Vice President Student Affairs

Position Overview

Great Basin College (GBC) invites applications for the position of Vice President of Student Affairs (VPSA). The VPSA is a senior executive leader responsible for providing strategic vision, leadership, and oversight for a comprehensive student affairs program supporting student access, enrollment, engagement, persistence, completion, and success. This position is based at Great Basin College's Elko Campus.

The VPSA serves as a member of the College’s senior leadership team and works collaboratively with the President, Vice Presidents, faculty, staff, students, and external partners to advance institutional priorities. The position participates in institutional strategic planning, budget development, policy development and implementation, and system-level discussions within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). Great Basin College is a comprehensive community college serving a geographically expansive and diverse region of Nevada.

The VPSA must be an engaged, visible, collaborative leader who understands the opportunities and challenges of serving students across multiple campuses, centers, and communities.

The VPSA provides leadership and oversight for student affairs functions that may include:

• Student recruitment and enrollment management Admissions, registration, and student records Student information systems and student-facing technology Customer relationship management (CRM) and enrollment technologies Financial aid and student financial services Advising and student support services Student life and housing Disability and veteran services Student advocacy and support Student Government Association (SGA) advising Behavioral Intervention Team leadership Student concerns, complaints, grievances, and related resolution processes Other student affairs programs and services as assigned

The VPSA is expected to foster a student‑centered culture that promotes access, belonging, engagement, persistence, completion, and career and educational attainment.

The Vice President of Student Affairs provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and accountability for a comprehensive student affairs program.

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic and Institutional Leadership – Serve as a member of the College’s senior leadership team and contribute to institutional strategic planning, policy development, resource allocation, and budget decisions. Develop and implement strategies that advance student access, enrollment, retention, completion, and overall student success. Collaborate with Academic Affairs and other divisions to strengthen the alignment of academic and student support services. Participate in NSHE discussions, initiatives, and policy development as appropriate.
  
  Provide leadership during institutional change and support a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Represent Student Affairs and the College with internal and external constituencies.
• Enrollment and Student Success – Provide strategic leadership for recruitment, enrollment management, admissions, advising, retention, and completion initiatives. Develop and implement data-informed strategies to improve student persistence, goal attainment, and timely completion. Strengthen outreach and recruitment strategies for prospective students, including special populations and students from the communities served by GBC. Build effective partnerships with K-12 institutions, workforce development organizations, employers, community organizations, and other educational institutions.
  
  Evaluate student success initiatives and use outcomes data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Technology, Data, CRM, and Artificial Intelligence – Provide…