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1. THE OPPORTUNITY
2. UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY OVERVIEW 3. RESEARCH
4. REGIONAL CAMPUS SYSTEM
5. TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCIALIZATION 6. ATHLETICS
7. CULTURAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 8. SERVICE LEARNING 9. HERITAGE
10. INFRASTRUCTURE 11. SUSTAINABILITY 12. FINANCES
13. GOVERNANCE 14. LOGAN, CACHE COUNTY AND UTAH
15. LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR NEXT PRESIDENT 16. PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS 17. PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDACY/NOMINATIONS
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
1. The Opportunity The Utah State Board of Regents invites nominations and applications for the position of president of Utah State University (USU), Utah’s land-grant institution and one of two research institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education. Utah State University — with its main campus located in scenic Logan, Utah — serves nearly 29,000 students who learn from and undertake research with world-renowned faculty. USU’s classrooms extend far beyond the borders of its Logan campus, with regional campuses or Extension offices serving every county in Utah, including a comprehensive regional college — USU Eastern. USU students choose from among 168 undergraduate degrees and 143 graduate degrees. The university generates more than 200 million dollars annually in external research funding and has the second oldest undergraduate research program in the nation. As Utah’s land-grant institution, USU has a mission to serve diverse communities throughout the entire state. The president is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Board of Regents and works closely with the USU Board of Trustees. Candidates must have demonstrated success in a leadership role at a land-grant and/or Carnegie research-intensive institution, as well as have a distinguished record of intellectual achievement and excellence in fundraising and fiscal responsibility. A terminal degree or equivalent is required. USU has experienced remarkable growth over the last decade. Candidates should highlight experiences showing successful leadership in both fundraising and institutional growth to enhance USU’s national visibility. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to advocating for students and fostering diversity. The candidate must effectively communicate his or her vision for USU and expand relationships with stakeholders, including local communities and the Utah Legislature.
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2. Utah State University Overview Since its founding in 1888, Utah State University has evolved from a small, agricultural college to one that is nationally and internationally recognized for its intellectual and technological leadership in land, water, space and life enhancement. As Utah’s land-grant and space-grant institution, the university has more than 750 faculty who provide education for more than 28,600 undergraduate and graduate students, including 14,403 at its distance education sites located throughout the state of Utah and 2,500 at USU Eastern. With eight colleges, the university offers 168 undergraduate degrees, 143 graduate degrees and 94 minors. Utah State is known for its strength in academics and counts 20 Goldwater Scholars among its graduates in the past ten years. USU professors brought in $232 million research funding in fiscal year 2015, a record number. But regardless of these distinguished successes, USU’s top research professors do not confine themselves to labs and offices; they teach and inspire their students every day. And they do it well. USU now has 14 Carnegie Professors of the Year — more than any other school in the state. Utah State University is the state’s second largest public research university; its emphasis on research and discovery inspires more than 1,000 students to pursue their own research projects every year. USU is one of only two universities in the state to receive USTAR (Utah Science Technology and Research) funding and is committed to recruiting high-caliber faculty who work with students on leading research projects.
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MISSION: The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture and by serving the public through learning, discovery and engagement.
COLLEGES: Utah State University has eight degree-granting colleges offering a spectrum of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and specialized degree programs.
College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences Caine College of the Arts Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services College of Engineering College of Humanities & Social Sciences S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources College of Science
Utah State University is recognized for its student engagement. USU, the oldest residential campus in Utah, has more than 200 student clubs and organizations, including the Special Olympics and Best Buddies programs, which are some of the largest in the country. Strongly committed to promoting opportunities for students to work with scholars engaged in research, USU holds the world record for sending the most student experiments into space. Around the globe, USU students study abroad at more than 140 partner institutions. Utah State University is also well known for its statewide reach. With distance education classes that date back before 1900, USU’s distance education program has grown to offer nearly 50 degrees, including the state’s only distance-delivered doctoral degree. Today, USU has one comprehensive community college (USU Eastern), four regional campuses and nearly 40 education centers. Additionally, USU is the state’s only land-grant institution, providing Extension units in all of Utah’s 29 counties and at the Ogden Botanical Center, Thanksgiving Point and the Utah Botanical Center.
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USU Reports Record Research Funding Sponsored awards funding totaled more than $232 million for fiscal year 2015, the highest level of external support ever recorded for USU.
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Goldwater Scholars among our graduates
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Carnegie Professors of the Year – more than any other school in the state
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National Science Foundation CAREER Award Recipients
Nobel Prize – Winning Alum Lars Peter Hansen (2013 )
3. Research At a place where conventional wisdom is challenged and reimagined constantly, USU faculty researchers are engaging in fields of study the world can’t live without. USU is one of Utah’s two research universities and, with a record-breaking $232 million in external research funding received in fiscal year 2015, it has grown into a thriving research university known and respected around the world.
Undergraduate Research USU’s undergraduate research program is the second oldest in the nation. Students embrace the opportunities offered by collaboration and are given opportunities to work closely with research faculty. In a place where fertile minds flourish and grow, the university inspires more than 1,000 students to pursue their own research projects every year. Undergraduate research allows them to passionately explore curiosity and ask questions while conducting research in varying academic fields.
CPD: 35 Years of Making a Difference The Center for Persons with Disabilities in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services marked its 35th birthday in June 2007. The center has impacted the lives of people with disabilities, their families and communities throughout the nation and world.
Space Dynamics Lab: 50 Years of the Space Age in Utah In 2007, the university celebrated 50 Years of Space. From its humble beginnings in 1947, tens of thousands of Utahns have been employed at SDL and the research has contributed millions of dollars to the Utah economy while participating in a staggering variety of space and national defense activities.
Utah Water Research Laboratory Celebrates 50 Years USU’s Utah Water Research Laboratory celebrated 50 years in 2015 and has been a leader in applied research aimed at solving current and future interdisciplinary water-related challenges in Utah and around the globe. This tradition continues today, with internationally renowned UWRL faculty and their students engaged in cutting-edge research benefiting all 29 Utah counties, several states and historically more than 70 countries.
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4. Regional Campus System As Utah’s land-grant institution, USU is charged with providing an education to all who desire and qualify regardless of socioeconomic status or geography. The university has overseen the robust growth and funding, both from private and public sources, for the educational opportunities in Logan and around the state of Utah. By continually expanding its presence across the state, USU’s regional campus system has grown from an enrollment of 6,991 students in 2005 to an impressive 16,420 students, including 2,500 students at USU Eastern in 2015. This is thanks, in part, to the extraordinary partnerships involving local residents who are devoted to the expansion of higher educational opportunity within their communities. The regional campus system provides access to a wide range of relevant, high-quality courses, degree programs and research opportunities that combine instructional excellence with innovative technologies by full USU professors who go through the same promotion and tenure process as professors on the main USU campus in Logan. Since the late 19th and early 20th centuries, USU has provided educational lectures, science and agricultural demonstrations and credit-based classes throughout the state. Over time, the development of USU’s distance education has paralleled and mirrored the growth of technology. The delivery of courses has progressed from the early days of horse and buggy travel to teaching via satellite and interactive video conferencing. On any given day, thousands of students from all over the state, nation and even the world are taking classes, working on degrees and improving their lives through USU.
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USU Statewide Campus Locations
Utah State is known for its strength in academics and counts 20 Goldwater Scholars among its graduates in the past ten years. USU professors brought in $232 million research funding in fiscal year 2015, a record USU has campuses
Randolph number. But regardless of these distinguished successes, USU’s top research professors do not confine covering Utah’s landscape, Tremonton allowing students themselves to labs and offices; they teach and inspire their students every day. And they dothe it well. USU flexibility to obtain a now has fourteen Carnegie Professors of the Year—more than any other school in the state. degree no matter where they live. Utah State University is the state’s second largest public research university; its emphasis on research and
Brigham City Logan
Kaysville discovery inspires more than 1,000 students to pursue their own research projects every year. USU is only Manila
one of two universities in the state to receive USTAR (Utah Science Technology Salt Lake City and Research) funding and is committed to recruitingWendover high-caliber faculty who work with students on leading research projects.
Grantsville
Tooele
Park City
Uintah Basin
Orem Heber City
Nephi
Price
Delta Ephraim
Castle Dale
Moab
Richfield Milford
Bicknell
Beaver Junction
St. George
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Blanding
Panguitch
Cedar City Kanab
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USU Eastern
Monticello
Montezuma Creek
Monument Valley Regional Campuses
Education Centers
Fast Facts: #20 university in
the nation in “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs” & #17 in “Best Online Graduate Programs” by U.S. News and World Report (U.S. News and World Report, Jan. 2016)
#12 ranked
#2 public university
online bachelor’s programs for veterans in the country
in “2016 Most Affordable Online Graduate Schools for Master’s Degrees”
(CollegeChoice.net, November 2015)
(U.S. News and World Report “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans,” May 2015)
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Analysis Analysis Analysis The Utah State Board of Regents invites nominations and applications for the position of president of Utah State University (USU), Utah’s land-grant institution and one of two research institutions in the Utah System of Higher Education. The following unaudited Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) includes an analysis of the financial condition and results of activities of Utah State University (University) for the fiscal year (FY) ended
USTAR Randy Lewis, June 30, 2014.Professor, The analysis includes the University’s condensed and comparative Statement of Net Position; Statement ofSpider Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position; and Statement of Cash Flows along Enhances Silk Technology with related graphs and comparative data. Also included is management’s perspective of
the University’s outlook. Araknitek, Inc. iseconomic a Utah State University “spin-out” company created to commercialize products that emerge The University is a component of the spider State of Utah. The financial statements include the accounts o from scientific investigations ofunit synthetic silk f Utah State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Utah State University Water Research Laboratory, proteins led by USU USTAR professor Randy Lewis. Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service, Utah State University Uintah Basin Regional Campus, Utahspider State University Southeast State University Tooele Regional Campus, Utah State Synthetic silk holds promise as Region, a leadingUtah biomaterial University Brigham Regional Campus, and Utah State University Eastern (USU Eastern), which are of the future with itsCity unrivaled combination of strength entities separately funded bystronger state appropriations. and elasticity. It is 100 times than natural ligaments and 10 times stronger than natural tendons; it is stronger than Kevlar and more elastic than nylon. The material holds great promise for use as artificial tendons, ligaments, skin and bone. Additional applications envisioned for the silk include safer airbags, lighter and stronger body armor and lighter, impact-resistant and fuel-efficient vehicle parts.
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5. Technology & Commercialization Deriving strength from its world-class faculty, students and staff, USU is working closely with industry partners to develop new technologies by “spinning-in” business innovation opportunities to develop relevant, practical technologies for the marketplace. Utah State University nurtures innovation and embraces possibility. The university provides an unparalleled environment with facilities, services and technology, as well as programs and expertise that stimulate and support the growth of research and technology-based enterprises. USU’s Innovation Campus provides an environment with facilities, services and technology, as well as programs and expertise that stimulate and support the growth of research and technology-based enterprises. Both start-up and established companies thrive and expand in a stimulating environment of innovation with easy access to faculty, students, collaborators, infrastructure and state-of-the-art research facilities. Innovation campus is a place where students can gain hands-on experience that enhances their readiness to join today’s workforce. Utah State University is now one of 30 institutions that has been designated as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University by the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness and Economic Prosperity (CICEP).
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6. Athletics When Utah State University Athletics officially joined the Mountain West Conference in July 2013, the Aggies reached a pinnacle of success created through a foundation laid years ago thanks, in large part, to generous donors and avid Aggie fans. Several notable events have changed the face of USU Athletics, allowing increased notoriety and providing an ever-increasing momentum into the next century.
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Fast Facts: Aggie athletes celebrate success both on and off the field: • USU Aggies led the WAC with 228 academic all-conference honorees (2010-11) • USU Aggies led its league in academic all-conference recipients in 12 of the past 13 years, including in each of its first six years in the WAC • USU Athletes have an 84 percent graduation success rate. Among USU’s 16 NCAA sponsored sports, softball and men’s basketball have a 100 percent graduation success rate, a metric achieved for four-straight years. • 400-plus plus student-athletes have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.17
USU Athletic Teams MW Basketball
W Gymnastics*
MW Cross Country
MW Indoor Track and Field
M Football
MW Outdoor Track and Field
M Golf
W Soccer
*The Mountain West Conference sponsors all of those sports except gymnastics, as well as sponsoring baseball, women’s golf and women’s swimming and diving.
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W Softball MW Tennis W Volleyball
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M = Men’s Team
W = Women’s Team
Utah State is known for its strength in academics and counts 20 Goldwater Scholars among its graduates in the past ten years. USU professors brought in $232 million research funding in fiscal year 2015, a record number. But regardless of these distinguished successes, USU’s top research professors do not confine themselves to labs and offices; they teach and inspire their students every day. And they do it well. USU now has fourteen Carnegie Professors of the Year—more than any other school in the state. Utah State University is the state’s second largest public research university; its emphasis on research and discovery inspires more than 1,000 students to pursue their own research projects every year. USU is only one of two universities in the state to receive USTAR (Utah Science Technology and Research) funding and is committed to recruiting high-caliber faculty who work with students on leading research projects.
May 2014 • Utah State Athletics Opens Wayne Estes Center The $9.7 million, 32,000 square-foot basketball practice facility and volleyball competition venue contains a regulation-size competition court with chair back seating for 1,400 fans, along with a training room and in-season strength and conditioning area. Located inside the foyer of the Wayne Estes Center is a visual tribute of the building’s namesake. The building got off the drawing board with a lead gift of $5.25 million from Jim and Carol Laub, which is the largest single gift in USU Athletics history.
April 2015 • Maverik Stadium Announced as Part of New Corporate Partnership Utah State’s Football venue is now known as Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium after USU and Maverik, Inc., owners of convenience stores throughout the Intermountain West, jointly announced a long-term naming rights partnership to its football stadium.
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7. Cultural & Performing Arts USU seeks to make arts and culture more visible, more innovative and more fully integrated into the intellectual and cultural life of the university and the community it serves. The Caine College of the Arts provides a collaborative culture in which a unified “community of the arts” can thrive. This collaboration supports opportunities in discovery, teaching and learning and connections across artistic disciplines. USU is the only higher education institution in the state with a professional string quartet in residence, the Fry Street Quartet. The quartet performs at USU’s Manon Caine Russell Kathryn Caine Wanlass Performance Hall, a world-class structure where the technical marvels of its cutting-edge acoustics are unmatched. The university’s Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art houses one of the largest permanent art collections in the Intermountain West that includes a large collection of Native American artwork. Each year, Logan offers summer performances by the Utah Festival Opera Company, the university’s own Lyric Repertory Company, rotating art exhibits, a daily summer music series, quarterly community-wide gallery walks and various festivals throughout the year.
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8. Service Learning As a land-grant institution, community engagement is built into Utah State University’s mission. USU aims to blend community engagement into its policies, curricular work, research and co-curricular activities. Curricular and co-curricular community engagement is accomplished through the USU Center for Civic Engagement and Service-Learning (CCESL). Through CCESL’s Service-Learning program, faculty engage with local, regional, national and global community organizations and government entities in partnerships to provide real-world practical experience for students. Co-curricular community engagement is carried out by the student-driven Val R. Christensen Service Center, the oldest campus volunteer center in Utah. Community engagement at USU is the partnership of college and university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good. USU is committed to achieving the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a prestigious recognition that will serve as a roadmap for institutional improvements in community engagement.
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9. Heritage More than 153 years ago, some people with foresight had a very good idea: set aside land and money for a new kind of college — our nation’s land-grant universities. These would become places where conventional wisdom could be challenged and reimagined constantly, where fertile minds could flourish and grow and where one could learn how to lead their communities — and the world — toward a better, smarter future. It was one simple idea, but it’s already led to millions more. What started as a small-town college tucked away in the Northern Utah mountains has grown into a thriving research university known and respected around the world. Utah State University nurtures innovation and embraces possibility.
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10. Infrastructure As enrollment numbers continue to hit record marks, USU has adapted to fit the needs of an increasing number of students. On the Logan campus, construction was completed on Huntsman Hall, a state-of-the-art addition that wraps around the George S. Eccles Business Building. Students also celebrated the opening of the USU Student Recreation & Wellness Center building, located next to the existing Health, Physical Education and Recreation building. Those attending Aggie football games in fall 2016 will be able to observe first-hand the major renovation of the newly-named Maverik Stadium. Across the state new classroom buildings were opened at USU Eastern in Price, as well as at USU-Tooele and USU-Brigham City. The facilities contain broadcast-enabled classrooms, lecture halls, multi-purpose rooms and offices for faculty, advisors and staff.
Overall, USU has‌.
Logan
Brigham City
Main Campus: 1,400 acres | 200 buildings Innovation Campus: 200 acres | 25 buildings
43 acres | 1 building
Tooele
67.5 acres | 3 buildings
Uintah Basin
Roosevelt: 12.4 acres | 3 buildings Vernal: 132 acres | 2 buildings
Price
51.5 acres | 19 buildings
Moab
3 acres | 4 buildings
Blanding
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11. Sustainability In 2010, USU President Stan Albrecht approved a Climate Action Plan aimed at minimizing USU’s greenhouse gas emissions. The plan is part of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment that the president signed in 2007. He was the first in the state to sign the pledge. Nearly all of USU’s Aggie Shuttles, which transport nearly 1 million people a year, run on compressed natural gas. It is the state’s only alternative-fuel bus system in higher education. USU’s central heating system burns natural gas, reducing air pollutants in Cache Valley by more than 230 tons annually. The student-run Aggie Blue Bikes program provides bicycle loans to students and employees free of charge. The campus has several low-water-usage gardens, which showcase native plants and have interpretive displays that encourage people to garden with water-efficient plants. Over the past 15 years, USU has retrofitted 3.5 million square feet of space with efficient fluorescent lighting, reducing the university’s energy usage by 30 percent. The university runs the Utah Botanical Center, the Utah House in Kaysville and the Swaner EcoCenter and Preserve outside Park City. These centers preserve the natural environment and educate visitors about living in ways that conserve natural resources. Even with a 20 percent increase in the student population since 1990, the university has managed to keep energy consumption to a minimum, increasing by only 1 percent during that time. Several major university research projects revolve around sustainability, including research on intuitive buildings that save energy and developing biofuels from algae and plant growth on previously unused municipal land.
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12. Finances Utah boasts one of the fastest growing economies in the nation. As a result of expanding state revenues, the university received new ongoing and one-time appropriations during the previous legislative session and the forecast for sustained economic growth improves the opportunity for increased legislative funding support for the university. As expected, enrollments are up at nearly all of USU’s campuses. Headcount on the main campus increased nearly 7 percent to a record high of just under 18,000 students in the fall of 2015. Regional campuses also experienced impressive enrollment growth and the number of online courses taken by USU students continues to increase dramatically. USU anticipates enrollment fluctuations to level over the next few years and is prepared for modest but steady growth moving forward. The university has a diverse source of revenues, including those from the state of Utah, student tuition and fees, sponsored research programs, private support and self-supporting enterprises. This diversity of revenues continues to provide financial stability and significant protection against potentially difficult future economic times.
Other
$37,648,541
Auxiliary Enterprises
Tuition and Fees
$120,604,507
$46,676,670
Private Gifts
$14,398,439
Institutional Funding (Fiscal Year 2015) Total: $579,258,470
State Appropriations
$182,193,753
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13. Governance Utah State University is one of eight public higher education institutions governed by the Utah Board of Regents. The Board of Regents is comprised of nineteen residents of the state of Utah. Sixteen members are appointed by the governor with the consent of the Utah Senate. The Board of Regents establishes the policy and funding direction for the eight campuses and also appoints their respective presidents. The Utah State University Board of Trustees consults with and gives advice to the president on matters related to the institution. The board consists of nine people appointed by the governor to four-year terms, and two ex-officio members who are the president of the Utah State University Alumni Association and the president of the student body of the university. The president is supported by an exceptional administrative council of professionals who are experts in their own fields. The Faculty Senate is an independent part of the governance structure of the university whose main charge is the development, review and modification of educational policies. This arrangement has helped create an atmosphere of cooperation and a sense of shared responsibilities for furthering the university’s values. A complete organizational chart is provided at the end of this document.
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14. Logan, Cache County & Utah Located in the city of Logan in northern Utah’s Cache Valley, USU is 80 miles northeast of Salt Lake City and is within a day’s driving distance of six national parks. The surrounding area, including ski resorts, lakes, rivers and mountains, makes USU one of the finest recreational environments in the nation. Cache Valley is Utah’s hidden treasure. It’s a land of dairy farms, small towns, stunning mountains, modest cities, friendly people and internationally-renowned live arts performances. The area’s majestic mountains provide outstanding all-season outdoor recreation. There are numerous dining, lodging and shopping offerings. The qualities of the valley are at the same time unique and familiar, yet natural and exceptional. Logan is Utah’s heart of the arts all summer long when its historic theatre district sizzles with hundreds of performances. The stunning Ellen Eccles Theatre is home of the renowned Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre during July and early August. The city of Logan is home to a dozen art galleries and specialty shops and great examples of early Mormon pioneer architecture. USU’s own Caine Lyric Theatre is a part of the vibrant theater district and is home to the professional Lyric Repertory Company. Based in USU’s Theatre Arts Department, it presents four plays each summer and actors travel from around the county to perform with the company. Nestled at the foot of the nearly 10,000-foot high Bear River Range, Logan’s setting is beautiful in any season. Residents consider Logan Canyon a 40-mile community park leading to 18-mile long Bear Lake, called the Rocky Mountain Caribbean for its azure blue waters. Outstanding fishing, biking, hiking, skiing and golfing-all are minutes away. Even with the natural beauty, Logan has an excellent park system, boasting one of Utah’s two zoos and a challenging municipal golf course. Beyond the natural beauty of the Cache Valley region, economic benefits, created in part by the university, also adds to the attraction of the mountain valley location. A strong economy enhances living standards and cultural opportunities.
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15. Leadership Opportunity for the Next President The President will: • Establish a safe, supportive, nurturing campus environment where members of the internal and external communities are empowered to contribute fully to the success of the campus. • Foster continued cutting-edge research and innovation to enhance and support graduate programs. • Continue the accreditation process established by the university for the reaccreditation of the institution through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. • Display a commitment to enhance the student experience. • Assure compliance with, and promotion of, principles of social equity and diversity advocacy. • Develop effective relationships with the state Legislature, the Utah State Board of Regents and the presidents of the USHE institutions. • Be an effective fundraiser to support the university and programs on campus. • Provide leadership for the region and its communities through educational, economic, cultural and public service partnerships with local governments, businesses, schools and non-profit organizations. • Possess strong written and interpersonal communication skills. • Collaborate with educational, governmental and business sectors in fulfilling the university’s mission. • Encourage each division to fully implement with internal and external constituency groups while displaying entrepreneurial leadership for the benefit of the university.
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16. Professional & Personal Qualifications Utah State University seeks a president who is a leader with a clear vision of institutional success. The next president will be a person of high integrity, with the ability to inspire others to move the institution forward. Candidates must have demonstrated success in a leadership role at a land-grant and/or Carnegie research-intensive institution, a distinguished record of intellectual achievement, excellence in fundraising and fiscal responsibility. A terminal degree or equivalent is required. Candidates should highlight experiences showing successful leadership in both fundraising and institutional growth to enhance USU’s national visibility. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to advocating for students and fostering diversity. The candidate must effectively communicate his or her vision for USU and expand relationships with stakeholders, including local communities and the Utah Legislature.
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17. Procedure for Candidacy/ Nominations Application materials should include a current curriculum vitae and a letter addressing how the candidate’s experiences match the position requirements. Confidential inquiries, nominations and application materials should be directed to: usupresidentsearch@ushe.edu The Presidential Search Committee will begin reviewing candidate nominations and applications summer 2016. For more information about the university, visit usu.edu. To learn more about the Utah System of Higher Education, visit higheredutah.org. Equal Opportunity Employer
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USU Organization Chart Board of Regents
Board of Trustees
Director, Government Relations
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Chancellor, USU Eastern
Chief of Staff & Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Assistant to the President
General Counsel
Chief Audit Executive
Director, Public Relations & Marketing
Vice President & Director, Athletics
Vice President, Business & Finance
CIO & Associate Vice President, Information Technology
Vice President, Extension & Dean, Agriculture & Applied Sciences
Executive Vice President & Provost
Vice President, Research & Dean, Graduate Studies
Vice President, Student Services
Vice President, University Advancement & Commercialization
Source: USU Office of the President