About the President

THE PRESIDENT SERVES AS THE CHIEF ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF THE INSTITUTION

The CUNY Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee are seeking an exemplary academic leader to serve as President of Eugenio María de Hostos Community College.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION INCLUDE:

• An earned doctorate or professional equivalent, college-level teaching experience, and a record of scholarly and/or professional achievement.
• Experience in the senior-level management of an urban community and/or senior college and a clear commitment to the unique, multiple roles a community college plays.
• A demonstrated commitment to creative, effective management.
• An ability to successfully navigate a multi-layered political environment.
• Successful experience interacting with a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual community.
• A leadership style that emphasizes consultation with faculty and senior administrators and open communication with faculty, students, staff and community members.
• A record of supporting high academic standards.
• An understanding of how technology can be integrated into classrooms to improve learning, and a record of support for technological advancements.
• Openness to innovative programming with an emphasis on Allied Health Sciences Programs in order to expand the college’s reach into the community and to better serve its students.
• A commitment to enhance the quality of student life and strengthen the delivery of services to a multi-cultural student body.
• The ability to communicate persuasively to outside constituencies, including the community, the business community, alumni, and legislative and other governmental bodies.
• Experience in attracting external funding and in handling the complexities of city, state, federal and private support.

OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING A NEW PRESIDENT

With a commitment to its urban and local community, a strong dedication to addressing the
intellectual, cultural, and social needs of its citizens, and significant potential for the future,
Hostos Community College offers many opportunities and challenges for the new President,
including:

• Articulating the College’s shared vision; ensuring that it is reflected in long-range strategic and budgetary plans; and promoting the integrity, reputation, and credibility of the College.
• Communicating persuasively and advocating to external audiences the potential of Hostos and the accomplishments of its students and faculty. A president who can be an educational/cultural/community anchor who can secure additional facilities for classrooms and science labs.
• Establishing an esprit de corps and an effective system of communication among the
  administration, faculty, students, alumni and community members, as well as with the CUNY central administration, to benefit from the experience and ideas of these constituencies and enlist their support within a shared governance structure.
• Building and nurturing the College’s rigorous academic programs and enhancing articulation agreements; continuing to improve current programs; and facilitating the creation of new programs that meet the needs of students, and the ever-changing needs of Hostos’s multicultural, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual community.
• Embarking on a process of strategic planning/SWOT Analysis to define the academic vision and strengthen Hostos’s unique/special character and bilingual mission, as well as implementing and providing a consistent and sustained commitment to this plan.
• Working with the faculty leadership to encourage faculty development and inter-departmental collaborations to achieve higher levels of support for research on campus by forging new partnerships and initiatives.
• Recruiting, retaining, and engaging high-quality faculty and assuring that they reflect the diversity Hostos values.
• Working with the faculty to foster innovations in curriculum and teaching practices, including the use of technology, to enhance diversity in student learning.
• Developing and supporting comprehensive performance measures and strengthening academic program reviews to ensure that all Hostos programs are of the highest quality.
• Developing and enhancing services for students (including international and non-traditional students) and emphasizing and enhancing student development to continue to foster a student-centered commuter campus and increase retention and graduation rates.
• Taking a leadership role in fundraising by establishing an institutional development strategy and engaging in direct solicitations to expand the College’s resource base.
• Ensuring that Hostos continues to foster relationships with surrounding health care institutions to enhance allied health programs and with community organizations and businesses so that effective training and internship programs are created and maintained.
• Demonstrating a dynamic style of leadership that shows courage and imagination in dealing with multiple needs, opinions, and cultures in order to build bridges among potentially competing interests and differing points of view.

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