Assistant Vice President for Student Transitions and Success

The University of Texas at Arlington Division of Student Affairs seeks an Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Transition to lead its strategies to promote access, academic achievement, and post-graduate success. Reporting to the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Assistant Vice President serves as a member of the Vice President’s Leadership Team and is the Division of Student Affairs’ primary liaison to campus and community partners regarding student retention and post-graduate success. The Assistant Vice President provides strategic leadership for a talented team of educators, supervising the Career Development Center, New Maverick Orientation, Intercultural Student Engagement Center, International Education (Study Abroad, Global Engagement, International Scholar Services), Military and Veteran Services, Experiential Learning, and Student Transition Programs and Services (includes transfer, new student, former foster care, sophomore and junior transition programs and success initiatives). This position also serves as the primary Liaison Officer for Parenting Students and partners with departments across UTA to support them.  

This opportunity comes at an exciting time for The University of Texas at Arlington and the Student Affairs division. Dr. Lowell K. Davis has led the division since July 2023 and has embarked on a strategic redesign focused on improving collaboration and focused on student success. With several new leaders that have recently joined the division and university, the next Assistant Vice President will join a highly collaborative and engaged team committed to serving a diverse student population. The AVP will find themselves immersed in an institution where student success and access to resources remain a central priority and will ensure that student orientation, programs, and retention efforts meet the needs of a large public research university. 

Pam Pezzoli is leading this search with Alexis Ditaway. 

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