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The review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Nominations and applications for the Chief Diversity Officer are welcomed as soon as possible. Applications should include a complete résumé or vita, a letter of interest, and a list of five professional references.

All application materials will be considered in full confidence. Please send all nominations, inquiries, and applications electronically to: sunygeneseocdo@storbecksearch.com.

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Position Information

Campus Title Chief Diversity Officer

Department Office of Diversity and Equity

Position Summary

SUNY Geneseo seeks an experienced, visionary, and innovative leader to serve as Chief Diversity Officer ( CDO ) and a steward of the College’s vision to become the nation’s first equity-centered public honors college. Reporting directly to President Denise A. Battles (https://www.geneseo.edu/president/biographyvita) and serving on her Cabinet, the CDO will join the College during a time of transformational change as the SUNY Geneseo community continues to implement its Strategic Plan (https://www.geneseo.edu/spg/strategic-plan-2022-27) , which centers equity, advances access, and embraces innovation. A highly collaborative leader, the CDO will directly oversee a talented team of four and will be a visible and accessible thought-partner and subject matter expert across the College. The CDO will also engage with the SUNY System-wide network of chief diversity officers to ensure institutional alignment with system initiatives.

SUNY Geneseo is consistently ranked among the best public undergraduate institutions in the country. The campus of 3,900 students is located in the historic village of Geneseo in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of western New York, 30 minutes from Rochester, on land that originally belonged to the peoples who are now the Seneca Nation of Indians and the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. The 152-year-old institution is renowned for achieving remarkable results—even when facing challenges. The College has a recently updated curriculum emphasizing diversity, pluralism, antiracism, global awareness, sustainability, and integrative learning, and major renovations are underway to infrastructure and multiple core campus buildings.

SUNY Geneseo is proud to be part of the State University of New York System, which has a strong and unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, with DEIB being one of four pillars established by SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. (https://www.suny.edu/about/leadership/chancellor/) and the SUNY Board of Trustees. The System operates under a 25-Point Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Action Plan (https://www.suny.edu/diversity/) .

This is a full-time position, located in New York. The compensation will be commensurate with experience with a generous benefits package.

Required Qualifications

The CDO will have an earned graduate degree (master’s, JD, PhD, EdD, etc.) as well as at least five years of progressively responsible administrative experience with management in designing, delivering, evaluating, and/or leading activities, programs and services related to institutional diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or social justice. The successful CDO candidate will also have deep knowledge of current and developing law, regulations, policies, and guidelines for Title IX, Affirmative Action/ EEO , and/or ADA .

Preferred Qualifications

License/Certification

Other Skills Required

Supervision Received

This position reports to the college President.

Supervision Exercised

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number S364

Number of Vacancies 1

Line # to be filled TBD

Full or Part-time Full-Time

Appointment Type Administrative

Anticipated Appointment Start Date

Job Posting Date 06/26/2024

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Job Posting Closed Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Salary Commensurate with experience

Special Instructions to Applicant

The review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Nominations and applications for the Chief Diversity Officer are welcomed as soon as possible. Applications should include a complete résumé or vita, a letter of interest, and a list of five professional references.

All application materials will be considered in full confidence. Please send all nominations, inquiries, and applications electronically to: sunygeneseocdo@storbecksearch.com.

About SUNY Geneseo

Mission Statement

We are a distinctive public liberal arts college that welcomes and inspires students to develop their knowledge and skills to build a better world. Our supportive, inclusive community is exceptional in cultivating creativity, engagement, and discovery. We find strength in diversity, joy in growth, and fulfillment in lifelong learning.

Vision

We will cultivate a distinctive, equity-centered, public honors college experience that propels learners to positively impact society.

Values

The Geneseo campus community is guided by our beliefs in and commitments to the following values:

• Learning: Embracing high expectations for intellectual inquiry, critical thinking, scholarly exploration, and personal growth.

• Creativity: Empowering a spirit of innovation that inspires intellectual curiosity, self-expression, and problem-solving.

• Belonging: Welcoming a diverse campus community that supports and celebrates

different identities, promotes equity and inclusion, and respects the ideas and

contributions of each individual.

• Civic Engagement: Encouraging active participation grounded in self-reflection,

empathy, and an ethical commitment to the common good of our local and global

communities.

• Sustainability: Building a culture of well-being that integrates and applies principles of

environmental, social, and economic stewardship informed by an understanding of the

past and our obligations to the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUNY Geneseo is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding students, faculty, staff, and administration. We recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all positions and ensure that all other personnel actions are conducted without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants, students, employees, and other members of the College community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) are protected from illegal forms of harassment or retaliation based upon a protected characteristic.

To request accommodation or assistance for job-related duties or the employment application process, please contact the Office of Diversity and Equity at (585) 245-5020 or email ode@geneseo.edu (ode@geneseo.edu%3Code@geneseo.edu%3E) . Find out more about our Community Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E28zJDeYTU)

Background Investigation Statement

All applicants are subject to drug and criminal background checks. See our full Background Investigation Statement at http://www.geneseo.edu/hr/employment.

Clery Statement

Applicants interested in positions may access the Annual Security Report( ASR ) for the College at www.geneseo.edu/police. The ASR contains information on campus security policies and certain campus crime statistics. Crime statistics are reported in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Applicants may request a hard copy of the ASR by contacting the SUNY Geneseo University Police Department at 585-245-5651.

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