Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs

The University of Washington Bothell (UWB), a dynamic public university in the state of Washington, seeks inquiries, nominations, and applications for its Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs.

UW Bothell is committed to access, diversity, and student success — as well as the boundless possibilities fostered by a UWB education. Over 50% of the UWB student body is racially diverse, over 40% are the first in their family to attend college, and over 30% are Pell eligible. The Vice Chancellor holds a significant and influential position at the University, with the opportunity to make a tangible contribution to the future of UWB and to the success of a highly diverse student body. Reporting to the Chancellor of the University of Washington Bothell and serving on the Chancellor’s Executive Team, the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs provides leadership for enrollment management and student affairs across the University. The Vice Chancellor will be tasked with building a full-life cycle approach to enrollment management and student affairs in order to recruit, attract, select, enroll, retain, support, develop, and graduate UWB students.

The successful candidate will enhance the systems and structures to aid in enrollment management and student affairs planning and decision making at all levels and will lead an ongoing institution-wide conversation about vision, goals, and strategy. The Vice Chancellor will possess great analytic and technological depth, the ability to improve upon every metric in the enrollment spectrum, a working knowledge of current national issues in student affairs, a commitment to keeping student welfare always at the forefront, and a proven capacity for embedding enrollment management and student affairs priorities within institutional values and aspirations. The new Vice Chancellor will also be a strong collaborator with superior interpersonal communication skills and will possess the professional currency that will garner the trust and confidence of senior leaders, faculty, campus constituents, and division staff.

UW Bothell is co-located with Cascadia College and is part of a tri-campus structure that also includes the University of Washington's Seattle and Tacoma campuses. UWB offers a participatory student experience grounded in hands-on learning, close relationships with faculty members as teachers and mentors, and the personalized support of staff who are dedicated to student success. The academic work of the campus focuses on cross-disciplinary teaching and research, creative practice, connected learning, and community engagement. UW Bothell’s current enrollment is approximately 6,000 students. More than 90 percent of undergraduates are from Washington State, more than 40% are first-generation college attendees, and more than half are students of color. Located along wetlands and a river north of Seattle, UW Bothell builds vibrant regional partnerships, creates and disseminates new knowledge, and prepares students for leadership throughout Washington and beyond. It holds a Carnegie classification for community engagement thanks to its strong record of research and service collaborations in the region.

Additional information on the University of Washington Bothell can be found at UWB.edu.

Diversity is a core value of the University of Washington Bothell. We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. To learn more, read our Diversity Statement.

All applications, nominations and inquiries are invited. Applications should include, as two separate documents, a CV or resume and a letter of interest addressing the themes in the leadership profile, which can be found on the WittKieffer website. Professional references are not requested at this time.

WittKieffer is assisting University of Washington Bothell in this search. For fullest consideration, candidate materials should be received by February 26, 2021.

Application materials should be submitted using WittKieffer’s candidate portal.

Nominations and inquiries can be directed to:

Amy Crutchfield
Shelley Arakawa, J.D.
Ashlee Winters
UWBothell-VC@wittkieffer.com

The University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.