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Vice President of People, Culture, And Equity

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The Opportunity

The College of Southern Maryland is seeking confidential nominations and expressions of interest for its Vice President of People, Culture, and Equity.

Reporting to the College President, the Vice President for People, Culture, and Equity will drive the creation and implementation of a culture of belonging that effectively supports the College’s mission and strategic goals and elevates equity, talent retention, and development across the College. The Vice President serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer and is responsible for providing leadership in developing and executing organizational change and development and human resources strategies in
support of the future focused direction of the College of Southern Maryland, specifically in the areas of workforce planning, human resources policy development, succession planning, talent acquisition and development, change management, organizational and performance management, payroll operations, and total rewards. The Vice President will implement contemporary operations that will attract and retain quality employee talent and develop new or improved programs and initiatives that will advance personnel management.
The Vice President will understand the critical synergies among human resources, equity, diversity, and inclusion that are necessary to shape a thriving people-centered culture throughout the college community. The Vice President will contribute to the development of equity-minded practices and policies that talent acquisition, retention and equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives.

The Vision of CSM

CSM will be the region’s first choice for accessible, inclusive, and innovative education that transforms communities.

Core Values

The following institutional values guide our actions.

• Collaboration We are stronger when we work together.
• Equity We provide everyone with the opportunity, resources, and access needed to be successful.
• Excellence We commit to high standards and clear expectations.
• Inclusivity We respect contributions and differing abilities of everyone, providing space for all.
• Innovation We value creativity and ingenuity, embracing new ideas and perspectives.
• Integrity We are transparent and honest.
• Respect We treat others with dignity.

The Mission of CSM

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) enhances lives and strengthens the economic vitality of a diverse and changing region by providing affordable postsecondary education, workforce development, and cultural and personal enrichment opportunities.

Essential Job Functions

Develops, directs, and monitors strategies aimed at maintaining a healthy workplace culture including strategies, programs and initiatives related to employee recruitment, communication, engagement, and retention across and inclusive of all the institution’s programs and offices.

• Responsible for the College’s Human Resources policies and procedures and ensuring timely recording of actions on the College’s website, internal portals, and internal documents.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws including, but not limited to Title IX, FERPA, Affirmative Action/EEO, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ERISA, OSHA, workers’ compensation, etc.
• Leads the development and implementation of comprehensive Total Rewards plans (compensation, benefit, and wellness) for the College.
• Provides overall leadership and guidance to the organizational development function by overseeing talent acquisition, career development, progression and succession planning, retention, professional and leadership development, compensation, and benefits.
• Guides senior leadership regarding complex human resource issues including policies, procedures, labor relations, and employee relations issues that may involve legal counsel, and provide consultative guidance regarding organizational development efforts.
• Establishes and maintains a contemporary operation with continuous assessment of both service delivery and compliance with federal and state regulations and CSM policies.
• Stays on top of trends, laws, and other factors influencing DEI programs while assessing, learning from, and building upon existing CSM initiatives and programs.
• Partners with campus leaders, faculty, students, staff, and internal and external constituencies to ensure programming supports the College’s values and strategic goals.
• Responsible for the College’s Human Resources policies and procedures and ensuring timely recording of actions on the College’s website, internal portals, and internal documents.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws including, but not limited to Title IX, FERPA, Affirmative Action/EEO, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ERISA, OSHA, workers’ compensation, etc.
• Leads the development and implementation of comprehensive Total Rewards plans (compensation, benefit, and wellness) for the College.
• Provides overall leadership and guidance to the organizational development function by overseeing talent acquisition, career development, progression and succession planning, retention, professional and leadership development, compensation, and benefits.
• Guides senior leadership regarding complex human resource issues including policies, procedures, labor relations, and employee relations issues that may involve legal counsel, and provide consultative guidance regarding organizational development efforts.
• Establishes and maintains a contemporary operation with continuous assessment of both service delivery and compliance with federal and state regulations and CSM policies.
• Stays on top of trends, laws, and other factors influencing DEI programs while assessing, learning from, and building upon existing CSM initiatives and programs.
• Partners with campus leaders, faculty, students, staff, and internal and external constituencies to ensure programming supports the College’s values and strategic goals.
• Engages with the external community, promoting and advancing CSM’s diversity, equity, and inclusion values.
• Assesses equity, diversity, and inclusion across the organization, and works with CSM leadership and teams to develop consistent goals, strategies, tactics, and measures of success.
• Provides leadership in establishing greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and ensuring that policies, processes, and practices are equitable.
• Ensures the College meets its commitment to Equal Access/ Equal Opportunity, and maintains a work environment that is both free of discrimination and supportive of a diverse, multicultural workforce.
• Oversees the creation, submission, and execution of the state’s annual Affirmative Action Report and Cultural Diversity Report requirements.
• Responsible for the functional areas’ annual budgets.
• Serves on the College’s labor management negotiation team(s)

Institutional Overview

The College of Southern Maryland, the sixth-largest community college in Maryland, is a public, regional community college with a far-reaching goal to help students and the community meet the challenges of individual, social, and global changes. Today the College serves the tri-county area that includes Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary’s counties. The College’s history began with the establishment of Charles County Community College in 1958 as part of the continuing expansion of the community college in America. At its inception in 1958, the College was governed by the Charles County Board of Education, with the first classes conducted at La Plata High School in the evenings. The Friendly Hall Campus, which is now the La Plata Campus, was established in 1968. The College expanded its services to St. Mary’s County in 1978 and Calvert County in 1980. On July 1, 2000, the College officially became the College of Southern Maryland, a regional college serving all three counties that comprise Southern Maryland.

Today, CSM is known as a progressive, innovative, and technologically advanced institution. CSM prides itself on delivering high-quality educational services and for its role as a catalyst for business, industry, and government to identify the resources needed to grow and maintain a healthy economy and community. The College is funded by the tri-counties it serves at 31.6%, by the State of Maryland at 31%, and by tuition and fees at 35.5%. CSM offers an array of associate degree programs, industry certifications, career training, personal enrichment, wellness, and fitness activities. The College prepares and provides students with the tools and resources needed to immediately succeed in a competitive marketplace.

CSM is in the final year of its 2021-2024 strategic plan, which focused:

• Improve student progress and completion
• Ensure equity in all programs and services
• Build and sustain the regional workforce pipeline
• Foster and sustain a high-performing employee culture

CSM will embark on its 2024-2029 strategic plan next summer and is currently in the pre-planning phase of data gathering and community engagement. The new strategic plan will be centered around the three pillars of access, momentum, and mobility for our students.

The Region

With a rich history dating back to the early 1600s and home to the state’s first colony, the region of Southern Maryland sits to the east of Washington, D.C. Southern Maryland is a peninsula bordered by the Potomac River to the west and the Chesapeake Bay to the east. Traditionally a rural, agricultural region known for its oyster fishing, boating, and crabbing, Southern Maryland is well-known for its outdoor recreation and natural beauty.

Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties are situated in the tri-county region known as Southern Maryland and make up the service area for the College. While much of the land area is still rural and low-density population, all three counties have experienced an influx of new residents in recent years as the Washington, D.C. suburbs have expanded steadily. Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), and their related industries, are located in the three counties, as well as a nuclear power plant and a Naval ordnance test ground.

Calvert County, established in 1654, has its county seat in Prince Frederick and has a population of approximately 90,000. Constellation Energy’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG Terminal are in Lusby, on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay, and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is in Solomons, at the southern tip of the county. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is in Chesapeake Beach. In recent years, the once flourishing tobacco fields of Calvert County have given way to a growing agritourism niche featuring five wineries and vineyards.

Charles County, established in 1658, has its county seat in La Plata and has a population of more than 160,000. The county has 39 properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places and is home to the Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary at Mallows Bay. Charles County has been the center point of some important moments in American history. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) is a field activity of the Naval Sea Systems Command and part of the Navy’s Science and Engineering Establishment. NSWC IHD is the Navy’s premier facility for ordnance, energetics, and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) solutions, supporting the warfighter of today and tomorrow through discoveries that anticipate the next generation’s future needs.

St. Mary’s County, established in 1637, has its county seat in Leonardtown and has a population of approximately 80,000. The Naval Air Station Patuxent River — home to the nation’s Naval Air Systems Command — is in St. Mary’s County, which has several laboratory facilities focused on development and improvement of the naval arsenal, aircraft research and development.

The College

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the College and is appointed by the Governor from the citizenry of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties. The Board consists of nine members, each given a five-year term of office. Board policies drive the role and responsibilities of the governance of the institution. The Board of Trustees designates the operations of the College to its president.

The College of Southern Maryland embraces its value of Collaboration and demonstrates this by working together through a structure of councils, committees, work groups, and task forces. Through Participatory Governance, employees and students at CSM have a voice in decisions that affect them. Participatory Governance is designed to facilitate participation in decision-making that unites all parts of the College and leverages the strength of diversity of the College community.

The Participatory Governance structure consists of five councils and seven committees. The College-Wide Council manages the participatory governance process. Four councils report to the College-Wide Council and each committee is assigned to one of the four councils. These include College Planning Council, Equity and Inclusion Council, Instruction and Student Affairs Council, and Talent Development Council.

This system of governance is founded on mutual trust and respect, and requires honesty and openness, to reach the best possible decisions regarding the operations of the College.

Accreditation

The College of Southern Maryland is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

Program-Specific Accreditation

Medical Laboratory Technology Program
The Medical Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

Nursing Programs
The Practical Nursing and Associate Degree Nursing programs are approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

Physical Therapist Assistant Program
The Physical Therapist Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Business Degree Programs
Business degree programs in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration: Technical Management, and Business Management (formerly Management Development) are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

Professional Truck Driving Institute
The Commercial Vehicle Operators certificate is approved by the Professional Truck Driving Institute

Academics

The College organized its academic units into three learning divisions. Students are able to choose from more than 100 quality academic programs, including an expanding array of associate degrees, certificates, and letters of recognition. Types of degrees and credentials include the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Science, the Associate of Applied Science, the Associate of Arts in Teaching, and the Associate of Science in Engineering. Other credentials include a credit certificate and a workforce training certificate. Courses are offered in several modalities and in both traditional 15-week and an accelerated seven-week model. The top degrees awarded at commencement include Nursing, Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration.

CSM is committed to expanding education and employment opportunities for students because connecting students to early work experiences can have a positive impact on students’ interest in continuing their education, employment, and future earning potential.

Through collaboration and the implementation of Work-Based Learning (WBL), employers can help shape their future workforce by employing today’s students. WBL helps students develop the skills they need to enter and succeed in today’s fast-paced world.

The three academic divisions include the School of Liberal Arts, School of Professional and Technical Studies, and the School of Science and Health.

The School of Liberal Arts

This school empowers students in their personal, academic, and professional lives by expanding their knowledge of the human experience in all its many forms and developing their capacities for creativity, critical thinking, and communication. Program areas include Communication, Digital Media Production, Early Childhood Development, Media Studies, Teacher Education, Theater and Dance and the Visual Arts, and Liberal Arts and transfer disciplines.

The School of Professional and Technical Studies

This school empowers students in their personal, academic, and professional lives by expanding their knowledge of business, engineering, mathematics, and technology. The school graduates ethically aware future leaders and technical professionals, well- prepared to enter the workforce or continue their education at four-year institutions. Program areas include Accounting, Business, Cloud and Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Software Development, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity, several Engineering specialties, Fire Science, Homeland Security and Maritime Operations Technology.

The School of Science and Health

This school empowers students in their personal, academic, and professional lives by expanding their knowledge of life, physical, and health sciences and enhancing their skill in using scientific reasoning and critical thinking. Program areas within the school include Emergency Medical Services, Environmental Studies, Health Information Management, Mathematics and Sciences, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technology, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Nursing, Pharmacy Technician, Physical Therapist Assistant, Pre-Professional Health Science, Radiography, Respiratory Therapy, and Wellness, Fitness, and Sports.

Professional Qualifications and Personal Characteristics

• Doctorate Degree required from an accredited
• Minimum of three years of successful academic experience leading an instructional area at a dean level or higher.
• Must be capable of leading faculty, be sensitive to students’ needs and interests, demonstrate commitment to fostering excellence in teaching and learning, be able to work with faculty to demonstrate excellent student outcomes in transfer and career programs, and be able to envision and advocate quality in general education and effectiveness in developmental education. Must demonstrate experience with successfully managing a multimillion-dollar budget.
• Experience in accreditation activities, learning outcomes assessment, and global education preferred.
• Excellent communication and human relations skills
• Excellent, complex oral and written communication skills to varied audiences required.
• The position requires complex long- and short-term planning to ensure the viability of the College. The incumbent must be able to multitask regularly.
• Illustrated experience in innovative and data-based decision-making to execute innovative initiatives.
• The Vice President of Learning must motivate and encourage faculty to innovate and grow. With a spirit of collaboration, he/she determines the direction of the division and develops policies and procedures that guide the division.
• This position impacts the entire academic division of the College. The Vice President of Learning oversees over 400 instructors and an academic program composed of hundreds of courses and scores of academic programs.

Application Process

This search is being facilitated by Dr. Kate Hetherington and Dr. Preston Pulliams of Gold Hill Associates. Candidates should send their materials directly to www.collegepresidentsearch.com/searches/.

The following items are required to be submitted directly and only to the search consultant via email attachments:

1. COVER LETTER, limited to no more than four typed pages, detailing how your education experiences/background align with this Position Profile
2. RESUME, limited to no more than six typed pages. Important Note: All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format, and file names must begin with the applicant’s initials (example: ABCcover, ABCres, ABCref). The subject line in the email should reference the position for which the candidate is applying. Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the appointment is made. For application materials to receive full consideration, it is preferred that application materials be submitted by October 13, 2023. Semifinalist candidates will interview with the Search Advisory Committee in November, with finalist candidates interviewing in November and early December.
3. REFERENCES will be requested only of finalists and should be limited to one typed page and include two supervisors, two direct reports, two full-time faculty members, two peers, and one community reference. The references must include names, titles, business and personal phone numbers, and email addresses. References will not be contacted without the consultant’s prior notification to the applicant.
4. TRANSCRIPTS will be required of all finalists. The successful candidate must provide official transcripts to the College of Southern Maryland as a condition of hire. For questions related to the search process, calendar, and Position Profile, contact Search Liaison, Dr. Kate Hetherington, Consultant, kate@goldhillassociates.com, and Dr. Preston Pulliams, Consultant, preston@goldhillassociates.com.

For other questions, contact the search consultants via email.

(including expressions of interest and requests for a phone conversation, in which you should also list times and the number at which you may be reached).

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Search Consultants:

Kate Hetherington, Ed.D., kate@goldhillassociates.com
Preston Pulliams, Ed.D., preston@goldhillassociates.com