenzhou-Kean and Kean USA get the opportunity to study abroad in the U.S. or China, creating a truly global exchange like no other. KEAN UNIVERSITY | 10 ACADEMIC LIFE
Kean University’s five undergraduate colleges, graduate college and the Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics deliver a world-class education. The University’s three largest undergraduate programs are Accounting/Finance, Psychology, and Management/Marketing. The three largest graduate programs are Counselor Education, Psychology and Special Education/Literacy. Nearly 500 faculty members, many of them nationally recognized experts in their fields, teach and conduct research with students. Faculty honors include selection into the American Association for the Advancement of Science, admission into the Fulbright Scholar Program and receipt of National Endowment for the Humanities and National Science Foundation grants among many others. Many faculty members are published authors with books and papers translated for audiences around the world.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) offers programs to develop students’ analytical and intellectual capabilities through study in the fields of Communication, English, History, Political Science, Sociology and Psychology. The College’s School of Fine and Performing Arts, with its Theatre Conservatory and Fine Arts Conservatory, features performance-based programs and world- class learning opportunities with professional actors, musicians and artists. CLA also is home to the School of Communication, Media and Journalism; the School of English Studies; the School of General Studies; the School of Psychology; and the School of Social Sciences, as well as the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.
Michael “Meteor Mike” Rizzo, ’14, ’16 M.A., received a New York Emmy for his work as a weather anchor at News 12. He credits part of his success to his early work on Kean TV and the faculty of the School of Communication, Media and Journalism.
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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT The College of Business and Public Management (CBPM) prepares students for a globalized and rapidly changing economy, in business, government and law enforcement. CBPM offers an immersive experience of internships, mentors and classroom collaboration with local companies, nonprofits and governmental agencies. It houses the Global Business School; the School of Accounting and Finance; the School of Criminal Justice and Public Administration; the School of Management and Marketing; and the Small Business Development Center. Kean’s Global Business School has an advisory board comprised of executives and business professionals from various fields. THE DOROTHY AND GEORGE HENNINGS COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY The Dorothy and George Hennings College of Science, Mathematics and Technology (CSMT) prepares students for distinguished careers in the sciences, technology and health professions, with an outstanding education that values critical thinking to adapt to changing social, economic and technological conditions. Collaboration with major corporations in the healthcare and technology sectors is an integral part of the College’s mission. The School of Computer Science has been recognized for its efforts to bring diversity to the field of computer science. CSMT includes the School of Computer Science; the School of Environmental and Kean has one of the highest percentages of female and Sustainability Sciences; the School of Mathematical Sciences; and minority students in computer science and information technology in the nation. the School of Natural Sciences.
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MICHAEL GRAVES COLLEGE Michael Graves College (MGC), named after the world-renowned architect and designer who was a guiding force in the development of the College and its School of Public Architecture, takes quality design and architecture to a wider public audience. It is setting a new standard in design and architecture education with its innovative programs and state-of-the-art facilities in Kean’s Green Lane Academic Building. A key part of the architecture program is the third-year Study in Rome semester. The program also strives to increase diversity in the field of architecture. The College’s obertR Busch School of Design’s annual Thinking Creatively conference brings together designers at all levels of the profession from throughout the New York metropolitan area. The School's students are selected for elite internship and mentoring programs nationwide. Its graduates are leading and working in creative Kean architecture students study in Rome for a semester departments at advertising and marketing firms throughout the at the same cost as a semester on campus. world.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The College of Education has a rich legacy in New Jersey, including the distinction of having educated many of the state’s first professionally trained teachers. A leader in teacher education, Kean University is recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as one of the largest producers of teachers in the state. The College has produced three recent New Jersey Teachers of the Year and a national Milken Educator Award winner. The College of Education has national accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). It is the home of the School of Curriculum and Teaching; the School of Health and Human Performance; and the School of Special Education and Lauren Marrocco ’03, ’09, State Teacher of the Year, Literacy. represented New Jersey at the White House in 2014.
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THE NEW JERSEY CENTER FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS Kean’s New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics (NJCSTM) educates a new generation of innovators for careers as professional scientists, physicians and educators. NJCSTM combines science and research in its honors curriculum and is transforming science and mathematics higher education through its Research First Initiative, in which students join faculty-sponsored research teams and learn through actual laboratory experience, starting in freshman year. Offering bachelor and master’s degrees, NJCSTM’s programs include biomedicine, biotechnology, molecular biology, computational mathematics, and math and science education. It is also home to the Institute for Life Kean’s STEM Building also shares space with Science Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit life science business professional biotech companies, giving students practical, professional internship opportunities right on campus. incubator based at Kean.
NATHAN WEISS GRADUATE COLLEGE The Nathan Weiss Graduate College (NWGC) features graduate programs in education, liberal arts, fine arts, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech pathology, counseling and psychology. The college offers six doctoral degree programs — in counseling and supervision; educational leadership; occupational therapy, physical therapy; school and clinical psychology; and speech-language pathology — and more than 70 graduate study options. The Michael Graves College Master of Architecture program, the University’s newest master’s degree offering, launched in Fall 2019. Graduates from Kean’s Psy.D. program, one of six doctoral programs at the Nathan Weiss Graduate College.
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RESEARCH Kean is on a path to become the next great research university in the State of New Jersey. Last year, the University created a Vice President of Research and Faculty position to focus more on pursuing research opportunities for the entire University community. The University is actively pursuing R2 status as a research university via the Carnegie Classification system. The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs seeks external funding to support and enhance faculty and student research, curricular development, innovation and community outreach programming. During the last academic year, the University had $2.1 million in research and development expenditures. Nearly $1.6 million of that was financed by the federal government. Kean University’s Annual Research Days gives students The University established Research Days to showcase research at and faculty an opportunity to showcase their research. Kean. The event has grown tenfold as 1,700 students took part in the 12th annual Kean USA Research Days in 2020. The impact of Research Days extends beyond the event itself. Students who participate have a five-year graduation rate of 92 percent.
SUPPORT SERVICES Kean supports a student-centered approach to learning. New undergraduates, including first-year freshmen and transfer students, take a Transition to Kean course so they are fully aware of the support services available to students throughout their time at the University. The University’s new Division for Student Success and Retention offers a variety of programs, including supplemental instruction, to help students who are struggling. The Nancy Thompson Learning Commons also provides tutoring and writing center support. The newly expanded Office of Career Services works closely with academic departments to assist students in finding meaningful internships and jobs. Effective Fall 2019, each undergraduate The Lane Center for Academic Success is a one-stop location for student support, and houses Veteran Services, program now offers a credit-bearing internship so students can earn Career Services, Advisement, Tutoring, Student Financial academic credit while gaining valuable professional experience. Services and more.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 15 CAMPUS LIFE
Kean’s vibrant residential SERVICE Kean is proud of its history of service to the community. The campus offers students and University established the Center for Leadership and Service (CLS) others a rich, culturally diverse in May 2009. The Center functions as a comprehensive connection point for student leadership and service opportunities, thus environment in which to learn empowering students to create change and have a positive impact and grow. More than 1,800 on campus and in the community. CLS oversees and coordinates a number of service projects students, including many from throughout the year, including the 9/11 and MLK National Days of China and other states, live on Service, National Volunteer Week, regular blood drives, environmental cleanups, and multiple charitable fundraising and campus in residence halls that collection efforts. Beginning in 2012, Kean partnered with JumpStart, an have been ranked among the AmeriCorps program, to place Kean students in Elizabeth, New best in the state. Residents and Jersey classrooms to support early education and literacy programs. The University has since been recognized as an AmeriSchools by commuters alike take part in the AmeriCorps program for the number of hours Kean students 170-plus student groups and commit to the program. Kean students address other local concerns by working regularly with the Elizabeth Coalition to House the organizations, ranging from Homeless, Habitat for Humanity and the Community Food Bank of Greek Life to volunteer groups. New Jersey. During the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of students volunteered at county-run emergency food distribution events. In total, Kean students provide more than 60,000 hours of volunteer service to the community each year through organized Kean student volunteers work with programs, group activities and individual student efforts. The Habitat for Humanity building University has received national and regional recognition for homes for those in need. students’ contributions.
CULTURAL PROGRAMMING Kean University is a cultural hub for the region. The University’s arts programming celebrated two milestones in 2019 as Kean Stage entered its 10th anniversary season and Premiere Stages marked its 15th anniversary. Kean Stage brings world-renowned performers from Broadway, professional theatre, dance and music to Kean venues, including the KEAN UNIVERSITY | 16 CAMPUS LIFE
Eugene and Shelley Enlow Recital Hall on Kean's East Campus, a state-of-the-art, 332-seat venue with unsurpassed acoustics. Reflecting the diversity of the arts as well as Kean's campus and community, Kean Stage’s performers have included Patti LuPone, Billy Porter and Kelli O’Hara from Broadway; the China Traditional Orchestra Anhui; Lady Smith Black Mambazo; John Legend; and the Vienna Boys Choir. Premiere Stages, Kean’s award-winning professional theatre company in residence, produces thought- provoking, topical plays while educating and offering professional opportunities to Kean students. Kean is also home to seven galleries that are carefully curated to integrate the visual arts with academic programs throughout the Broadway legend Patti LuPone invited Kean theatre University. One of those galleries is located in the Human Rights students on stage when she performed at Kean’s Enlow Institute, which holds an annual conference for regional school Recital Hall. teachers and high school students and offers a broad range of programs to raise awareness of human rights violations worldwide and inspire action among students, teachers and the general public.
ATHLETICS Kean offers 14 NCAA Division III men’s and women’s team sports that draw athletes from across the nation. Our coaches focus on their players’ personal development, both on the field and in the classroom. Each team has its own certified athletic trainer who helps to maximize performance and provides the expert care needed to recover from injury. The Cougars are a charter member of the New Jersey Athletic Conference - one of the most competitive Division III conferences in the nation. Kean has won two national championships, one in Men’s Soccer and one in Baseball, along with many other conference and regional titles. The University offers intramural sports, three exercise facilities, fitness classes, yoga and other activities to help students stay healthy and fit as they earn their degrees.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 17 UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to the Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994, the Board of Trustees is responsible for the employment of the The Kean University Board University president and has general supervision and oversight of the University, including the ability to set tuition and fees, control of Trustees is the governing expenditures and grant degrees. body of the University. It UNIVERSITY FINANCES consists of 15 members The University maintains a strong financial picture due to prudent fiscal planning that minimized the impact of COVID-19, which was appointed to six-year terms significant for many peer institutions. According to Moody’s, by the Governor of New “Kean’s strong financial management has translated into continued positive operating margins and growth in flexible reserves.” The Jersey, as well as a student estimated Fiscal Year 2021 budget of $208.3 million includes $33 million of state appropriations. The budget relies primarily on trustee representative elected tuition and fees as income sources for the University. by the student body. Kean remains the most affordable comprehensive university in New Jersey. In-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $12,445 during the 2020-2021 academic year. Out-of-state tuition is $19,621. Room and board costs another $14,802. Eight in 10 Kean students receive some form of financial aid.
KEAN FOUNDATION, INC. The Kean University Foundation is the University's primary fundraising and gift-receiving organization. It was founded in 1984 as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that advances the mission of Kean University by pursuing and securing private support to benefit Kean’s students, faculty, programs and/or facilities. Over the past decade, the Foundation has raised, on average, $3.7 million per year. Last year, the Foundation, which is under the leadership of a new CEO, raised nearly $5 million and awarded more than $900,000 in scholarship support, the most in its history. The Foundation manages a $75 million endowment.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 18 UNION, NEW JERSEY
Money.com named Union, New Jersey, one of the best places to live in America for its abundance of cultural offerings, low crime rate, diverse population and proximity to New York City. Just 16 miles from the city and a few miles from Newark Airport, Union offers the accessibility of a big city and the quiet peacefulness of a small town. It is home to about 56,000 people from a variety of backgrounds.
Pictured above (top to bottom): Union Station is only one stop from Newark Penn Station, and is right on Kean’s main campus. Union Center is lively with a historic town hall, shops and restaurants.
Pictured right: Vermella Union, a combination of luxury apartments and retail space, recently opened directly across from Kean’s main campus on Morris Avenue.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 19 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Reporting to the President, the Senior Vice President for With inspirational Academic Affairs/Provost serves as the chief academic officer for the University and a key member of the President’s executive leadership, entrepreneurial management team. The SVPAA/Provost is responsible for ensuring University academic programs and faculty are student- spirit, and deep enthusiasm centered and of the highest quality. Partnering with the President, faculty, academic deans and executive management for promoting the institution team, the SVPAA/Provost fosters growth in student populations and its values amidst a and academic offerings to meet the current and emerging civic and economic needs of the region. The SVPAA/Provost culture of innovation, the administers and strengthens the University’s degree and curricular programs and is responsible for working closely with next SVPAA/Provost of Kean faculty to determine their needs, overseeing reappointments, University will have the projecting long-range curricular plans, preparing and controlling academic budgets, assisting in securing grants and managing opportunity to partner with educational technologies. Additionally, the SVPAA/Provost oversees the following direct reports: the president in leading a •Deans of Kean's six colleges and the New Jersey Center for Science, Technology and Mathematics new strategic plan that •Academic leaders at Kean's other locations and staff shapes the vision and future within the Office of Accreditation and Assessment
of Kean University in the Furthermore, the SVPAA/Provost serves in the President's Cabinet and is an ex officio member of all College standing coming decades. committees. The SVPAA/Provost serves as Cabinet liaison to the Academic Policy and Programs Committee of the Board of Trustees.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 20 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
President Repollet is Under the new and dynamic leadership of President Repollet, the University is in the midst of an exciting period of positive change and committed to advancing momentum. The SVPAA/Provost will help to foster that change and equity at Kean and has effectively contribute to management and leadership of the University’s forward momentum through addressing the following created the Office of priorities:
Diversity, Equity and Strengthen the University’s high standard of academic Inclusion to enhance efforts excellence: The SVPAA/Provost must guide and support Kean’s faculty in leveraging their collective strengths to evolve and develop a in hiring, programming and dynamic curriculum that embraces the high academic standards at the academics. A central University, while considering student interests and workplace needs. component is the Equity in Champion a culture of cross-institutional collaboration: Modeling a collaborative, engaging leadership style that emphasizes frequent Action Presidential and transparent communication, the SVPAA/Provost will empower deans to work together in leading the University forward. The next Postdoctoral Fellowship SVPAA/Provost will also maintain and enhance a strong partnership program, which seeks a with the Office of Student Affairs, ensuring a seamless learning experience for students as they move in and out of the classroom. diverse group of candidates Support and assist in creating an increasingly diverse and to teach, research and inclusive environment: A campus culture that embraces individuals of collaborate with faculty and all backgrounds lends itself to the type of community that Kean strives to be. In addition to supporting initiatives already in place, the next students at Kean. SVPAA/Provost will have the opportunity to build upon this groundwork. The SVPAA/Provost will continue to invest in the recruitment of accomplished faculty and staff who will diversify these constituencies while creating an environment that will be more supportive of professional growth and retention. The SVPAA/Provost will play a pivotal role in demonstrating the importance of the University’s efforts in this area to the Kean community and upholding a welcoming environment campuswide.
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In addition to strategic Advocate for faculty professional development and recognize faculty contributions: In addition to acting as a liaison between planning, the next SVPAA/ the faculty and the administration, the SVPAA/Provost should have Provost will support efforts a deep understanding of differing needs across faculty, including pre-tenure, post-tenure and non-tenure-track faculty. The SVPAA/ and preparation around the Provost will find creative ways to support faculty, including but not next Middle States limited to mentorship and professional development, and will recognize faculty for contributions to the University in the Commission on Higher classroom, through service and via research and scholarship.
Education (MSCHE) self- Enhance and champion Kean’s research orientation in study evaluation in 2021- an effort to achieve Carnegie classification of R2 Doctoral Universities – High Research Activity in three to five years: The 2022, as well as the ongoing SVPAA/Provost will work closely with faculty and senior leadership to lead the charge of moving from a Master’s level designation to a work of maintaining the R2 classification within the Carnegie classification system. The accreditation of more than SVPAA/Provost will ensure that the financial and institutional support exists to allow faculty to advance in their research and 30 accredited programs. scholarship in ways that reflect a deep commitment to the ideals of a major research institution.
Foster the University’s presence and positive impact within the surrounding geographical community and develop vibrant partnerships with area businesses and organizations. Numerous opportunities exist for the SVPAA/Provost to build reciprocal partnerships with industries, businesses, and communities in New York City and Northern New Jersey. In collaboration with partners across the University, the SVPAA/Provost will develop partnerships that enhance the quality of education and service that Kean provides to its students and other constituencies. The SVPAA/ Provost can help to expand the University’s global footprint by being an actively engaged and visible presence on all of Kean’s campuses, including Kean’s campus in China. Furthermore, the SVPAA/Provost will work to enhance opportunities for study abroad programs and for attracting international students and faculty.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 22 QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will Ideal candidates will possess many of the following experiences and characteristics: be a curious, creative and • Partner effectively with the president and University leadership in collaborative academic leader delivering the academic mission and strategic plans; with deep experience in the • Demonstrate success in growing and leading academic programs and classroom, a record of curricular development and assessment; • Possess hands-on experience in overseeing, promoting, and assessing extensive managerial oversight faculty teaching, research, advising, and service; and a scholarly portfolio that • Exhibit a strong commitment to student success and closing equity earned tenure and associate gaps, not only inside the classroom, but also through activities such as experiential learning and career exploration; professor rank. • Be skilled and committed to hiring, promoting, and retaining a talented and diverse faculty and staff; • Excellent project and resource management skills conducive to managing a large and complex portfolio; • Strong desire to work collaboratively with the full campus community, reducing silos and encouraging connections between academic and student affairs with the ultimate goal of fostering a student-focused culture across the University; • Familiarity with collecting and reviewing data and using data analysis to inform decision-making; • Possess knowledge of trends and best practices in public higher education, including faculty roles in promoting student success. • Be capable of clearly and persuasively communicating Kean’s identity and mission to faculty, staff, students and external constituencies; • Value shared governance and demonstrate a natural ability and desire to build trusting relationships with faculty and to facilitate shared governance; • Have the energy, enthusiasm, and ability to engage and inspire the academic community and to spark and nurture innovative thinking;
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 23 QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will be a • Bring a global perspective with expertise or a demonstrated interest in international education, programs and partnerships; visionary leader and a savvy • Demonstrate mediation skills and success in effectively working academic innovator with within unionized environments, fostering productive and healthy strong interpersonal skills, a relationships between union members and University leadership; • Support and promote the appropriate role of technology and digital deep understanding of and scholarship in the service of innovation and excellence in teaching commitment to the mission and and research; values of Kean University, and • Have knowledge of and experience with strategic resource planning and allocation, including budgets; a thorough understanding and • Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit and eagerness to take hold of appreciation of the University’s opportunities; and student-centered culture. • A commitment to a culture of frequent, transparent and honest communication as well as an inclusive, collaborative and positive approach to decision-making. The ideal candidate will be an experienced leader with a diverse and long-standing track record of proven success within a contemporary academic environment.
KEAN UNIVERSITY | 24 NOMINATION AND APPLICATION PROCESS
For best consideration, please send all nominations, expressions of interest, and applications electronically and in confidence to:
Ruth Shoemaker Wood, Partner, Storbeck Search Vicki Henderson, Senior Associate, Storbeck Search [email protected]
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