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JUNE 1804 AVP SEARCH RELEASE


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES
ANNOUNCES SEARCH FOR ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT

June 18, 2004 - Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles has begun an international search to invite nominations and applications for the position of Academic Vice President.

Located on the west side of Los Angeles overlooking the Pacific, Loyola Marymount is one of the nation's 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and five Marymount institutions of higher learning. Founded in 1911, the university currently enrolls 5400 undergraduates and over 2500 graduate students in the Colleges/Schools of Liberal Arts, Communication and Fine Arts, Business Administration, Science and Engineering, Film and Television, Education, and Law. Except for the Law School, which operates on a separate, downtown campus, the Academic Vice President oversees all academic units and reports directly to the President.

The University is in a period of major growth and therefore seeks an academic leader with significant administrative experience in a complex and comprehensive institution. Among other challenges, the Academic Vice President will be expected to:

  • Lead faculty to new levels of professional achievement and assist them in balancing the demands of teaching, scholarship, and service
  • Streamline reporting structures to promote shared responsibility and operating efficiency
  • Maintain and further the gains of recent intercultural initiatives
  • Promote the University's Catholic intellectual tradition and Jesuit-Marymount heritages

Applicants must have an earned doctorate or other terminal degree, a distinguished record of teaching and scholarship, and proven leadership skills. The most qualified candidates will be adept at communicating, listening, and consensus building. Candidates also must have experience with constituent advocacy and be able to work closely with the other cabinet members and the President in implementing the University's strategic plan and carrying out its mission and goals. Applicants will have an understanding and appreciation of mainstream Catholic higher education and a commitment to ethnic diversity and gender balance, and will be energized by the possibilities of living and working in Los Angeles and finding creative educational links between the University and the City.

The position will be available June 1, 2005. Review of applications will begin by September 15, and continue until an appointment is made. To apply, send a letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for the job. Include your curriculum vitae and names and addresses of five professional references. Address application packets and other communications to:

Academic Vice President Search Committee
c/o Ms. Carol Gilbert
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive, Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
cgilbert@lmu.edu


About Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
Founded in 1911, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is the eighth largest of the nation's 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and the largest Catholic university in Southern California. With a strong base in the liberal arts, LMU consists of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts, the College of Business Administration, the College of Communication and Fine Arts, the College of Science and Engineering, the School of Education, the School of Film and Television, the Graduate Division, LMU Extension, and Loyola Law School. For more information, please visit the LMU website at http://www.lmu.edu. Loyola Marymount is an equal-opportunity/affirmative-action institution.

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