EXECUTIVE SEARCH PROFILE

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E X E C U T I V E S E A R C H P R O F I L E

COLLEGE OVERVIEW

Orange County Community College (SUNY Orange) has earned its reputation as a pioneer and innovator in meeting the needs of its students and the area it primarily serves. The College was the first two-year college in the nation to offer the associate degree nursing program and studies in electron microscopy; and in 1982, the College was the first community college to plan and co-sponsor a business institute with local chambers of commerce.

Now in its 65th year, SUNY Orange continues to grow in response to the needs of its students, offering campuses in both Middletown and Newburgh to help students achieve their academic goals. Each campus holds its own unique charm. With its picturesque beauty, cozy confines and contemporary functionality, the SUNY Orange Middletown campus has become a comfortable and safe second home to students who seek academic challenge, friendship and lively activity. The Newburgh campus is located in downtown Newburgh with breathtaking views of the Hudson River. Students who were once shoehorned into a former bank administration building now stroll a burgeoning campus that has recently doubled its capacity to serve students thanks to newly constructed Kaplan Hall and the renovated Tower Building. Both provide the latest amenities in their labs, classrooms and study spaces.

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THE COLLEGE

From its original configuration of two buildings—a mansion and carriage house—in 1950, the SUNY Orange Middletown campus has grown to its present size of 37 acres that houses 14 buildings. The College’s beautiful and picturesque grounds are landscaped with trees and flowers indigenous to the region, while many paths and walks bisect the former estate. Expansion over the years has infused the campus with significant additional educational space. The Middletown campus now boasts more than 60 general classrooms and lecture halls, along with a wide array of medical, technical and instructional laboratories. Dedicated laboratory space exists for programs in the health professions, as well as biology, chemistry, physics, architecture, criminal justice, cyber security and visual communications.

The Rowley Center for Science & Engineering, which opened in August 2014, offers students and faculty in the STEM-related programs of science, biology, engineering and architecture the finest technological advances and state-of-the-art laboratory space, all under one roof. The Morrison Lab School at Middletown, as well as the Newburgh Campus Lab School, house the College’s child care services and serve as working laboratories for the College’s education students. Certified as a branch campus by both the State University of New York and the New York State Education Department, the Newburgh campus offers selected academic degree programs in their entirety, enabling students in those programs to complete all of their degree requirements at the Newburgh site without having to commute to the Middletown campus. The full degree programs available in Newburgh include business management, criminal justice, criminal justice-police, human services, individual studies, liberal arts (humanities and social science) and nursing.

In addition to its credit courses and programs, the Newburgh campus provides a variety of non-credit courses, certificate programs and personal enrichment classes, as well as a number of grant-funded employment and training initiatives and a program in ESL, all under the direction of the College’s Continuing and Professional Education Department (CAPE). Credit and non-credit courses are also offered at Monroe-Woodbury, Port Jervis and Warwick Valley high schools, as well as other sites throughout Orange County, enabling individuals to access a sampling of classes closer to home or work.

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Academic Programs

Accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, academic credits can be earned through full or part-time on-site study in the day, evening or weekend, as well as through online course work. The College offers more than 40 degree and certificate programs, while public and private four-year colleges actively seek our graduates for transfer into baccalaureate programs.

Over the past 60-plus years, more than 450,000 people have enrolled in a wide range of credit and non-credit classes at the Middletown campus, the Newburgh campus and satellite locations across Orange County.

As a member of the 64-school State University of New York, SUNY Orange affords its students the confidence that all, or most, of their credits will transfer to a four-year SUNY institution, meaning they can remain on track to complete their studies. The College has also established transfer agreements with many other colleges and universities to facilitate smooth transitions for our students.

SUNY Orange is committed to providing “experiential learning” opportunities. For example, accounting students have assisted community members with filing their taxes; engineering students have developed a solar-powered car and boat; biology students participate in local water monitoring; and art students learn the business side of art by partnering with local artists. Health professions students enjoy the highest-quality clinical experiences available.

SUNY Orange also offers students a chance to secure a bachelor’s degree in certain programs without ever leaving Orange County, thanks to its relationship with Franklin University and its Community College Alliance. Participation in the Hudson Valley Educational Consortium brings emergency response and innovative technology degree programs from other community colleges in the area to the classrooms of SUNY Orange.

Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) programming provides non-credit courses in a host of subject areas, including technology, healthcare, business and enrichment.

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Student Profile

Slightly more than half (53.2 percent) of SUNY Orange’s students attend the College part-time, while the average age of the SUNY Orange student is 24 years old. Females comprise 58.5 percent of the College’s enrollment. Eighty-two percent of students reside in Orange County while 76.3 percent of SUNY Orange students fall into the “traditional” category (age 24 or younger).

Nearly 23 percent of SUNY Orange students are Hispanic/Latino while 10.4 percent are African-American. The College’s diversity demographics within the student body mirror the diversity of the overall population of Orange County. Other race/ ethnicity classifications account for 9.4 percent of the student population. The remaining 57.3 percent are white.

Student Resources

Consistent with its mission to meet the higher education needs of students, the College is noted for its commitment to ensuring student success. Students enter SUNY Orange with a variety of goals, including: seeking an associate’s degree; transferring to a four-year institution; acquiring skills and knowledge for employment opportunities; and personal enrichment. With the support of caring faculty and staff, each student has the ability to achieve his or her academic and career goals.

The College demonstrates its commitment to students’ success by providing comprehensive services that include individualized assistance in advising, counseling, tutoring and mentoring. Nearly every College service features some component aimed at helping students complete a successful stay at SUNY Orange.

Computer and tutorial laboratories are easily accessible throughout both campuses so students can refine their skills with one-on-one instruction from a professor or tutor, or work on class projects and papers.

Career guidance and exploration are also available to all students, along with co-curricular and leadership opportunities that serve to complement the academic experience.

In addition, the College continually evaluates and revises its list of academic offerings in order to provide students with the latest curricula, contemporary new degree programs and relevant certificate programs.

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SUNY Orange Foundation

The SUNY Orange Foundation was established as a not-for-profit corporation in 1987. The mission of the Foundation is to generate funds and build resources to enhance learning opportunities for students and the community. The Foundation welcomes and collaborates with individuals, alumni, businesses, foundations, faculty and staff interested in supporting student and College initiatives.

Every day, the College benefits from the recently completed Defining Moments Campaign, which yielded $25.1 million in gifts to SUNY Orange. The Foundation’s net assets have risen 17 percent in the past five years so that it closed the 2014 fiscal year at an all-time high of $14.04 million. Additionally, the Foundation distributed a record $277,407 in scholarships to deserving SUNY Orange students in 2013-14.

ORANGE COUNTY

Orange County is bordered by the Hudson River on the east and the Delaware River on the west. Located approximately 60 miles north of New York City, the county combines beautiful rolling countryside with a vibrant economy and ideal location to offer one of the country’s most desirable residential locations. With an exceptional transportation infrastructure and an affordable quality of life, Orange County is the fastest growing county in New York State.

More than 80 percent of SUNY Orange students come from Orange County, and a sizeable number of our graduates live and work in the Hudson Valley. Our graduates contribute to the vitality of the county, and the College delivers a sizeable economic, social and cultural impact upon the region (estimated at $301.5 million during the 2010-11 academic year).

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THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

SUNY Orange is one of 30 community colleges that comprise part of the State University of New York, the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating nearly 460,000 students in more than 7,500 degree and certificate programs on 64 college and university campuses, and online through Open SUNY. SUNY students and faculty across the state make significant contributions to research and discovery, resulting in nearly $1 billion of externally-sponsored activity each year. There are 3 million SUNY alumni worldwide.

SUNY Orange is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees, with five members appointed by the Orange County Executive, four members appointed by the Governor of New York and one student trustee elected by the student body.

THE OPPORTUNITY

With the Orange County Community College’s Board of Trustees set to approve a revised mission statement and new Strategic Plan by the end of the 2014-15 academic year, the next president of Orange County Community College will arrive as the College embarks upon its newly charted course. This critical juncture in the College’s history will demand a leader who is nimble and adaptive, and who shares the Board’s vision for the future of the College, its students and employees, and the community-at-large.

The ninth president of Orange County Community College will be a creative, astute and empowering leader prepared to embrace the College’s revised mission and strategic priorities — new guiding principles that have been developed via a holistic and introspective process that incorporated feedback from all sectors of the College community, along with input from our friends within the community. Over the past 12 years, the Board and outgoing president, Dr. William Richards, have collaboratively piloted the College through the addition of a branch campus, significant facilities growth, completion of a $25.1 million capital campaign, expansion of academic and student services programming, and creation of collaborative partnerships with many businesses and organizations.

The Board seeks an innovative leader who understands the College’s strategic priorities and the role the College plays in providing educational opportunities for the residents of Orange County and beyond.

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GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS

The next president of Orange County Community College will have evidence of success in these and/or comparable areas. He/or she will be expected to:

• Be fully committed to the mission, vision, values and goals of Orange County Community College while serving as a strong, energetic, strategic, innovative and entrepreneurial leader for the College.

• Serve as a data-driven decision maker who values assessment across all College functions and programs; promote long- and short-term strategic planning initiatives in concert with internal and external college stakeholders, including the Board of Trustees, SUNY leadership, Orange County Legislature, community members, employees, students, alumni and the SUNY Orange Foundation Board of Directors.

• Hold as top priority the success of all students at the College; embrace the president’s role as a teacher and mentor to all within the college community; and demonstrate a willingness and desire to be engaged with students, faculty and staff on both campuses.

• Shepherd College resources in an effective and efficient manner so that the College may create and enhance

academic programs and student services; and pursue alternative funding sources (grants, donations, etc.) to augment the College’s traditional revenue streams, particularly in an era of declining funding from government sponsors. • Demonstrate awareness and understanding of regional and national trends within higher education, most

specifically community colleges, that affect Orange County Community College, and skillfully guide

colleagues and partners toward successful implementation of programs and services that address the pertinent issues facing the College, its students and the greater community.

• Possess honest, clear and compelling oral and written communication skills that allow for shared decision-making and effective mediation of differences, foster a climate of respect and inclusivity, embrace diversity and academic freedom, build coalitions internally and externally, and acknowledge the contributions of faculty and staff.

• Demonstrate a robust support for community projects and a commitment to volunteerism that will effectively generate beneficial partnerships with other institutions of higher education, business and industry, not-for-profit organizations, charitable foundations, and governmental agencies.

• Recognize the importance of enrollment management, and work collaboratively with local school districts to reduce the growing developmental education population, encourage cradle to career partnerships and provide direct pathways from high school to Orange County Community College.

• Possess a commitment to the principles of shared governance in a community college setting, along with an understanding of effective leadership in a collective bargaining environment.

• Embrace the successful integration and implementation of technologies to enhance learning environments and the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the College.

• Value a “one college, two campus” culture, demonstrate knowledge of alternative education programs for adults; and understand the management and operations of student housing, in order to gauge the potential challenges and impacts of such programs upon the College.

• Recognize the value of a broad liberal arts educational program; and appreciate the impact of co-curricular clubs, extracurricular student activities, athletics, arts and cultural events, and other related programs upon student engagement.

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PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate must be a person of integrity, wisdom, energy, passion and commitment who is accessible, collaborative and visionary. The new president must also be ethical and trustworthy, assertive yet collaborative, and compassionate but firm. He or she will elevate the College’s profile within the community by building upon Orange County Community College’s recent successes and furthering the highly regarded reputation that the College has achieved. He or she will have demonstrated the following in his or her career:

• An earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution, coupled with substantial leadership experience in a comprehensive community college setting, is a highly desired qualification. In exceptional circumstances, an earned master’s degree, coupled with substantial leadership experience in a comprehensive community college setting, preferably at the presidential or senior executive level of a community college, may satisfy minimum educational requirements;

• Evidence of administrative success at a senior management position (president, vice president or provost) within a community college during the past five years is required; significant experience in a senior management position in another sector of higher education may be considered if that candidate’s overall experience included community college administrative or teaching experience;

• A proven track record of institutional planning, budget development and fiscal management in a competitive community college environment, along with a demonstrated commitment to marketing and fundraising in both the public and private sectors, evidence of successful institutional advocacy within the community and with all levels of government, and a proven commitment to leadership in the community through service on boards, volunteerism and collaborative partnerships that benefit both the College and the community as a whole; • Collegiate level teaching and student mentoring, with special consideration given to successful experience at

the community college level;

• A demonstrated appreciation of and dedication to the community college mission, along with a proven ability to develop strong partnerships with local school districts to increase Orange County Community College enrollment, enhance faculty collaborations and build pathways for students at all levels of academic ability to remain lifelong learners;

• A commitment to the successful implementation of academic and student services programs that create supportive teaching and learning environments, foster academic rigor and yield student success;

• Strong evidence of skilled leadership and management in the implementation of strategic priorities; exemplary interpersonal and communications skills that empower colleagues; and the ability to foster a creative, open and collaborative professional environment in which inclusivity and diversity are appreciated; and

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ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

KEY INDICATORS 2014

Investment in Plant, less depreciation:

$ 119.16 Million

Plant Replacement Insured Value:

$ 200 Million

Cost of Operating Physical Plant:

Deferred Maintenance:

$ 6.79 Million

$ 6.8 Million

Endowment/Foundation:

$ 14.04 Million

Operating Budget:

Revenue Mix:

Total Grants:

Operating Budget per FTE:

$ 59.2 Million

39.3% Tuition/Fees

29.8% Local

20.8% State

10.1% Other

28 grants / $ 2.7 Million

$ 2,665.99

Tuition:

$ 4,400

FTE Student Enrollment for fall 2011:

Total Headcount:

% In Developmental Programs:

Non-Credit Enrollment:

Student Diversity Statistics:

2,205.62

6989

58.4%

6,044

41.6%

% Of Graduating High School

Students who enroll after graduation

21.01%

First Year Retention Rate:

48.7%

# Of Degrees Awarded Annually:

800

# Of Graduating Students Transferring to

4-year Institutions Annually:

35.71%

Number of Full-time Faculty:

# Tenure Track Faculty; # Tenured:

Number of Part-time Faculty:

Faculty Diversity:

144

36 / 108

332

19.4%

Average Faculty Salaries:

Starting Salary:

$ 71,350

$ 49,526

Student/Faculty Ratio:

16.5 to 1

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ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

KEY INDICATORS 2013-14

Library Volumes:

Percent of Electronic Volumes:

100,000

10%

# Of Intercollegiate Athletics Programs:

# Of Intramural Sports Programs

7 (4 men, 3 women)

6 (all coed)

Unions: Faculty, Staff, Administration, etc.

CSEA, Faculty Association, Staff and Chairman’s

Association, Management Confidential

What is Outsourced: Bookstore, Technology,

Security, etc.:

Bookstore, Food Services

Board of Trustees: #; Elected/Appointed:

10; 9 appointed (5 by County Executive, 4 by

NYS Governor), 1 elected (student); 7 yr term

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APPLICATION PROCEDURES

The position will be available in July, 2015. The review of applications begins December 5, 2014, and will continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, materials should be received by that date.

Candidates should e-mail, as MS Word or Adobe Acrobat attachments, 1) a cover letter that addresses the Goals and Expectations and Professional and Personal Qualifications identified as critical by the College. (This material will be evaluated by the Presidential Search Committee); 2) a current résumé; and 3) the names and contact information of three professional references to: orangecounty@rhperry.com

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

MS. ELIZABETH (LIZ) ROCKLIN, Senior Consultant

Office: 703-743-2273

Mobile: 202-302-7541

or

R. H. PERRY & ASSOCIATES

2607 31st Street, NW

Washington, DC 20008

www.rhperry.com

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The Orange County Community College is committed to providing educational and employment opportunities to persons from diverse cultural heritages and backgrounds. The College believes all persons

are entitled to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, age, veteran status, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the

employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff and termination. In addition, the College will make a reasonable

accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on College operations. All