(NAME-MCE) Director of the Lee H. McCaskey Center for Student Involvement and Leadership Sought

[Tracey L. Wright]

*Director                                                                                                                                 
Lee H. 
McCaskey                                                                                                            
Center for Student Involvement and 
Leadership                                                 Appalachian 
State 
University                                                                                         
Boone, North Carolina 28608*

*www.csil.appstate.edu*

**

Appalachian State University is seeking nominations and applications for 
the Director of the Lee H. McCaskey Center for Student Involvement and 
Leadership (CSIL). Appalachian State University is a member institution 
of the University of North Carolina System and is located in Boone, NC 
in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina with a student 
enrollment of approximately 15,000.

CSIL is a department reporting to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for 
Student Development. A primary focus of CSIL is to engage students in 
co-curricular and curricular learning experiences that contribute to 
their leadership, professional, academic, and personal development 
through collaborative programs and services. Functions of CSIL include 
co-curricular leadership development programs, coordination of an 
academic leadership minor, teaching leadership courses, Plemmons Leader 
Fellows Program and Scholarship, New Student Orientation Phase II, 
Student Publications, Greek Life, organizational development and 
coordination of over 250 recognized student clubs and groups, student 
governance, and advisement of selected student honor societies. The 
director provides leadership, management, and supervision for the Center 
and its staff along with actively engaging with students, faculty, and 
staff at the University. CSIL is a high-energy and high-traffic office 
with significant student interaction and contact. The director will 
supervise a staff of five (5) professionals. The Director also has a 
close working relationship with the staff of Multicultural Student 
Development whose offices are currently housed in CSIL.

Candidates must possess a Master's degree in a related discipline and 
have completed a minimum of five (5) years of progressively increasing 
administrative responsibility in Student Development. Highly qualified 
candidates will possess seven to ten (7 to 10) years of increasing 
levels of responsibility, leadership and related experience. 
Additionally, candidates should have experience in curricular and 
co-curricular leadership programming, student organization advisement, 
program development and implementation, budgeting, staff development and 
supervision, assessment, and a proven history of student advocacy. 
Candidates should be committed to working in a collaborative and 
team-oriented environment which engages students, staff, and faculty. 
CSIL is committed to serving all constituents, and candidates should 
have a proven commitment to diversity.

The anticipated start date is July 1, 2008.  Salary and benefits are 
competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

Candidates must submit a letter of application, resume or CV, and the 
names, addresses and telephone numbers for at least three (3) 
references. Applications and nominations should be sent to:

Tracey L. 
Wright                                                                                                                    
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student 
Development                                                                   
Office of the Vice 
Chancellor                                                                                        
Appalachian State 
University                                                                                                  
ASU Box 32117                                     
                                                                            
Boone, NC  
28608                                                                                                                       


The review of applications will begin on March 17, 2008, and continue 
until the position is filled.

Federal law requires proper documentation of identity and employability 
prior to final consideration for this position.

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity 
Employer.

 

-- 
Tracey L. Wright
Appalachian State University
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Office of Student Development
Dougherty Administration Building
Boone, NC  28608-2117
(Office)828-262-2060
(Fax)828-262-2615