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Christopher Newport University invites applications to fill the position of Provost. Appointment is to be effective July 1, 2007, or as soon thereafter as possible. The Provost serves as the chief academic officer of the University and reports directly to the President. The Provost is responsible for, and possesses delegated authority over, all academic affairs of the University, including the academic management, budgeting, and organization of the institution; the development and approval of the University's curriculum; and the participation of the Faculty in matters of University governance. The Provost is Dean of the Faculty, and, as such, is the ranking member of the Faculty. Those reporting to the Provost include the Vice Provost, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Dean of the Luter School of Business, the Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, and the University Librarian.
Christopher Newport University is a young, selective, state-supported liberal arts and sciences university of 4,800 students located in
beautiful, metropolitan, southeastern Virginia between Williamsburg and Virginia Beach. With 226 full-time, salaried instructional faculty
members drawn from among the nation's top schools, CNU's hallmark is outstanding teaching with a strong commitment to undergraduate
education and the liberal studies core. The fall 2006 freshman class of 1,200 students was selected from more than 7,000 applicants and has
an average SAT score of about 1165. CNU is now in the late stages of capital improvements, which will total nearly $500 million. These
include a $30 million student union; the addition of athletic facilities, residence halls, and retail establishments; renovations of academic
buildings; the I.M. Pei-designed Ferguson Center for the Arts; and a $20+ million renovation and expansion of the University Library. In
spring 2007, ground will be broken for the construction of three new academic buildings, which will, together, have nearly 200,000 square
feet of space under roof. The result is an intimate and coherent neo-Georgian academic setting in which the University will cultivate and
carry forward its mission. For further information on CNU, please visit www.cnu.edu.
The appointee must be a person of exceptional learning, vision, and energy. As chief academic officer, she or he must have a record of success in an academic discipline sufficient to warrant a concurrent tenured appointment to the Faculty at the rank of Professor. This individual must possess the capacity to learn quickly how the Provost's office functions and the well-developed academic values and stature that are the bedrock of effective academic leadership. Our next Provost must be an individual who embraces our institutional mission and values, who has personally experienced life at a great liberal learning institution or held a position dedicated to liberal learning, and who can work effectively as the partner of both the President and the Faculty in realizing institutional goals. Given these qualities, the search committee welcomes applications from those with documented successful experience in academic leadership – preference may be given to candidates who hold or who have held positions at the Dean's level or above, but Associate Deans and Chairs of academic departments are especially encouraged to apply. Christopher Newport University aspires to be a pre-eminent public liberal arts and sciences university, and the University has already taken great strides in that direction. The next Provost of the University must embrace that aspiration and must, in concert with the President and the Faculty, exercise effective leadership in fulfilling it.
In order to be considered, each applicant must send a letter of application addressing his or her background in the context of the specifics of this position; a current resume; a statement (not to exceed 750 words) of philosophy on teaching, scholarship, and service in a University committed to liberal learning; and the names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of at least five professional references to the address below. Three letters of reference are optional, but encouraged. For further information about the search and position, please visit provostsearch.cnu.edu. The executive search firm of Morris & Berger is assisting the University in this search.
Michelle Moody
Office of Equal Opportunity and Faculty Recruitment
Provost Search
Search #7042
Christopher Newport University
1 University Place
Newport News, VA 23606-2998
or to
mlmoody@cnu.edu
Review of applications begins December 11, 2006. Applications received after December 11, 2006, will be accepted but considered only if needed. Criminal history background check required for finalists. Christopher Newport University, an EO Employer, is fully committed to Access and Opportunity.