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For more information, please contact:

Shelly Weiss Storbeck, Managing Partner
Cindy Flank, Associate
Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, LLC
Rose Tree Corporate Center II
1400 North Providence Road, Suite 6000
Media, PA 19063
610/565-2910 ext. 205 (phone); 610/565-2939 (fax)
c.flank@storbeckpimentel.com (email)

Deborah A. Ballam
Committee Chair
Associate Provost, Office of Academic Affairs
Professor, Fisher College of Business
(614) 292-4720
ballam.1@osu.edu

Vice President for Student Life

The Ohio State University seeks nominations and applications for the position of Vice President for Student Life. The Ohio State University, a multi-campus land grant institution with an international presence, is a world-class public research university and the leading comprehensive teaching and research institution in the state, Ohio's flagship university. Ohio State provides a distinctive educational experience for students and pursues cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that brings together scholars from diverse disciplines to solve key problems in society.

One of the University's core values is to "ignite a lifelong love of learning" in students. Ohio State students benefit from a scholarly environment in which research inspires and informs teaching.

The Vice President for Student Life provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction to the Office of Student Life, a comprehensive unit dedicated to supporting the educational mission of the University and promoting the best possible overall experience for the diverse student body of approximately 60,000. The Office of Student Life supports every aspect of Ohio State students. experience. Its scope includes housing, campus dining, disability services, the multicultural center, counseling and health services, student organizations and leadership development, and other related operations.

The Vice President for Student Life is responsible for an annual operating budget of $176 million including $37 million in university general funds, $138 million in annual earnings, and $1 million in endowment and miscellaneous income sources. The department maintains a physical plant of 6 million square feet of space in 127 facilities and employs 1000 regular and 4000 student employees. Although most operations are located at the Columbus campus, the Office operates housing and dining facilities at 4 regional campuses and provides oversight and consulting for an array of student services at all regional operations. In addition to providing programmatic and financial leadership for the Office of Student Life, the Vice President will act as an advocate for students in the University community. The incumbent reports to the Senior Vice President and Special Assistant to the President, is part of the President's management team, and broadly collaborates with the Executive Vice President and Provost and other University and community leaders and constituents on all matters affecting the student experience. The review of credentials will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

For best consideration, please submit materials by August 1, 2008. Nominations, inquiries and expressions of interest should be forwarded, in confidence and preferably electronically, to:

Shelly Weiss Storbeck, Managing Partner
Cindy Flank, Associate
Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, LLC
Rose Tree Corporate Center II
1400 North Providence Road, Suite 6000
Media, PA 19063
610/565-2910 ext. 205 (phone); 610/565-2939 (fax)
c.flank@storbeckpimentel.com (email)

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