Job Announcement

CHANCELLOR

The University of Virginia's College of Wise

Nominations and expressions of interest are invited for the position of Chancellor of The University of Virginia's College at Wise. The Chancellor reports to the Board of UVa-Wise and to the President of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

The University of Virginia's College at Wise is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the South and is gaining national recognition for its growing academic excellence. Located on a 367-acre campus in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia, UVa-Wise supports an enrollment of 1,450 and a full-time faculty of 72. UVa-Wise offers undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences as well as select undergraduate professional programs in business, nursing, teacher education and other fields, all characterized by a strong liberal arts experience.

The College seeks a new Chancellor who will continue enhancing the quality of the undergraduate experience and strengthening the institution's faculty, student body and financial resources. The new Chancellor will be expected to possess the vision, educational credentials, personal characteristics and administrative skills to work effectively within the close-knit community of Wise, the University of Virginia and the Commonwealth. An understanding of the role and value of public liberal arts colleges is essential.

Correspondence should be directed, in confidence, to the consultants supporting this search:

Chancellor
The University of Virginia's College at Wise
c/o EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT NETWORK/WITT/KIEFFER
98 Old South Road
Nantucket, MA  02554

For additional information or the Position Specification, please contact Lucy A. Leske or Nancy A. Martin of Educational Management Network/Witt/Kieffer at uvawise@emnemn.com. UVa-Wise has an Internet Web site at http://www.uvawise.edu.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.