Vice President for Student Affairs

Vice President for Student Affairs

Department: Student Affairs

Salary: DOE

City/State: Tyler, TX

Education: Masters

Type: Full-time

Experience: Minimum of 5 years

Relocation: No

Contact Name: Human Resources

Contact Email: hr@texascollege.edu

Date Posted: Sep 8, 2026

Description:

PURPOSE: The Vice President for Student Affairs serves as the College's chief student affairs officer and a member of the President's executive leadership team. The Vice President provides strategic vision, executive leadership, and administrative oversight for a comprehensive portfolio of programs and services that advance student success, belonging, well-being, leadership development, career readiness, and campus safety. The position leads Band, Campus Ministry, Campus Security, Career Services, Student Health Services, Residence Life, Student Activities, and Student Support Services. Working collaboratively across the College, the Vice President ensures that the student experience reflects Texas College's mission, values, faith-based heritage, and commitment to developing informed, ethical, and engaged leaders.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS • Provide executive leadership for the Division of Student Affairs and translate the College's mission and strategic priorities into clear divisional goals, policies, programs, and measurable outcomes. • Advise the President and executive leadership team on student needs, campus climate, student well-being, risk, safety, and emerging issues affecting the student experience. • Recruit, supervise, develop, and evaluate direct reports; establish performance expectations and cultivate a collaborative, accountable, service-oriented divisional culture. • Lead strategic, operational, personnel, budget, facilities, and technology planning for the division; allocate resources responsibly and monitor expenditures, contracts, and revenue-producing operations. • Develop and maintain a coordinated student success framework that strengthens persistence, completion, engagement, belonging, leadership development, and post-graduate preparation. • Establish divisional assessment practices and key performance indicators; use disaggregated data, student feedback, and national trends to evaluate effectiveness, address equity gaps, and guide continuous improvement. • Ensure divisional policies, practices, records, and programs comply with applicable federal and state laws, accreditation expectations, College policy, and professional standards, including requirements related to Title IX, the Clery Act, FERPA, ADA/Section 504, and campus safety. • Coordinate institutional planning and response related to student crises, behavioral concerns, health and wellness issues, emergencies, and continuity of student services; participate in or lead response teams as assigned. • Promote an inclusive and supportive campus environment that respects the dignity of every student and supports the success of a diverse, historically Black college community. • Build productive partnerships with Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, Athletics, Institutional Advancement, Finance and Administration, faculty, staff, alumni, families, community organizations, churches, employers, and public agencies. • Communicate regularly with students through visible campus engagement, listening sessions, meetings, and other forums; ensure student perspectives inform institutional planning and decision-making. • Prepare reports, presentations, policy recommendations, and updates for the President, Board of Trustees, executive leadership, regulators, accreditors, and other stakeholders as requested. • Serve on institutional committees and represent Texas College in professional, civic, community, and intercollegiate settings. • Provide executive leadership for major campus traditions, student programs, ceremonies, and special events; maintain an appropriate presence during evening and weekend activities. • Perform other duties as assigned by the President.

QUALIFICATIONS • Earned master's degree from an accredited institution in higher education administration, student affairs, counseling, educational leadership, public administration, or a closely related field; earned doctorate or terminal degree preferred. • A minimum of five years of progressively responsible leadership experience in student affairs or a related higher education area, including significant administrative, supervisory, and budget responsibility; cabinet-level or senior executive experience preferred. • Demonstrated record of advancing student success, retention, engagement, well-being, and inclusive excellence through collaborative and data-informed leadership. • Experience leading multiple student-facing functional areas and managing complex operations, personnel, budgets, policies, crises, and organizational change. • Experience at a historically Black college or university, faith-based institution, small private college, or similarly mission-driven environment is strongly preferred. • A record of sound judgment, integrity, discretion, and effective response to sensitive student matters and institutional risk. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS • Comprehensive knowledge of student development theory, current higher education practices, student success strategies, and issues affecting today's college students. • Working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, including Title IX, the Clery Act, FERPA, ADA/Section 504, the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, and other student affairs compliance requirements. • Exceptional leadership, supervision, change-management, conflict-resolution, crisis-management, and organizational-development skills. • Strong financial acumen and the ability to develop, prioritize, administer, and assess complex budgets and resources. • Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal, and public-speaking skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with students, families, employees, trustees, alumni, community partners, and public officials. • Ability to build trust, foster collaboration across institutional divisions, and lead effectively in a culturally diverse environment. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret data, assess outcomes, anticipate risk, and make timely decisions. • Demonstrated commitment to student-centered service, ethical leadership, confidentiality, accountability, and the mission and faith-based heritage of Texas College. • Ability to manage competing priorities, respond calmly under pressure, and maintain visibility and accessibility throughout the campus community. • Proficiency with contemporary administrative, communication, assessment, and student information technologies.

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