CHIEF INTERCULTURAL ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

 WHEATON COLLEGE

CHIEF INTERCULTURAL ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois seeks an exceptional individual to serve as its founding Chief Intercultural Engagement Officer (CIEO).  This leader will play a central role in framing a compelling vision deepening ethnic diversity, promoting racial unity, and advancing intercultural understanding in the pursuit of campus-wide excellence.

A residential, coeducational, Christian liberal arts college, Wheaton College is known for its Christ-centered academic rigor, commitment to the liberal arts, and students who are motivated to work with world renowned professors and similarly minded classmates.  The average ACT score is 29 and SAT score is 1300.  The freshman-sophomore retention rate is above 95% and the 6-year graduation rate is over 90%.  Wheaton ranks 11th overall in doctoral degrees attained by graduates in the latest Franklin and Marshall survey and is ranked 63rd by US News & World Report out of more than 260 liberal arts colleges. Wheaton offers over 40 undergraduate majors, 15 masters degrees and two doctoral degrees.  As a residential college, 95% of undergraduate students are involved in a wide variety of co-curricular activities.

An experienced educator, the CIEO will partner with faculty in developing curriculum and classrooms that foster inclusion and promotes experiential learning in the context of a practical, biblical understanding of race and ethnicity as well as gender and class. Wheaton’s commitment to deepen ethnic diversity began when abolitionist Jonathan Blanchard moved to Wheaton IL in 1860 to become the leader of the Illinois Institute, which had been formed on abolitionist principles by Wesleyan Methodists seven years earlier. Later that year the institute became Wheaton College with Jonathan Blanchard as its first president, continuing his concern for the education of African-Americans, some of whom lodged in his home. 

The successful candidate will hold an advanced academic degree, demonstrate deep evangelical theological understanding and have significant experience and expertise in building and supporting organization-wide initiatives that promote diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.

Details about the leadership opportunities offered by this position and the nomination/application process may be found at http://agbsearch.com/searches/chief-intercultural-engagement-officer-wheaton-college

To ensure full consideration, candidates should submit a letter of interest, CV and reference sheet with the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of 5 references, on or before November 3, 2017 to the e-mail address below. Nominations are also welcome.

 

Dr. Philip Ryken

President

Wheaton College

WheatonCIEO@agbsearch.com 

 

This search is being assisted by:

 

Loren J. Anderson, Ph.D.

Executive Search Consultant

AGB Search

Cell: (253) 223-3566

loren.anderson@agbsearch.com

 

Kim R. Bobby, Ed.D.

Executive Search Consultant

AGB Search

Cell: (253) 861-7738

kim.bobby@agbsearch.com

Wheaton College is a highly selective evangelical Protestant liberal arts college and is committed to diversity in its faculty, staff and students. As such, we welcome applications from diverse candidates.