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Job Description
Vice President for Student Outcomes and Professional Development Colgate University Hamilton, New York
THE SEARCH
Colgate University , anelite, thriving, highly selective liberal arts university located in Hamilton, New York, invites applications and nominations for theinaugural Vice President for Student Outcomes and Professional Development position. Reporting directly to the President and servingas a member of the President's Cabinet, this newly created vice president position will provide strategic direction, operational oversight,and institutional leadership across career services, employer relations, internships, pre-professional advising (with faculty partners),institutional bridge programs and third-party partnerships, and professional skills development for students. The Vice President forStudent Outcomes and Professional Development will lead a newly elevated university division dedicated to preparing students for purposefullives and work beyond Colgate, partnering with national and international employers and professional schools, engaging with strategicpartners to facilitate professional development opportunities for students, and preparing students for their work in an increasinglyAI-shaped world. The vice president will have an exciting opportunity to strategically elevate and institutionalize unified careerfunctions and preparation across the university. The vice president will build and expand strategic employer, alumni, andprofessional-school partnerships, drive student skill development towards post-graduation careers, develop programs to help students engagewith and understand AI tools, and strengthen internal collaboration with faculty and other campus partners to align the work of this newdivision with Colgate's liberal arts mission. Colgate University boasts substantial academic offerings, as well as small classes, astrong emphasis on faculty-student interaction in a residential community that values all forms of intellectual engagement. Colgate'sfaculty members are leading teachers and scholars, committed to academic excellence in all its forms. Colgate's approximately 3,000 highlymotivated students achieve academically, athletically, and artistically, and are actively engaged in the world around them. Colgate iscommitted to fostering an inclusive community that embraces academic freedom and freedom of expression, which are central to the academicmission of the institution. The university's academic program is grounded in its Liberal Arts Core Curriculum , which exposes students to diverse fields of studyand models intellectual and creative inquiry across the curriculum. Beyond the "core" undergraduates choose from 57 majors and more than 40minors enabling them to work towards accomplishing each of the thirteen goals of a Colgate education. The ideal vicepresident candidate will be a senior leader with extensive experience in career development, workforce development, and external engagement,with an understanding of and appreciation for the environment of a highly selective liberal arts college. The vice president will havedemonstrated success in building employer partnerships and internship pipelines as well as experience leading teams and managing complexorganizational change. It is essential for the successful candidate to have a strong ability to work collaboratively with faculty andacademic leadership, possess a deep understanding of evolving recruiting practices, and have established a network of employer and industrycontacts. The successful candidate will have a record of building on existing strengths at an institution while also building newconnections and capacities at an institution. Colgate University has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, toassist in conducting this important search. Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion ofthe search process. For best consideration, full applications should be submitted by June 26, 2026. The salary range for this position is$250,000 - $275,000. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/colgate-university/vice-president-student-outcomes-and-professional-development Ernest Brooks,Partner Kelly McLaughlin, Managing Associate David Grimes, Senior Associate Henry Nickerson, Search Coordinator Isaacson, Miller Colgate University recognizes that equal employment opportunity can only be achieved through demonstratedleadership. It is the policy of the university to recruit, employ, retain, promote, and train employees on the basis of skills andexperience, capacity to do the job, and valid job qualifications without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable local, stateor federal laws. This document has been prepared based on the information provided by Colgate University . Thematerial presented in this leadership profile should be relied on for informational purposes only. While every effort has been made toensure the accuracy of this information, the original source documents and information provided by Colgate University would supersede any conflicting information in this document.
