Associate Provost for Student Success and Dean of Undergraduate Studies
 California State University, Monterey Bay | |
 United States, California, Seaside | |
 Aug 02, 2025 | |
 California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), a growing, dynamic, vision-driven comprehensive state university with a strong culture of educational innovation and a deep commitment to its role as a regional steward, seeks its next Associate Provost for Student Success & Dean of Undergraduate Studies (APSS & Dean). The appointee is expected to take office in the Spring of 2026. Empowered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement, CSUMB, as an institution, transforms students' lives through a focus on student success and engagement in its regional community. CSUMB is a comprehensive, mid-sized, four-year university of 7,700 students and has earned designation as both a Minority-Serving Institution and a Hispanic-Serving Institution. This position presents a remarkable opportunity for a results-driven strategist and motivated change agent to serve in a critical role. Reporting to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the APSS & Dean provides leadership, advocacy, coordination, and recommendations for academic and non-academic collaborative initiatives supporting student success, persistence, and retention at California State University, Monterey Bay. Units reporting to this position include the Cooperative Learning Center (tutoring), the Center for Experiential Learning and Innovation (which includes Career Development, First Year Seminar, Second Year Experience, and the Service-Learning Institute), and the Center for Advising and Student Success. This role provides administrative oversight of the academic petition and exception processes. Academic Search is assisting CSUMB in this search and welcomes inquiries, nominations, and applications. To submit a nomination, please send the nominee's name, position, institution, and email address to CSUMBAPSSDEAN@academicsearch.org. For more information about the position, institution, qualifications, and application process, please download the full position profile from the Academic Search website: https://www.academicsearch.org/open-searches-public/. Prospective candidates may arrange a confidential conversation about this opportunity directly with the senior consultants leading this search: Dr. Cynthia Patterson at Cynthia.Patterson@academicsearch.org or Dr. Maria Thompson at Maria.Thompson@academicsearch.org. Please include a CV to inform the conversation. The anticipated salary range is up to $218,000 - $221,000 depending upon qualifications. The position is open until filled, but only applications received by September 1, 2025, can be assured full consideration. Further information about CSUMB is available at www.csumb.edu. jeid-0bbaafd6bcb4a84cb87fbd238c5276c0 | |