SEARCH PROSPECTUS: PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS TABLE OF CONTENTS CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH 3 OUR MISSION AND COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT SUCCESS 4 UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS 4 STRATEGIC PLAN 6 THE CAMPUS 7 THE DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 8 THE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY 11 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 13 PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 13 NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS 14 NOTICES 14 SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs 2 CSULB Recruitment Number 2643 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH California State University Long Beach is a diverse, of public universities in the nation. For these rankings, learning-centered, globally engaged public university. Money assessed factors such as educational quality, CSULB enriches the lives of its students and its tuition, financial aid awards, graduation rates, debt surrounding community through globally informed, load and early-career earnings to yield No. 17 (Best high impact educational experiences with superior Public University), No. 27 (four-year institutions ranked teaching, research, creative activity, and public by value), No. 11 (Most Transformative) spots. In action. CSULB envisions being a force for good at addition, CSULB is ranked No. 1 in the nation for the forefront of public higher education for California its impact in driving social mobility, according to a and the world by providing excellent and affordable new ranking published by Education Reform Now, a education to a diverse student population, striving to national think tank and advocacy organization for the recruit faculty and staff that reflect the heterogeneity American public education system. The Wall Street of our student population, and committing to the Journal/ Times Higher Education has ranked CSULB social mobility of our students and graduates. CSULB No. 4 in the nation for campus diversity. seeks outstanding, publicly engaged leaders to join a dedicated leadership team that is committed to advancing the University’s broad and forward-looking mission. Read more at www.csulb.edu. As recently as December of 2020, three national rankings by Money.com place CSULB in the Top 1% SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs 3 CSULB Recruitment Number 2643 OUR MISSION AND COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT SUCCESS We center our university on three missions: inclusive through superior teaching, research, and activity excellence for all who are here and want to be that positively impacts our world. CSULB professors’ here; academic rigor for our graduates to leave as sterling reputation is based on their stellar teaching, highly successful, well-trained professionals; and research and creative activities. They ensure students our campus to engage in public good that directly are successful by integrating research, creative benefits our neighbors, surrounding communities as activities, community engagement and interactive well as the people of this region and beyond. The technologies into their teaching. university accomplishes this by providing highly- valued undergraduate and graduate programs UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS President Jane Close Conoley, Ph.D. officially took In March of 2021, Long Beach’s accreditation was office on July 15, 2014. Conoley is the first woman to reaffirmed for 10 years bythe Western Association of be appointed president of CSULB and the seventh Schools and Colleges Senior College and University president in the history of the campus, which was Commission. The Commission’s findings highlighted founded in 1949. Immediately prior to coming to the academic excellence and commitment to student CSULB, Conoley served as dean and professor learning that defines CSULB. These highlights of counseling, clinical, and School Psychology at include: the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She • “The culture of mutual respect evident across also served from November 2012 to August 2013 its campus and programs, notably between as the interim Chancellor of UC Riverside, and its student affairs and academic affairs areas, she served as dean and professor of educational as exemplified by their collaborative spirit and psychology at Texas A&M University (1996-2005), commitment to supporting students and helping and as associate dean for research at the University them progress academically and graduate in of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Teachers College (1989-94). timely fashion.” Also, she held faculty positions at Texas Woman’s • The depth and breadth of CSULB’s academic and University and Syracuse University. She earned a other student support services, “targeted to the bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of varying needs of its very diverse student body, and New Rochelle and a Ph.D. in school psychology from for the resulting improvements in undergraduate the University of Texas at Austin. graduation rates.” Under President Conoley’s leadership, CSULB has • “The broadening of academic program review witnessed significant growth in enrollment, major processes to include inquiry into the effectiveness improvements in student success and graduation, of student support programs and administrative strengthening of academic programs, and the centers.” implementation of university-wide initiatives in • CSULB’s approach “to supporting the success diversity, equity and inclusion. of graduate students, who receive academic advising, guidance in writing, mental health workshops, preparation for internships, and conference opportunities, and for the planned expansion of graduate student space.” SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs 4 CSULB Recruitment Number 2643 UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AND MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT.) • The ongoing commitment to the local community, “exemplified by the Promise program, which has raised the percentage of local area students entering the university and fostered close partnership between CSULB and Long Beach City College that includes enhanced advising and support for transfer students.” Over the past five years, CSULB has received numerous accolades for major accomplishments across the university including: • The Council on Undergraduate Research selected CSULB as host of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in April 2021. • Selected as one of the “10 Best Colleges in California in 2020” (Money, 2020). • No. 1 in Nation for Awarding Physics Degrees to Women (American Physical Association, Feb. 2019). • No. 3 in Nation for Awarding Bachelor’s Degrees to Underrepresented Minorities (Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Dec. 2019). • No. 5 Top Public University in the Western United States (U.S. News and World Report, “2020 Best Colleges” Rankings). • No. 7 in Nation for Promoting Social Mobility (CollegeNET, “Social Mobility Index,” Nov. 2019). • No. 8 Most-Applied-To University in the Nation (Fall 2018) (U.S. News and World Report, Oct. 2019). • No. 9 Destination in United States for Transfer One of the most innovative initiatives at CSULB is the Students (U.S. News and World Report, Sept. CSULB Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity 2019). (BUILD) Program . BUILD offers intensive, hands-on • No. 10 “Best Public College in the Nation” & No. research and training opportunities for undergraduate 13 “Best College for Your Money” (Money, August students designed to prepare them to excel in doctoral 2019). programs, as well as health-related research careers. The overall goal of CSULB BUILD is to strengthen and • No. 14 in Nation for Hispanic Enrollment (4-Year develop a sustainable pipeline for advanced research Institutions) & No.16 in Nation for Degrees Earned degrees in health-related research. It is one of 10 by Hispanic Students ( Hispanic Outlook on programs in the United States funded by the National , Sept. 2019). Education Institutes of Health (NIH) BUILD Initiative. You can • No. 1 Men’s Volleyball Team in Nation & Back- learn more about the overall national program on to-Back NCAA National Championships (Beach this National Institute of General Medical Sciences Athletics, NCAA 2018-2019). (NIGMS) page and this Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) page. SEARCH PROSPECTUS: Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs 5 CSULB Recruitment Number 2643 STRATEGIC PLAN The new Provost will play a critical leadership role UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC in the success of Beach 2030 an ambition planning PRIORITIES FOR 2030: initiative launched in the fall of 2018 (more detail is available at Beach 2030): 1. Engage All Students: Prepare students for their journeys to success in a fast-changing world with a rapidly shifting economy MISSION and labor market. CSULB enriches the lives of its students and its surrounding community through globally informed, 2. Expand Access: high impact educational experiences with superior Commit to students’ socioeconomic mobility by teaching, research, creative activity, and action for the removing barriers to higher education. public good. 3. Promote Intellectual Achievement: Rigor, relevance, and data-informed decision VISION making are hallmarks of our campus community. California State University, Long Beach will be a force for good at the forefront of public education in 4. Build Community: California and the world. Support a compassionate community that is characterized by a strong sense of belonging and shared governance with shared responsibility. UNIVERSITY VALUES: •