Executive Director, Regional Higher Education Center

The University System of Maryland (USM, “the System”)—among the nation’s most robust, supportive, and forward-thinking public university systems—invites applications for the position of Executive Director of the USM at Southern Maryland (USMSM). USM seeks a visionary, collaborative, and community-minded Executive Director for the USMSM who will advance the center’s unique education, research, and community service missions. The Executive Director will oversee and direct all USMSM’s administrative operations in close collaboration with the USM chancellor’s office, partnering USM institutions, the local community college (the College of Southern Maryland), the tri-county public school systems, and other regional businesses, government agencies, and stakeholder groups.

The USMSM helps deliver on the System’s foundational mission—providing an exceptional education to any Marylander who wants one. This promise of opportunity for all animates every effort the USMSM undertakes and accelerates the outcomes by which the center measures its success: advancing social mobility, fueling the state’s economy, enriching the region, and improving the lives of those who call it home. Located in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and 90 minutes from Washington, D.C., USMSM hosts upper-division undergraduate, advanced graduate, certificate, and professional training programs sponsored by six universities, all dedicated to supporting the postsecondary education access, workforce training, and professional development needs of the tri-county Southern Maryland region.

In line with the vision and priorities laid out in the USMSM’s recently approved five-year strategic plan, Opportunity 2030, the Executive Director will be responsible for guiding and developing the center’s array of workforce-related education and professional training opportunities, including its conferencing and economic development services, in addition to overseeing the facilities, administrative infrastructure, and support service USMSM has agreed to provide to organizations operating on the USMSM campus (i.e. the MATRIX Lab and the Kennedy Krieger Institute). The Executive Director will represent USMSM to local, state, national, and international officials; advocate on the center’s behalf within the University System and in Annapolis; and, in appropriate collaboration with partner institutions, oversee fundraising and advancement activities on behalf of the center and its activities. They will ensure coordination with key internal and external components of the center, including its internal governing and academic planning councils, and its external Board of Advisors.

COMPENSATION

The salary range for this position is $245,000 - $275,000. The full salary range reflects the growth potential for the hire. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at the top of the range, though the University System of Maryland will do their best to offer a competitive salary to attract the most qualified candidates.

Vijay Saraswat and Gale Merseth are leading this search with Stephen Kalogeras and Elizabeth Arvanitis.

The University System of Maryland, the University of Maryland, College Park, and the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland are AA/EOE. Appropriate Auxiliary Aids and Services Available Upon Request. Please Notify in Advance (www.UMD.edu).