The Division of Student Affairs dedicates its staff and resources to actively engage students in intentional learning experiences.
Student Affairs encourages students to develop lifelong respect and responsibility for self and others and to embrace diverse perspectives, intellectual courage, personal achievement, integrity, and social responsibility. Student Affairs’ staff, services, programs, and facilities reflect the division’s commitment to encourage every student to think, reflect, imagine, connect, and act for the betterment of self and community.
As an integral partner in the academic process, the Division of Student Affairs participates in the UNCW vision of preparing its graduates for a lifetime of learning, achievement and service.
The position requires an exceptional leader with strategic vision, collaborative skills, a commitment to serving students from all backgrounds, beliefs, income levels and life experiences, and a thorough understanding of best practices in student affairs, student development and auxiliary services.
The successful candidate will be the students’ advocate first, but will also bring the qualities and experience necessary to manage senior staff, a large budget during a changing and complex financial environment, and an appreciation for a division that keeps students at the forefront of every decision and program.
The VCSA will play a central role as a valued and collaborative colleague in the university leadership and Cabinet. Further, the VCSA will provide crucial leadership and counsel in the formulation of student policies and programs, fiscal requirements, budgetary recommendations, and strategic decisions that shape the undergraduate and graduate student experiences.
The student affairs office operates with a $45 million budget with more than 170 employees and over 900 student employees. The VCSA is responsible for housing and residence life, student extracurricular organizations at the undergraduate and graduate levels, the career center, student physical and behavioral health, parent and family programs, transition programs, and a variety of other student-directed services.
The division has been recognized three of the past six years by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine as a “Most Promising Place to Work” in Student Affairs.
The successful VCSA candidate will need to:
- Provide quality programs and services that effectively meet the primary mission of each department.
- Foster the UNCW experience, a welcoming, connected, supportive, safe and celebrative campus culture where involvement is paramount.
- Develop students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities to prepare them to serve society and address the challenges of their careers.
- Engage students in applied learning to enhance their personal and intellectual development.
- Advocate for the needs of a diverse student body.
- Create a collaborative working relationship across the division to achieve UNCW’s strategic objectives.
- Provide high-quality and well-maintained facilities that support student success.
- Make decisions that are data-supported, creative, efficient and enhanced by emerging technologies.
- Improve communication efforts with all constituents.
Aswani K. Volety 
James J. Winebrake 
