Dean of Student Affairs

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Full Time Morristown, NJ, US

Salary Range: $95,000.00 To $ Annually

Dean of Student Affairs

About Saint Elizabeth University:

Saint Elizabeth University (SEU), located in Morris County, New Jersey, offers convenient access to major highways including Routes 287, 280, 80, 10, and 24, as well as the nearby Convent Station train station. Established in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, the University is situated on 150 scenic acres of rolling hills and wooded landscapes. Rooted in the Catholic liberal arts tradition, SEU provides a high-quality education that serves students of diverse ages, backgrounds, and cultures, fostering both academic excellence and personal growth.

SEU Mission & Commitment:

SEU is devoted to providing educational and career training opportunities to traditionally underserved communities and is characterized by small class sizes and a highly communal student-centered culture emphasizing individualized attention. SEU is a federally designated Minority-Serving and Hispanic-Serving Institution. Our traditional undergraduate population is 38 percent Black, and our total enrollment is 30 percent Hispanic, while 47 percent of our students are first-generation college students.

In addition, 76 percent of our first-time freshmen are low-income students eligible for federal Pell funding; many come to us with unique challenges related to their financial, social, academic, mental, and physical health. Saint Elizabeth University seeks to foster and maintain a diverse campus community through inclusive excellence and equal opportunity. SEU has long preserved its legacy of providing quality education and access for underserved populations, particularly in fields and career paths traditionally beyond the reach of marginalized and often disenfranchised communities.

In our traditional co-educational undergraduate enrollment today, women outnumber men two-to-one. SEU has a long legacy of educating women who thrive in STEM and healthcare professions and continues to produce diverse women and men as leaders equipped with a deeper appreciation of inclusion in its various forms. We strive to ensure that all graduates realize their potential through hard work and an exceptional education that is unimpeded by irrational self-doubt or societal biases.

Dean of Student Affairs reports to the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, the Dean of Student Affairs serves as a student advocate and collaborates with other departments to enhance student engagement and development, success, persistence, and graduation.

This position oversees critical areas of the student experience, including:
Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF), health and counseling services, student engagement, residence life, student conduct, and regulatory/judicial matters. In collaboration with the AVP and other campus leaders, the Dean of Student Affairs is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing a holistic, mission-informed co-curricular student experience for residential and commuter students, and across all degree levels. This position plays an integral role in ensuring a smooth journey from enrollment to graduation.

• Managing departments within Student Affairs, guiding a team of professionals in overseeing a wide array of matters involving housing, student engagement, and wellness.
• Supervising the Director of Residence Life, whose responsibility is to oversee student housing and residential life to create a safe, structured, and nurturing environment for both academic and social development.
• Supervising the Director of Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF), whose responsibility is to provide leadership for student recruitment, retention, academic success, compliance, staff supervision. In addition to cross-campus collaboration to ensure access and successful outcomes for educationally and economically disadvantaged students.
• Supervising the Director of Student Engagement, whose responsibility is to create and oversee student programming, including clubs, activities, and student leadership opportunities, and budgets pertaining to those programs.
• Supervising the Wellness Team, whose responsibility is to provide services related to physical, mental, and emotional health, while following campus emergencies and safety protocols.
• Managing student conduct matters, providing guidance and expertise on student rights and responsibilities, the student disciplinary process, and alternative dispute resolution.
• Providing strategic advice to senior leadership regarding student needs and perspectives.
• Additional responsibilities, such as assisting with Orientation, Commencement, and all major school activities.
• Providing advice, support, and communication as needed to students in the wake of personal…