Senior Vice President of Student Affairs

About the role

The Senior Vice President of Student Affairs at Ivy Tech Community College is a transformative opportunity for a bold, visionary, and collaborative leader. This executive is the College’s chief architect of the holistic student journey, ensuring that every learner experiences a supportive, equitable, and engaging environment.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight for enrollment services, including admissions, recruitment, student records, and CRM based communication systems.

• Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive enrollment management plans that include recruitment, outreach, yield, and conversion strategies.

• Oversee predictive modeling, enrollment forecasting, and data analytics to support institutional decision-making.

• Strengthen partnerships with K-12 systems, community-based organizations, employers, and workforce partners to expand access and enrollment pipelines.

• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations (Title IV, FERPA, etc.) and institutional policies.

• Support the integration of new technologies (e.g., Workday Student) to enhance recruitment and enrollment operations.

• Serve as the chief architect of a comprehensive, access-centered student ecosystem, integrating wellness, academic support, wraparound services, and student engagement to ensure a seamless, end-to-end student experience across all campuses and modalities.

• Lead the design, implementation, and assessment of institution-wide student success and retention strategies.

• Oversee academic advising models, student engagement systems, and retention initiatives targeted at high-risk student populations.

• Collaborate with Academic Affairs to align advising, transfer pathways, and program completion strategies.

• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality services across all functional areas.

• Provide vision and leadership for student life, student conduct, co-curricular programming, leadership development, and campus climate initiatives.

• Promote a safe, inclusive, and developmentally supportive environment across all campuses.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements related to student conduct and campus safety.

• Foster collaboration among departments to support holistic student development through extracurricular and co-curricular activities.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the President and the College on student needs, emerging trends, and organizational priorities.

• Build a culture of evidence, continuous improvement, and institutional integrity.

• Oversee budgets, staffing, long-term planning, assessment, and resource allocation across all functional areas.

• Develop and support a culture of engagement and extreme ownership, creates effective programs to maintain staff skills, and provides guidance to ensure staff career goals and objectives of staff are met.

• Motivate staff to do their very best work.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in a related field (preferred)
• Substantial experience in postsecondary educational administration
• Seasoned leader with 10+ years of progressively responsible leadership in student affairs, student success, campus wrap-around services, and other related functional areas
• Deep knowledge of student development theory, enrollment strategy, advising models, and student success best practices
• Experience with statewide systems or large, complex institutions
• Experience in a higher education institution is preferred
• Experience with compliance areas, including Title IV, FERPA, and Clery
• Strong emotional intelligence, adaptability, and professional presence to navigate a dynamic and evolving institution
• A collaborative and transparent leadership style, coupled with the courage to make principled decisions grounded in integrity and institutional values
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and listening skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of constituencies effectively
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to campuses across Indiana and out of state as needed for professional engagement

Compensation

$275,000 annually, with opportunities for annual incentive bonuses tied to institutional and individual performance goals.

Benefits

• Full-time, benefits-eligible position with no enrollment waiting period.
• Exceptional benefit offerings, including:
• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, spouse/child life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability.
• Retirement Plan with 10% Employer contribution, no match necessary, with no waiting period.
• Paid time off: vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break between December 25th and January 1st, and more.
• Free Ivy Tech tuition for employees, spouses, and dependents.
• Tuition Reimbursement at other institutions.
• Opportunities for Professional Development.
• Discounts for rental cars, hotels, and electronic and mobile devices.
• Eligible employer under the Public Service loan forgiveness program.

Additional Perks

• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Additional discounts on gym memberships, transportation, and various retail services.