The Vice President for Student and Spiritual Life (VPSSL) provides vision, leadership, and oversight of all student life activities. The VPSSL is a member of the President’s Cabinet, and works collaboratively with other executives to create a campus culture that promotes student success, provides a safe and welcoming campus environment, and fosters a sense of spirituality and community among the students. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Serves as a passionate advocate for the PUC mission and its faithful expression through the student life programs of the institution.
• Provides leadership for ensuring that the College provides a comprehensive array of student services and student development programs that are focused on student success.
• Plans, designs, develops, and delivers student programs and services that meet the goals of the College; provides leadership for evaluating and ensuring quality in all aspects of the College’s student services activities.
• Recommends, develops, and implements student services policies, procedures and practices which foster and promote all student learning and student success, and which support the educational programs of the College.
• Provides leadership and oversees the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure all students have equal access to services.
• Accountable for achievement of College goals and objectives within the scope of Student Life, as set forth in the College’s Strategic Plan.
• Collaborates with Human Resources in the hiring of qualified student life staff members.
• Provides leadership and collaborates with administration and the Enrollment team for the recruitment and retention of students.
• Fosters an environment of teamwork, collegiality, and integrity.
• Prepares and administers the overall budget for Student Life activities, in consultation with the Associate Vice-President for Financial Administration, and the President.
• Manages Human Resources and Title IX issues in cooperation with the Human Resources Department and the Title IX Office. 
• Delegates responsibility and authority to subordinates, but maintains accountability.
• Assumes leadership and responsibility for establishing an environment which promotes respect for students, faculty, and staff and recognizes initiative and excellence.
• Prepares appropriate reports; analyzes and evaluates enrollment and retention data; projects student enrollment and retention data to be used in strategic decision making.
• Develops, fosters and promotes new opportunities for partnerships with public and private sector entities; provides leadership in the development of operational and strategic goals drive the mission of the College.
• Supports College activities and special events through attendance and/or participation;
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

The position has broad management responsibility and oversight of student life departments, including supervision of faculty, staff, and students.