Assistant Vice President Student Engagement

Job Description

Reporting to the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Student Engagement serves as a member of the Student Affairs Leadership Team and the Vice President for Student Affairs’ Council. The AVP champions a collaborative, unrelenting commitment to a robust student experience that prioritizes students’ goals, strengths, and learning. With a visionary, learning-centered, and integrative mindset, the AVP supervises five offices and talented directors to cultivate a rich experiential foundation for students:
Student Engagement & Campus Life, the Cranwell International Center, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Living Learning Programs, and VT Engage – The Center for Leadership & Service Learning.

The AVP cultivates a synergistic approach to learning through organizational and community life. Each office, student organization, living learning program, and community offers a unique transformative context where powerful results are possible through goal setting, pathway building, and agency instilling. The AVP oversees and convenes student advisory groups to the Vice President for Student Affairs, including Order of the Gavel and Core Leadership, and serves as the Senior Advisor to the Undergraduate Student Senate.

An intentional approach encourages students to grow in the Aspirations for Student Learning. Indicators of success include measurable increases in student engagement in campus life across all demographics, evidence of student engagement and impact on student well‑being and success, and the creation of meaningful partnerships with university and community organizations, as well as Virginia Tech campuses in Roanoke and the Greater Washington, DC metro area.

• Lead and manage five offices, ensuring alignment with student engagement and experiential learning goals.
• Facilitate shared governance and serve as the Senior Advisor to the Undergraduate Student Senate.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure for student advisory groups and community partnerships.
• Measure and report on student engagement metrics and outcomes.
• Champion and support the Division’s Aspirations for Student Learning and strategic priorities.

• Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling, or a related field.
• Significant and increasing levels of responsibility with key facets of the AVP role.
• Strong knowledge of student learning and human development literature.
• Demonstrated collaborative and entrepreneurial senior leadership skills.
• Excellent communication, supervision, administrative, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• A criminal background check is required; a criminal conviction check will be conducted.
• Willingness to advise student leaders and care deeply about student well‑being.

• Experience in a student affairs area, especially at the director level.
• Familiarity with auxiliary and E&G budgets.
• Doctoral degree in a related field.

• Overtime Status: Exempt – Not eligible for overtime.
• Appointment Type: Regular.
• Salary: $180,000 – $195,000.
• Hours per week: 40.
• Review Date: June 23rd 2026.

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