2021 PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH Position Prospectus STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE AT ONEONTA

Presidential Search 2021 The State University of New York College at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta), a public, comprehensive higher education institution within the State University of New York (SUNY) system, seeks a passionate, engaging, and student-focused leader as its next President. The College Council and SUNY invite applications from highly collaborative individuals who will build on the accomplishments of the College.

COVID-19 Response SUNY Oneonta’s priority is the health and safety of the campus community, including its students, faculty, and staff. Information regarding SUNY Oneonta’s COVID-19 response can be found at suny.oneonta.edu/covid-19. MISSION, VALUES, VISION

“We nurture a community where students grow intellectually, thrive socially and live purposefully”

Though just 13 words long, SUNY Oneonta’s mission, revised in 2019 to guide development of a vision and strategic goals for the next several years, explains in a nutshell what the College does, day in and day out. The College has built its reputation on a consistent, collective, conspicuous investment in students’ interests, well-being, and success. SUNY Oneonta is known as a caring campus where people are genuinely welcoming and work hard to make everyone feel at home. Three core values support the mission:

• inclusivity – making sure that everyone feels welcome; • service – committing to making a difference in the lives of others; and • sustainability – not only financial and environmental responsibility, but a force that keeps each person moving toward an individual calling, whatever that may be.

Together with the mission, these values now guide the College’s pursuit of a clear vision to become the exemplar residential community, providing relevant educational experiences in and outside of the classroom. HISTORY

The State University of New York College at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta) was founded in 1889 during the normal school movement of the 19th Century, to train teachers in support of the burgeoning public school system. Originally known as the Oneonta Normal School, the institution expanded to incorporate an on-campus school to serve as a training facility for student teachers and became a charter member of the SUNY system in 1948. It was renamed the State University College of Education in 1951, later assuming its contemporary identity as one of the premier institutions of the SUNY system.

The transition to a comprehensive liberal arts model began in earnest in 1963, when the College began accepting transfer students in 13 liberal arts disciplines. Rapid growth in the late 1960s and early 1970s resulted in the division of academics into four major departments, as well as construction of a dozen academic and administrative buildings and eleven dormitories. A field station on Otsego Lake in nearby Cooperstown, NY, was also completed. The new building housed an environmental laboratory facility for the Biology Department and a new Conservation of Historic and Artistic Objects graduate program, the forerunner to today's Cooperstown Graduate Program in history and science museum studies.

Between 1972 and 1980, teacher education enrollments declined dramatically, while liberal arts enrollments increased. The historic Old Main building was torn down in 1977 and, in 1981, two pillars from the building were installed on a hill overlooking the campus as a reminder of the College's history. Today, they are part of a campus tradition for new and graduating students called “Pass Through the Pillars.”

Continued expansion of both the physical plant and academic programs has led to today’s configuration of 29 academic departments housed on a pastoral campus of 250 acres, serving the educational and social needs of approximately 6,200 undergraduate and 500 graduate students. Today, there are 39 buildings on the main campus and six in Cooperstown. THE CAMPUS

Located about halfway between Albany and Binghamton, SUNY Oneonta’s campus is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Oneonta, offering spectacular fall foliage views. Fifteen residence halls are clustered between academic buildings, dining venues and the centrally located James M. Milne Library.

Facilities include well-equipped science laboratories, a digital planetarium, weather observatory, Science Discovery Center and two greenhouses. The Fine Arts Building is home to two art galleries, two theaters and a music wing with several rehearsal spaces, digital recording studios and variable tunable walls. Athletic facilities include a six-lane pool, two gymnasiums, two fitness centers, a 200-meter indoor running track, tennis and racquetball courts, baseball, soccer and softball fields, dance studios and an AstroTurf field surrounded by an eight-lane, 400-meter track. College Camp, located about a mile from campus on 284 acres of former farm and woodland, offers social, recreational, and educational opportunities; it is also home to the College Observatory, including the largest optical telescope in New York State. The College’s Biological Field Station and Cooperstown Graduate Program in history and science museum studies is located in nearby Cooperstown.

The College has invested approximately $300 million in campus facilities since 2002, with comprehensive renovations to residential halls and academic buildings including Human Ecology, the two Science buildings, Fitzelle Hall, and a music wing addition to the Fine Arts building; new buildings including a Welcome Center, housing Admissions, and an Oneonta Auxiliary Services building. A recent renovation to the Hunt College Union building has added an Experiential Learning Center to this central campus hub. A new Emergency Services Building is near completion, and a renovation of Alumni Hall is imminent, which will house the School of Economics and Business and the Division of College Advancement.

The College has an excellent facilities condition index of approximately 6% and a deferred maintenance backlog of under $80 million.

The presidential residence is located in a secluded area of the campus, on nicely landscaped and well-maintained grounds, shaded by mature trees, and boasting ample but subtly integrated areas for multiple vehicles. Recognition SUNY Oneonta consistently gains recognition for delivering educational excellence and value to its students. Among recent accolades include ranked number 21 on the 2021 U.S. News and World Report list of best public institutions in the region and number 119 on Money magazine’s “Best Colleges 2020” list. The College was recently named one of the “Most Affordable Colleges” in the U.S. for 2021 by Intelligent.com. It was named to The Princeton Review “Guide to Green Schools” every year since the Guide’s inception in 2010 and, in 2020, was awarded the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification. Accreditations

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) accredits the College, overall; currently in the beginning stages of the Self-Study Design process, the MSCHE Self-Study Team visit is scheduled to take place in 2023. Discipline-specific accreditations held by SUNY Oneonta include: • AACSB International – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business • AAFCS – American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences • AAQEP – Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation • ACEND – Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics • ACS – American Chemical Society • NASM – National Association of Schools of Music • NAST – National Association of Schools of Theatre • NCFR – National Council on Family Relations INCLUSIVITY, SERVICE, SUSTAINABILITY

Inclusivity. Both the State University of New York and SUNY Oneonta express a strong commitment to full inclusion in every aspect of higher education, as articulated in the vision statement of the College’s Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2020: “Through intentional and sustained efforts, we will expand the recruitment and retention of diverse students, faculty, and staff and work to enhance the quality of academic outcomes for all students. We will promote a shared responsibility across the campus community for upholding the principles of respect and individual worth, overcoming bias and barriers that hinder success, and creating an inclusive climate where all can grow and succeed.” SUNY Oneonta has become an increasingly diverse campus with underrepresented minorities comprising 26.5% of the undergraduate student body and 26.8% of the freshman class; 39.9% of the fall 2020 freshman class are first-generation college students; 62.3% of undergraduate students are female. As a systemwide initiative, PRODiG ("Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth") aims to increase the representation of historically underrepresented faculty at SUNY including underrepresented minority faculty in general and women faculty of all races in STEM fields. For more information visit: https://www.suny.edu/prodig/

Service. As a testimony to the College’s commitment to service, SUNY Oneonta was selected to receive the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification endorsement, one of only 359 institutions so designated. The Carnegie Management Team noted “excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement.” Community service plays a large role in the student experience. Currently 53 courses have the service-learning designation,SERVICEand more than 20% of the student body volunteers through CSRC, performing an average of 50,000 hours of service annually. INCLUSIVITY, SERVICE, SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability. Along with inclusivity and service, sustainability is infused into all aspects of the College – in academics, operations and engagement. In support of this the College designates sustainability-focused and related courses and course sections (currently offered in more than half of the academic departments), hosts an annual workshop to help instructors infuse sustainability into their syllabi, involves students in applied learning opportunities that advance campus sustainability goals, offers other programming and events and, in 2016, began offering a bachelor’s degree in environmental sustainability (unique within the SUNY system). The President’s Advisory Council on Sustainability (PACS), made up of faculty, staff, and students, is an active group that develops, facilitates, and advocates for sustainability-related initiatives throughout the campus community, guided by a Sustainability Master Plan. Per its vision statement, PACS strives to foster global citizens who make decisions that meet the needs of the present while supporting the ability of future generations to thrive. The Office of Sustainability is part of the College’s new Experiential Learning Center located in the Hunt College Union. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

The student-faculty ratio at SUNY Oneonta is 17:1, and 41.6% of the College’s classes have fewer than 20 students. The average class size is 21 students, excluding internships, independent studies, practicums and partial-term courses. The ten most declared majors at SUNY Oneonta, in order, include: psychology, business economics, biology, childhood education, criminal justice, communication studies, music industry, fashion and textiles, English, and sport management. The average freshman-to-sophomore retention rate, an indicator of educational quality, is 83%. Schools & Academic Departments

School of Economics and Business School of Education, Human Ecology, • Economics, Finance and Accounting and Sports Studies • Management, Marketing and • Educational Psychology, Counseling and Information Systems Special Education • Elementary Education and Reading School of Liberal Arts • Human Ecology • Africana and Studies • Secondary Education and Educational • Art Technology • Communication and Media • Sport and Exercise Sciences • English • Foreign Languages and Literatures School of Sciences • History • Anthropology • Music • Biology • Philosophy • Chemistry and Biochemistry • Political Science • Cooperstown Graduate Program • Theatre • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences • Women’s and • Geography and Environmental Sustainability • Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics • Physics and Astronomy • Psychology • UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS & PROGRAMS

Within the broad array of departments, there are 56 undergraduate majors: • Accounting BS • Exercise Science BS • Africana & Studies BA • Fashion and Textiles BS • Anthropology BA • Food Service and Restaurant • Art and Design BFA Administration BS • Biochemistry BS • French BA • Biology BS • Geography BS • Business Economics BS • Geology BS • Chemistry BA, BS • Gerontology Studies BS • Communication Studies BS • History BS • Computer Science BS • Human Development and Family • Criminal Justice BS Studies BS • Dietetics BS • Human Ecology BS • Digital and Studio Art BS • International Studies BA • Earth Science BS • Mathematics BS • Economics BS • Media Studies BS • Education, Adolescence BS • Meteorology BS Majors and/or dual majors: Biology, • Music BA Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Family • Music Industry BA and Consumer Sciences (K-12), French, • Philosophy BA Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, • Physics BS Spanish • Political Science BS • Education, Elementary BS • Psychology BA, BS Majors: Childhood Education (1-6), Early • Sociology BA Childhood/Childhood Education (B-6), • Spanish BA Childhood Education (1-6) joint program • Sport Management BS with Mohawk Valley Community College • Statistics BS • English BA • Theatre BS • Environmental Sustainability BS • Women’s and Gender Studies BS

Pre-professional programs: Cooperative professional programs: • Chiropractic • Business Administration • Dentistry • Engineering • Law • Fashion (1 year Visiting Student • Medicine Program at Fashion Institute of • Occupational Therapy Technology) • Optometry • Occupational Therapy • Pharmacy • Physical Therapy • Physical Therapy • Physician Assistant • Veterinary GRADUATE DEGREES

SUNY Oneonta graduate programs of study:

• M.S. Biology (Thesis or Non-thesis) • M.S. Lake Management (Professional Science Masters [PSM] or Thesis) • M.S. Nutrition and Dietetics (online) • M.A. Museum Studies (history or science) • M.S.Ed. Educational Technology Specialist (K-12, online) • M.S.Ed. Literacy Education (Birth-Grade 6, Grades 5-12 [online]) • M.S.Ed. School Counselor (K-12) • M.S.Ed. Special Education (Birth-Grade 2, Grades 1-6, Grade 7-12) • M.S.T. Special Education (Birth-Grade 2, Grades 1-6) • Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS), School Counselor (online)

Other units supporting instruction and research include:

• Faculty Center • Teaching, Learning and Technology Center • Biological Field Station (Cooperstown) • PLACES (Program for Local Area Community and Environmental Sciences) Institute, and Intermountain COVID-19 Impact Consortium • Leatherstocking Writing Project • Experiential Learning Center • Grants Development and Sponsored Programs • Institutional Research • Institutional Assessment • Office of Sustainability OTHER ACADEMIC OFFICES & PROGRAMS

Access and Opportunity Programs

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) The NYS-funded EOP is designed to provide access for students who demonstrate academic potential, talent, and desire to earn a college degree. EOP assists students who are both academically and financially disadvantaged and provides additional services needed to ensure success.

College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) SUNY Oneonta is the only institution in the Northeast to offer a CAMP. Established in 1981, and funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the CAMP program helps students from migrant and seasonal farm-working families pursue higher education. Services include help with applications for college; financial aid and scholarships; financial support; and tutoring, advisement, and mentoring. Approximately 300 students are enrolled in EOP and/or CAMP.

Student Learning Center / Accessibility Resources The Student Learning Center provides a supportive environment that empowers students to become engaged, confident, and self-aware learners who can communicate clearly and achieve their goals in college and in life. Services include small group, peer tutoring; professional academic coaching for writing, study skills, reading, and basic math; study skills workshops; and courses in reading/writing and study skills.

Accessibility Resources is committed to creating an accessible educational experience for students with disabilities, partnering with students, faculty, and other college resources to design accessible environments and to coordinate accommodations for eligible students under federal legislation.

Academic Advisement The Academic Advisement Center provides timely and accurate academic information and counsel for students, family members, faculty, and staff. The Center collaborates with faculty and staff to assist matriculated undergraduate students from the time of acceptance in creating, assessing, editing, and implementing educational plans. A team of advisors is committed to helping all students plan for timely degree completion through review of students’ DegreeWorks and creation of individualized degree plans. OTHER ACADEMIC OFFICES & PROGRAMS

Experiential Learning Center The new Experiential Learning Center (ELC) in the Hunt College Union building co-locates offices and staff that administer applied learning including internships, service learning and volunteerism, research and creative activity, international studies and global connectedness, and student sustainability initiatives.

Career Development Center (CDC) The CDC provides a variety of services to students and alumni, including career advising, document critiques, access to internship and job opportunities, assistance with job search or application to graduate school, mock interviews, and various workshops and events. Over 500 students complete credit-bearing internships each year. Connections with alumni through programs such as Backpacks to Briefcases, Mixing Board to Management, Goodrich to Broadway, and Campus to Capital networking field trips, and the NYC Internship Fair help students land internships in their fields, many of which lead to full-time employment after graduation. International internships are offered in 14 cities around the world. Additionally, students gain valuable experience through employment: 900+ students work on campus through temp service jobs, and 250+ students work on campus and in the community through Federal Work Study.

Center for Social Responsibility and Community (CSRC) Also housed in the new ELC, the nationally recognized, student-run CSRC coordinates service learning and volunteerism. Its signature event, “Into the Streets,” a day of service, brings more than 600 students together with community volunteers to collaborate on projects at local schools, parks, and nonprofit organizations. Students also support a multitude of causes through club activities. The annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life is co-hosted by the Colleges Against Cancer chapters at SUNY Oneonta and nearby Hartwick College. OTHER ACADEMIC OFFICES & PROGRAMS

Office of International Education (OIE) OIE functions as a resource center for international students and study abroad opportunities, providing the highest quality of guidance for non-immigrant visa holders authorized to engage in scholarly activities or academic studies, as well as outbound, study abroad participants. Study Abroad. SUNY Oneonta offers semester- and year-long study abroad and exchange programs in 12 countries, and students have access to over 600 study abroad programs through the SUNY network. Students also immerse themselves in other cultures and put their classroom learning into practice during short, faculty-led field courses abroad. Recent trips have taken biology students to Japan’s Ogasawara Islands, environmental sustainability students to Guatemala, and Spanish students to Colombia.

Student Research and Creative Activity The Student Grant Program for Research & Creative Activity funds independent projects conducted by students with faculty sponsorship in any discipline or inter-disciplinary area. The program also facilitates a ‘tiered’ approach to broadening student engagement in research through a “shadowing” program, a “classroom-based” track that supports activities to enhance the research element of courses, a Summer Research Fellowship program, and a Special Projects track. Students present their projects at the annual Student Research & Creative Activity Day, as well as at regional and national conferences, with funding through campus grant programs to help defray travel expenses.

Other Student Experiential Learning Resources Through the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program, students have the opportunity to achieve recognition in three leadership levels (silver, gold, platinum). Each level requires a mix of programmatic and experiential leadership opportunities. Many of the over 100 student clubs have a multicultural- or diversity-related focus, and a variety of programming – including speakers, films, readings, plays, festivals, and leadership conferences – is offered each semester. The College’s Center for Multicultural Experiences is a popular gathering place and home to an array of social and academic events. FACULTY & COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Faculty One of the significant strengths of SUNY Oneonta is an engaged and committed faculty that takes an active role in institutional planning, provides student- centered teaching with powerful experiential components, and demonstrates ongoing commitment to scholarship and lifelong learning. A cadre of 495 full- and part-time faculty serve the students of the institution; 81% of full-time faculty possess terminal degrees in their individual disciplines.

Collective Bargaining Collective bargaining is negotiated at the System level and implemented at the System and campus levels. Most of SUNY Oneonta’s 1,000+ employees belong to one of six collective bargaining units: the Civil Service Employees Association, New York State Public Employees Federation, New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, United University Professions, Police Benevolent Association of New York State, and the Graduate Student Employees Union. The College Council The College Council is primarily an advisory board, making a wide variety of individual experiences, expertise, skills, and talents available to the President. It has primary responsibility for the presidential search process. It also approves regulations related to student conduct and safety. The College Council currently consists of eight members, seven appointed by the Governor and one elected by the student body. One member is designated by the Governor as Chair. Council members appointed by the Governor serve for a term of seven years beginning on July 1 of the appointment year, or until a successor is appointed. Student members serve for one year. Council vacancies are filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments.

Finance SUNY Oneonta has an annual all funds operating budget of approximately $120 million. The primary sources of revenue for the College are tuition, fees, and state support. With a decline of direct state support to 10%, the College continually seeks savings through streamlining processes and is also embarking on a process of digital transformation.

Overall, there has been a steady shift of funding from administrative to academic and direct student support functions. Since 2009, the percentage of College spending on academic and direct student support has increased from 72% to 80%.

The College Budget Committee recommends to the President an annual budget in a multi- year planning context. The committee is charged with maintaining a highly transparent, informative, and participatory operating budgeting process; integrating campus strategic planning with the budgeting process; analyzing the budget context (e.g., state funding) and its impact on the institution; and advising the President regarding the process of constructing annual divisional operating budgets and an overall college budget. STUDENTS & STUDENT LIFE

SUNY Oneonta offers a welcoming, small college atmosphere with a genuine sense of community, enhanced by a campus-wide commitment to providing the best possible experience for students. The College is small enough to provide personal attention, yet large enough to offer impressive facilities, equipment, and programs. Faculty and students collaborate on projects with support from the Student Grant Program for Research & Creative Activity. Internships, service-learning activities, academic competitions, and faculty-led field courses afford students opportunities to learn by doing. Oneonta offers more than 1,000 scholarships, including Oneonta Presidential Scholarships for high- achieving students. Activities include student government, athletics, and more than 100 organizations focusing on academics, publications, performance, cultural awareness, and special interests.

The SUNY Oneonta Student Association (SA) is an independent unincorporated nonprofit organization governed by SUNY Oneonta students. Its mission is to be a firm advocate for student rights, a body of knowledge of campus services, a torch-bearer to carry on traditions, and a helping hand, financially, to student organizations. As such, everything the SA does benefits the greater good of all students at the College. With a $1.2+ million budget from the SUNY Board of Trustees approved Student Activity Fee, the SA administers over 100 clubs and student organizations and facilitates student programming including OH Fest, an annual community festival and concert co-produced with Hartwick College.

The Office of Student Life & Leadership promotes and provides intentional co-curricular and social opportunities for the campus that support the mission of the college, enhance the collegiate experience, and build community. STUDENTS & STUDENT LIFE

Many of the over 100 student clubs have a multicultural- or diversity-related focus, and a variety of programming–including speakers, films, readings, plays, festivals, and leadership conferences–is offered each semester. The College’s Center for Multicultural Experiences is a popular gathering place and home to an array of social and academic events. The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center provides resources, education, support, and advocacy for gender and sexuality equity and inclusion for SUNY Oneonta students and employees.

Over 3,000 students live in the 15 residence halls at SUNY Oneonta, which offer living arrangements ranging from doubles to apartments including several themed housing options such as the Quiet Section, Oneonta's Wilderness Living/Learning (OWLS), First Year Experience, and “Making a Difference” sections.

The Residence Life staff members offer academic and social programs as well as individual attention and a comfortable living environment. Dining services at SUNY Oneonta are offered by Sodexo, and the College's residential dining halls were the first in the country designed specifically for Sodexo's Campus Crossroads program. Dining plans are unlimited and offer options for additional dollars for purchases at cafés and other retail facilities on campus and in the community. OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS

Honor Societies Greek Organizations Active Chapters: Fraternities: • Alpha Kappa Delta (ΑΚΔ; Sociology) • Iota Tau Kappa (ITK) • Alpha Psi Omega (ΑΨΟ; Theater) • Chi Phi(ΧΦ) • Beta Beta Beta (ΒΒΒ, Biology) • Phi Beta Sigma (ΦΒΣ) • Beta Gamma Sigma (ΒΓΣ, Business • (ΛΣΥ) programs accredited by AACSB • Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ) International) • Alpha Phi Delta (ΑΦΔ) • Chi Alpha Epsilon (ΧΑΕ; Special • Zeta Beta Tau (ΖΒΤ) Programs) • Alpha Epsilon Pi (ΑΕΠ) • Chi Alpha Sigma (ΧΑΣ; Student Athletes) • Alpha Sigma Phi (ΑΣΦ) • Gamma Theta Upsilon (ΓΘΥ; Geography) • Beta Chi (BX) • Kappa Delta Pi (ΚΔΠ; Elementary • Kappa Sigma (KS) Education) • Lambda Alpha Upsilon (LAU) • Lambda Pi Eta (ΛΠΗ; Communications) • Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) • National Residence Hall Honorary Sororities: (Residential Community Life) • Pi Delta Chi (ΠΔΧ) • Omicron Delta Epsilon (ΟΔΕ; Economics) • Phi Sigma Sigma (ΦΣΣ) • Omicron Delta Kappa (ΟΔΚ; Leadership) • Mu Sigma Upsilon (ΜΣΥ) • Order of Omega (Greek organizations) • Sigma Delta Tau (ΣΔΤ) • Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ; History) • Sigma Sigma Sigma (ΣΣΣ) • Phi Eta Sigma (ΦΗΣ; Freshman Honors) • Sigma Gamma Phi (ΣΓΦ) • Phi Sigma Iota (ΦΣΙ; Foreign Languages) • Omega Phi Beta (OPB) • Phi Upsilon Omicron (ΦΥΟ; Human • Kappa Beta Gamma (KBG) Ecology)) • Alpha Kappa Phi (AKP) • Pi Sigma Alpha (ΠΣΑ; Political Science) • Psi Chi (ΨΧ; Psychology) • Sigma Gamma Epsilon (ΣΓΕ; Earth Science) • Sigma Pi Sigma (ΣΠΣ; Physics) • Sigma Tau Delta (ΣΤΔ; English) • Sigma Xi (Scientific Research) – currently not active CAMPUS-BASED CONFERENCES

SUNY Oneonta Undergraduate Political Science Conference. Since 2009, the Undergraduate Political Science Conference is an annual tradition hosted by the Political Science Club and the Political Science Department. SUNY Oneonta Undergraduate Philosophy Conference. First conceived in 1996, this annual event has become one of the most prestigious and widely attended undergraduate philosophy conferences in the United States. SUNY Oneonta New Critics Undergraduate Literature and Composition Conference. In its twelfth year, the New Critics Undergraduate Literature and Composition Conference is hosted each spring by the English Department. John Burroughs Nature Writing Conference & Seminar. Since 1992, the College has hosted this biannual 'Sharp Eyes' conference honoring the influence of Burroughs on American nature writing. International James & Susan Fenimore Cooper Conference & Seminar. This biannual summer conference offered since 1978 explores James Fenimore Cooper, Susan Fenimore Cooper, and the world they represented and helped to create. SUNY Pride Conference. Since 2013, SUNY Pride has aimed to "unite SUNY campuses to create a more inclusive environment for the SUNY system as a whole."

ENDOWED LECTURE SERIES

Common Read – Mills Distinguished Lecture. The Common Read advances diversity by encouraging students to examine and better understand topics such as equity, inclusion, and personal history through many lenses. Cornell-Gladstone-Hanlon-Kaufmann Lecture in Environmental Education and Communication. This annual lecture brings to campus leaders in environmental thought and education to interact with students, faculty and staff, and present a public lecture. Other campus-based lectures include the Red Dragon Reading Series, Ralph Watkins Lecture Series, Susan Sutton Smith Award Lecture, Richard Siegfried Award Lecture, Seva Compassionate Service Award Lecture, and other department-based lecture series. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Poetry Slam Association The Big O' Poetry Slam in the Hunt College Union is a widely-attended campus event. The Slam has featured dozens of national poetry slam champions, and several SUNY Oneonta teams have advanced to the final rounds of the Association of College Unions International’s national collegiate poetry slam, placing in the top ten several times, including a silver medal performance.

WONY 90.9 FM is SUNY Oneonta's student-run radio station. Founded in 1962, WONY broadcasts through both radio and online and is active 24/7.

WIRE TV is a SUNY Oneonta student club in which members produce television shows in the live, multi-camera, studio style; these include news, talk, live sports, and live event recording. Programs are streamed via the club’s YouTube channel.

Spiritual Organizations • Brothers and Sisters in Christ • Divine Leaders • Hillel (Jewish) • Muslim Student Association • Newman Club (Catholic) • B.A.S.I.C. Ministries (Christian) • Campus Ambassadors Christian Fellowship Other Organizations The organizations spotlighted above represent only a few of the 250+ organizations in which students can be involved. Virtually any interest can be accommodated by one or more of the myriad clubs, societies, associations, and other organizations active at SUNY Oneonta. Trade and occupation related groups such as the Association of Childhood Education, Economics Club, and Computer Programmers United are available. Also available is the SUNY Oneonta award-winning chapter of the American Marketing Association, OnMark. Arts oriented groups nurture interests in dance, film, audio and video recording, instrumental and vocal music, writing, anime, and more. Political and social science organizations, groups focused on specific academic disciplines, sports and games, cultural awareness, social justice, health, and international relations are active. Student organizations literally run the gamut, from the Accounting Society to the Zombie Defense Corps. ATHLETICS

The Oneonta Red Dragons athletics program represent SUNY Oneonta, competing at the Division III level in the SUNY Athletic Conference, having been a member team since the conference's inception in 1958. Oneonta's athletic teams also compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The school’s sports facilities include the Dewar Arena in the Alumni Field House, All College and Red Dragon fields (both turf), baseball and softball fields, and the Chase Gymnasium, which houses a six-lane pool. There are 21 varsity sports, 10 for men and 11 for women.

Men’s Sports Women’s Sports • Basketball • Basketball • Baseball • Cross Country • Cross Country • Field Hockey • Lacrosse • Lacrosse • Soccer • Soccer • Swimming and Diving • Softball • Tennis • Swimming and Diving • Indoor Track & Field • Tennis • Outdoor Track & Field • Indoor Track & Field • Wrestling • Outdoor Track & Field • Volleyball TRADITIONS

Red Day. The College celebrates the anniversary of its founding on Red Day each September. Decked out in red, students, faculty, and staff gather on the academic quad for food, giveaways, carnival activities, and photos with Red the Dragon, SUNY Oneonta’s mascot. Pass Through the Pillars. In a ceremony each fall, new students symbolically join the College community by walking between two pillars, which are the only remaining pieces of Old Main, the first major building on the SUNY Oneonta campus. The day before commencement, seniors cross the opposite way through the pillars, signifying their entrance into the next phase of their lives.

Philanthropy Day is to help educate the student body on the importance of philanthropic giving. On this day, students write hundreds of letters in thanks to our many campus donors from all over the country. Students also learn about the improvements that have been made to campus life and community as a result of our contributing alumni and philanthropic giving.

Reunion Weekend is held each June for alumni who return to campus for class anniversaries, award celebrations, and cultural and social events. COLLEGE AT ONEONTA FOUNDATION

The State University College at Oneonta Foundation Corporation was established in 1982 to raise, receive, and manage charitable gifts and grants to SUNY Oneonta. It is governed by a board of directors of 25 leadership volunteers comprised of alumni, current and retired faculty, friends, and students. As a 501(c)(3) organization, the Foundation is the sole fundraising arm of the College. It partners strongly with SUNY Oneonta’s Alumni Association, and both align their goals and resources with the institution’s strategic priorities. The Foundation provides over $3.5 million annually ($3.71 million in 2019/20) to campus programs for scholarships, student research, faculty development, recognition awards, and lectureships that bring distinguished speakers to Oneonta. Other college programs and facilities supported by the Foundation include the Milne Library, A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, Alumni Field House, Biological Field Station, Cooperstown Graduate Program, and Martin-Mullen Art Gallery.

The College at Oneonta Foundation currently has $77 million in endowment and net assets, the largest endowment, and the largest endowment per student, among the comprehensive SUNY colleges. The vision statement of the Foundation aspires to provide a $100 million endowment supporting affordable access to high quality experiences for students at SUNY Oneonta. The Foundation’s current comprehensive fundraising campaign Grow. Thrive. Live. The Future of SUNY Oneonta has raised $19.2 million toward its $25 million goal. LOCATION

Located in Central New York, Oneonta is a small city of approximately 14,000 residents, including students, nestled in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains on the northernmost branch of the Susquehanna Valley, a massive area of lowlands bounding the Susquehanna River as it flows through New York and Pennsylvania. Oneonta is a safe, quiet city with an economy primarily based on healthcare, financial services, transportation, tourism, and education. The city is served by Interstate 88, New York State Routes 7, 23, and 28, with access to amenities available in the larger urban areas of the east coast.

Maintaining its Victorian and early 20th Century architectural style, the city is home to several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Fairchild Mansion (former home of George Winthrop Fairchild, one of the founders of what eventually became IBM), George I. Wilber House (now home of the Community Arts Network of Oneonta), Bresee Hall, Chapin Memorial Church, Ford Block, Fortin Site, Municipal Building, Oneonta Armory, Stonehouse Farm, Oneonta Theatre, Old Post Office, Oneonta Downtown Historic District, and the Walnut Street Historic District.

On a more modern note, the city hosts the Oneonta Outlaws, a collegiate summer baseball team in the New York Collegiate Baseball League, maintains several public parks, and is home to live theatre and music venues. The immediate region offers myriad attractions including the world-class museums and opera, as well as craft breweries, vineyards, and a variety of options for indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure activities. About 15 minutes from campus, the Southside area has several national chain stores, restaurants, and a small shopping mall. Oneonta Public Transit provides regular bus service from campus to downtown and Main Street, and the Southside area.

In addition to SUNY Oneonta, the city is host to Hartwick College, a private liberal arts institution of about 1,500 students. The two institutions of higher education are major employers in the region and represent a significant segment of the municipal population. LOCATION

More than just a college town, Oneonta is a family-oriented community where people join for Main Street parades, road races, and festivals in the park. Within easy walking distance of campus is the downtown business district, which features a multitude of dining options, coffee shops, consignment stores, and a variety of locally owned specialty shops offering everything from vintage clothing to kitchen gadgets. Main Street’s Muller Plaza is home to the Oneonta Farmers’ Market, which offers seasonal products year-round. Outdoor enthusiasts will find plenty to do in Oneonta and its environs. Public parks and trails, and nearby lakes (including Otsego, Gilbert and Goodyear lakes) offer opportunities for hiking, road and mountain biking, fishing, ice skating, and cross-country skiing. Oneonta is within about an hour’s drive of four Alpine ski resorts.

The close-by village of Cooperstown, county seat of Otsego County, is home to the world- famous Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, the Fenimore Art Museum, the Farmers’ Museum, the Glimmerglass Opera, the Glimmerglass Film Days Festival, the Cooperstown Historic District, the Glimmerglass Historic District, the Otesaga Hotel, and other historic features. Regional points of interest include wildlife sanctuaries, art collections, and national parks. STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SYSTEM GOVERNANCE

SUNY’s leadership structure consists of a Board of Trustees, Chancellor, System Administration Senior Staff, and Campus Presidents — each official working together in his or her capacity to advance the mission of the state university system: “… to provide to the people of New York educational services of the highest quality, with the broadest possible access, fully representative of all segments of the population in a complete range of academic, professional and vocational postsecondary programs including such additional activities in pursuit of these objectives as are necessary or customary.”

SUNY operates on a shared governance system, in which faculty, professional staff, administration, governing boards, and students participate in the development of policies and in decision making that affects the institution. SUNY has three main bodies that interact with each other and the Board of Trustees: The University Faculty Senate, Student Assembly, and Faculty Council of Community Colleges. By coming together with different constituent groups who have different opinions on how an institution should be governed, the shared governance process can help institutions implement necessary changes.

SUNY Shared Governance groups include: • University Faculty Senate • Faculty Council of Community Colleges • SUNY Student Assembly • Association of Council Members & College Trustees • New York Community College Trustees

About the Chancellor: Dr. Jim Malatras was named the 14th chancellor of The State University of New York in August 2020. For information about Dr. Malatras’ background and credentials, please visit https://www.suny.edu/about/leadership/chancellor/ THE POSITION

The President of SUNY Oneonta, working with a team of dedicated faculty and staff as well as committed College Council members, provides leadership in an environment focused on student-centered academic excellence, co-curricular engagement, faculty scholarship, and professional development. The President is a committed advocate for social justice, internal and external community engagement, transparency, collaboration, and the overall mission of the College. The President engages the students, faculty, administration, staff, College Council, and external Oneonta community in a shared vision for the future of the institution, with a focus on increasing awareness of the institution’s profile as a College that provides broad and transformational educational opportunities to students. The President reports to the SUNY Chancellor, maintains a working relationship with peer SUNY campuses, partners with the local community, and engages at the state and national level. This individual develops and directs strategic plans related to institutional vision, mission, value and goals, the student experience, academic programs, teaching, research, learning, public service, financing, enrollment management, and physical plant development. The President’s Cabinet includes the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Vice President for Finance and Administration; Vice President for Student Development; Chief Diversity Officer; Vice President for College Advancement; Vice President for External Affairs; Chief Communication and Marketing Officer; Vice President of Strategy, Planning, and Effectiveness; Chief of Staff; Chief of Police; and Presiding Officer of the Faculty Senate. QUALIFICATIONS

The next successful President will:

§ demonstrate a commitment to the College’s overall mission of intellectual inquiry and academic excellence, promote a student-focused environment, and be an effective and forceful advocate for diversity, inclusion, and equity.

§ equally support SUNY’s PRODiG initiative to diversify the faculty.

§ show an ability to engage with and be visible to students, faculty, and staff as well as a commitment to the success of SUNY Oneonta graduates.

§ show a knowledge of and passion for public higher education and a commitment to shared governance and transparency.

§ demonstrate a history of ethical and accountable leadership.

§ have crisis management skills and experience in strategic planning and implementation.

§ provide effective leadership by exhibiting innovative and creative approaches to advance the College’s mission.

§ possess experience with budgets and be able to establish priorities and policies to promote sound financial management; an ability to further an effective enrollment strategy; and the leadership to enhance a feeling of collegiality, transparency, and shared inquiry.

§ engage alumni, donors, and friends of the College in fundraising through the Alumni Association and College Foundation.

§ communicate and collaborate effectively with senior campus administration, all campus constituents, SUNY system administration, and other SUNY institutions.

§ be committed to developing and maintaining a strong, collaborative, respectful, and transparent relationship with community leaders, organizations, and residents.

§ be fully engaged in dialogue and planning at a national level, during a critical time that requires SUNY’s unparalleled commitment to student success, academic excellence, leadership, research, and economic and community engagement.

Additional Qualifications:

§ A demonstrated record of professional experience is required to lead this public institution of higher learning.

§ Qualified candidates will possess an earned doctorate, terminal degree, or commensurate executive-level leadership experience. APPLICATIONS

Interested candidates should submit only a cover letter and resume to RPA Inc. at [email protected]. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity or to make a nomination, please email Kira Heath, Search Manager; Amanda O’Donnell, Vice President and Senior Consultant; or Dana John Cohick, President at the email address listed above. The first review of candidates will begin on March 31, 2021 and first-round interviews will commence thereafter.

SUNY Oneonta values a diverse college community. The College is committed to equal employment and educational opportunity for all qualified people without regard to age, disability, marital or parental status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or religious philosophy, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, or veteran status.