Vice President for Innovation and Online, Central Michigan University

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The Opportunity

Central Michigan University (CMU) invites applications and nominations for the position of Vice President for Innovation and Online. Reporting directly to the provost and executive vice president and as a member of the Provost’s Advisory Council and the President’s Senior Leadership Team, the vice president is responsible for the strategic leadership of all aspects of off-campus and online program delivery, including the continued growth and expansion of the enterprise. 

CMU is a nationally ranked research university that fosters the transformative power of advanced learning while embracing a sense of community among its students, faculty, staff, and more than 250,000 alumni around the world. From its roots as a teachers' college, CMU has grown to offer nationally acclaimed programs in areas ranging from the health professions and engineering to business and communications, visual and performing arts, and science and technology. 

CMU’s student and faculty researchers preserve the earth's resources, discover new ways to treat diseases, advance innovative ways to improve teaching and learning methods, and much more. Its alumni are physical therapists, physician assistants, and doctors. They are CEOs, lawyers, and policymakers. They are top broadcasters and journalists, fashion designers, and teachers.

Established in 1892, CMU has more than 14,000 students enrolled, including over 10,000 undergraduate students and over 4,000 graduate and doctoral students at locations across the state of Michigan and through a robust online community. More than 40 percent of CMU’s main campus students supplement their on-campus classes with online courses. The average high school GPA of entering students is 3.51. Among just seven percent of U.S. universities in the highest two Carnegie research classifications, CMU offers nearly 300 academic programs at the undergraduate, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels; as well as professional development courses and certificates. In addition, CMU has established the nation's 137th College of Medicine to address a growing shortage of primary care physicians in Michigan. The inaugural class of students graduated in May 2017, and the program achieved full LCME accreditation in 2018.

How to Apply

Jim Johnsen and Ann Bailey with Greenwood Asher & Associates are assisting Central Michigan University in this search. Applications and nominations are now being accepted. Application materials should include:

• A letter of interest that clearly states the applicant’s qualifications for the position;
• A current résumé/curriculum vitae

We strongly encourage submitting application materials as separate PDF attachments. The search will be conducted with a commitment of confidentiality for candidates until finalists are selected.

All application materials should be submitted to the Greenwood Asher & Associates team via e-mail at: annbailey@greenwoodsearch.com.