Position Specification

Vice President for Advancement

Prepared by

Mercedes C. Vance Robin Mamlet November 2013

This Position Specification is intended to provide information about the St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the position of Vice President for Advancement. It is designed to assist qualified individuals in assessing their interest in this position.

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The Opportunity St. Mary's College of Maryland, a public, non-sectarian, co-educational liberal arts institution seeks nominations and applications for the position of Vice President for Advancement of the College. The dynamic and creative individual chosen will serve as the chief advancement officer for the College, overseeing all communications and marketing, alumni relations, corporate and foundation relations, special events, and development activities. Reporting directly to the President, the Vice President will provide vision and leadership to assist the President in attaining the College’s advancement and institutional goals. The Vice President will be responsible for planning, organizing and implementing all fundraising programs, including planned giving, annual giving, capital and major campaigns, scholarship and faculty development funds. They will also support the St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Foundation and College through sound fiscal management of a growing endowment portfolio. Chartered by the State of Maryland and designated the state's official Honors College, St. Mary's is recognized as a premier public traditional liberal arts institution in the nation. Founded on the site of Maryland's first capital, at the place where the separation of church and state was first enacted as an ideal in this country, the College stands as a living legacy to the ideals of freedom and inclusiveness, in a setting that continually renews its commitment to the environment. St. Mary's has forged a singular identity as an institution offering a small college experience comparable to that found at exceptional private colleges, with commitments to affordability, access and diversity. Its faculty excels in teaching, scholarship, creative thinking, community engagement and an appreciation of and commitment to the study of world issues, cultures and communities. Undergraduate and residential in nature, it has a diverse student body of approximately 1,700, emphasizes excellence in teaching and averages a student to teacher ratio of 10-1. In recent years, the college has greatly enhanced its facilities including adding student residences that allow 87% of the students to live on campus. Located in a beautiful rural waterfront setting covering 300 acres on the banks of the St. Mary's River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, the College fully embraces its historic and physical geography with a commitment to sustainable development. The waterfront is a distinctive and highly attractive characteristic of the College and is fully integrated into the life of the campus for learning, for recreation and for sport. The campus adjoins Historic St. Mary's City, a fully accredited outdoor museum supported by the State of Maryland and private sources. The College and Historic St. Mary's City are formally affiliated and the relationship affords students opportunities for field work in archaeology and historic interpretation. The successful candidate should have a proven track record in fundraising and comprehensive knowledge of all major advancement functions, including the ability to solicit and close major gifts. The position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to develop, nurture and maintain key relationships, internally and externally. For information regarding candidacies, nominations, or other suggestions, please see the section entitled “procedure for Candidacy” near the conclusion of this document.

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The Role of the Vice President for Advancement

The Vice President for Advancement reports to the President and serves as the chief advancement officer for the College, overseeing all fundraising and development activities. The vice president will provide vision and leadership to assist the President in attaining the College’s advancement and institutional goals. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS: The successful candidate must have experience with and maintain oversight of major, planned, and annual gifts, alumni relations and advancement services. Duties include, but are not limited to:

serving as the Executive Director of the SMCM Foundation, with oversight of gifts, assets, and investment;

working closely with the SMCM Foundation and their Board of Directors to support the College through sound fiscal management of growth of the endowment portfolio;

planning, organizing and implementing all fundraising and advancement programs, including planned giving, annual giving, alumni relations, capital campaigns, special events and scholarship development;

developing and executing a comprehensive fundraising campaign;

managing the College’s centralized communications function (includes marketing and branding), alumni relations unit and special events planning;

provides leadership and strategic direction for the College’s advancement team, consisting of approximately 19 full-time permanent and 3 part-time contractual employees;

developing, nurturing and sustaining relationships with a variety of constituents, including corporations and foundations;

working collaboratively with the College community, including faculty, staff and students;

developing effective major donor programs involving area, regional and national corporations, foundations and individuals;

representing the College to various constituencies with the goal of developing a portfolio of donors and advancing the President’s fundraising initiatives;

and other duties as assigned by the President or as requested on behalf of College.

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Opportunities and Expectations for Leadership

The vice president for advancement will be an experienced and talented advancement professional with a track record of considerable success as a major and principal gift fundraiser. The vice president will be a proponent and architect of advancement programs that are seamlessly integrated across alumni relations, communications and development. He or she will integrate and focus the College’s array of advancement efforts in both the short and long terms. He or she will have participated at the leadership level in campaigns and will have demonstrated significant strategic and tactical expertise in the execution of campaign efforts. In particular, the vice president will possess a history of successful management of the time, effort and resources of key volunteers and college executive leadership within the framework of a shared governance environment. The new vice president will have the opportunity to succeed in many areas. The following represent some of those areas by which his or her performance will be evaluated during the first two to three years of his or her tenure. These opportunities are presented here in no particular order of importance. Create Culture of Giving and Build Relationships for the Office of Advancement The next vice president will be expected to build the development structure and programs that will be sustainable and fuel the college in perpetuity. By organizing the advancement effort, by securing the necessary resources for its effective operation and by working with the president to enhance the institution’s culture of philanthropy, he or she will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the College that will serve it well, far into its future. The vice president must be adept at building rapport and developing relationships with a broad variety of unique constituencies in the community and on campus. On campus, the vice president will work collaboratively with deans and directors to develop and support their fundraising efforts. Build Alumni Affiliation and Programming The next vice president will assure that the entire toolbox of alumni relations services and techniques will be optimized in order to engage St. Mary’s alumni more consistently and actively than in the past. She or he will continue to integrate the College’s alumni relations and development efforts. One important index of success in this area will be the percentage of alumni who support the institution financially on an annual basis. He or she will be knowledgeable about and supportive of alumni relations’ goals and strategies and will build a robust and sustainable program of alumni engagement. Plan for a Fundraising Campaign While building the advancement infrastructure and developing relationships is important to the College’s progress, the vice president will, in collaboration with the President and her team, continue the early planning phase for a fundraising campaign. The Board of Trustees has done

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the preliminary work on a feasibility study for a $25M campaign. This project would have a focus on two primary objectives: a $2.5M capital project. St. Mary's College has a tremendous opportunity to leverage $2.5M through private sources to receive $60M in state funds for two projects: a New Academic Building & Auditorium, and a new Outdoor Sports Complex. These two are the highest priority in the new master plan, and the College must show progress toward raising $2.5M in order for these projects to remain on the Governor's 5-year capital budget plans. This campaign effort is currently underway with the expectation that this will be completed by July 1, 2014. The College seeks to develop greater independence from state funding through endowment growth and increasing external funds from gifts and other sources. It is also anticipated that the campaign will address such issues as scholarship support and funding endowed chairs for faculty. Build a Distinctive Brand and Message for St. Mary’s College of Maryland In addition, communications' move back to advancement provides the VP the ability to employ another critical tool in the service of the campaign, and of advancing the college as a whole. The campus-wide communication functions present a powerful opportunity to clarify, consolidate and communicate the distinctive brand that is St. Mary’s College of Maryland—locally, regionally and nationally.

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Personal Qualifications and Personal Qualities The vice president will be an experienced and talented major and principal gift fundraiser with a successful track record of engagement with prospects and donors at the six-, seven- and eight-figure levels. He or she will have the particular ability to develop and to execute strategies at the college, departmental and prospect level and will be a proven planner and executor of those plans. A collaborative approach to leadership is a requirement. The vice president must interface with a significant number and wide diversity of people and programs to optimize performance. For this reason, diplomacy, tact, exceptional communications and interpersonal skills, and, above all, unquestioned integrity is necessary ingredients for the new vice president.

The successful candidate must also have proven success in managing individuals and teams. He or she will have a demonstrated success in working well with many different types of higher education institutions and understanding the varying priorities (annual fund, reunion giving, planned giving, donor recognition and stewardship, prospect research, gift counting and administration, and data/technology needs). In addition, the vice president should demonstrate:

success in personally cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major and principal gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations;

proven leadership and management skills that nurture an accountable, goal oriented, and values based environment;

ability to set the tone for a department driven by professionalism, productivity,

responsiveness, a strong work ethic, responsibility, collaboration, open communication, mutual respect, and achievement;

ability to serve as a critical partner to the president, displaying evidence of high

integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness;

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flexibility and the demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast paced, complex, academic environment, juggling numerous projects, and satisfying numerous constituencies simultaneously;

ability to serve as a motivator and mentor to staff while increasing the level of performance and accountability;

a strong history and track record of working effectively with volunteers, faculty, and

administrators, engaging them in the life of the institution and assisting them in improving their effectiveness in all aspects of fundraising;

ability to play a key role on the president's senior management team that provides

college-wide leadership;

ability to develop strategic plans, implement programs, and manage and implement change;

ability to maintain highly confidential information on a variety of sensitive subjects;

outstanding interpersonal and relationship building skills, excellent communication skills, and excellent writing and presentation skills;

leadership attributes of intelligence, judgment, creativity, courage of convictions,

decisiveness, fairness, empathy, and a sense of humor;

an excitement to fundraise, manage and lead a team of advancement professionals; and

a bachelor’s degree and ten years of professional experience is required;

a proven track record of soliciting and closing gifts of $1 million or more is required, especially in a campaign context.

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St. Mary's is consistently ranked as one of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation (U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, Fiske Guide to Colleges, Barron's) because it offers a high quality education at an affordable price. Kiplinger's Personal Finance and the Fiske Guide to Colleges credit St. Mary's as one of the top best value colleges with one of the highest graduation rates in the nation.

The College enjoys a strong record with an 89% retention rate of students from the first to the second year, 82% six-year graduation rate, and 54% of students continuing on to graduate and professional programs within six years of graduation. That the College continues to offer a preeminent public liberal arts education at tuition far lower than that of its private peers is testament to the success of the College's mission. Like all small liberal arts colleges, SMCM faces the challenges of access and affordability, of public questioning of the value of the liberal arts in difficult financial times, and government calls for accountability. In particular, St. Mary’s has recently faced challenges in meeting its recruitment goals; however, that issue has been addressed with energetic and thoughtful redirecting of enrollment strategies and execution.

Maryland State Context Legislation in 1992 granted the College significant autonomy and established “The Public Honors College” designation. The Block Grant funding model was established to provide a more stable and predictable funding model for the College by providing State appropriations as a grant in an amount equal to the previous year’s grant, plus an inflator. Under the Block Grant, the College would have limited access to additional funding from the State but would also be generally shielded from reductions in appropriations. The 1992 legislation embraced the College’s goal to fulfill two ideals: “the promise of public education, affordable to all and thriving on diversity, and high standards of academic excellence.” Over the past 20 years, the College has worked to meet its legislative expectations. The College continues to be ranked as one of the best public, liberal arts colleges in the nation and excels in many of Maryland’s key measures of effectiveness. College Completion: St. Mary’s College has contributed significantly to the State’s college completion goals. Over the past 20 years, the College has increased enrollment of Maryland resident students by 47%, nearly double the rate increase of the University System of Maryland.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland: An Overview

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In addition to enrollment growth, the College has the highest 4-year graduation rate among Maryland publics and was recently recognized nationally as having the 3rd highest graduation rate among all public small colleges. Diversity: St. Mary’s College has made a significant impact in the reduction of the national achievement gap with success in the recruitment and retention of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Over the past 5 years, the average 6-year graduation rate for minority students is 72% compared to 80% in the white population. The fall 2014 incoming class is the College’s most diverse. The newly expanded DeSousa-Brent program will further strengthen the College’s ability to meet its diversity goals. STEM: St. Mary’s College’s academic program includes highly rigorous and relevant programs in natural and physical sciences, math, and computer science. Over the past two years, the College has awarded 25% of its degrees in these STEM related fields compared to the State-wide average of 20%. Further, STEM degrees awarded to women and minorities are proportional to their populations. Founding and History

St. Mary's is a relatively young liberal arts institution with a long history and a unique character. The College sits on land that composed the first capital of the state of Maryland. The fourth oldest permanent English colony in North America and the only 17th-century settlement site remaining largely undisturbed by subsequent development, much of St. Mary's City is now designated a national landmark.

St. Mary's College traces its origins to 1840, when the State of Maryland authorized the creation of a "female seminary" (girls' boarding school) at a time when few states took an interest in the education of women. In 1927, St. Mary's became Maryland's first junior college, and a 1964 name change to St. Mary's College of Maryland was followed by the school's evolution into a four-year coeducational baccalaureate college. Since becoming a 4-year institution, the College has been led by four presidents: Dr. Renwick Jackson (1969-1982); Dr. Edward "Ted" Lewis (1983-1996); Dr. Jane Margaret "Maggie" O'Brien (1996-2009), and Dr. Joseph Urgo (2010-2013). During this time, the College has become an institution of signature importance to the state of Maryland and a model for others in academia. The College has built an excellent faculty dedicated to undergraduate teaching; increased the number and academic quality of students; created a true residential campus; and transformed the physical plant of the campus into one that compares favorably with both public and private peers. In 1992, the state General Assembly designated the College Maryland's public honors college and granted it an institutional status designed to enhance its autonomy and ensure stable public funding. Since that time, the College received its state funding in the form of a block

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grant for operating expenses. The College also receives separate state support for capital projects. In 1997, the Maryland State legislature approved an affiliation between St. Mary's College and Historic St. Mary's City and established a relationship with St. Mary's City that parallels its relationship with the College and which allowed for increased administrative efficiencies through the integration of various support services. The Mission of the College The College's Mission Statement is as follows: St. Mary's College of Maryland, designated the state's Honors College, is an independent public institution in the liberal arts tradition. We promote scholarship and creativity by challenging our students to achieve academic excellence through close relationships with faculty, classroom activities, and experiential learning. Our faculty and staff foster intellectual, social, and ethical development within a community dedicated to diversity and access. We provide students with opportunities to understand and serve local, national, and global communities and to accomplish social change. The St. Mary’s Way The St. Mary’s Way, developed collaboratively by various campus constituencies in the late 1990s, conveys how the College operationalizes the values conveyed in its mission statement: St. Mary's College of Maryland lies in a setting of natural beauty and historic meaning which enhances our ability to reflect on our lives in an increasingly complex, technological, and interdependent world. As a member of St. Mary's College of Maryland, I accept the St. Mary's Way and agree to join in working with others to develop this College as a community:

Where people respect the natural environment and the tradition of tolerance which is the heritage of this place;

Where people cultivate a life-long quest for disciplined learning and creativity; Where people take individual responsibility for their work and actions; Where people foster relationships based upon mutual respect, honesty, integrity, and

trust; Where people are engaged in an ongoing dialogue that values differences and the

unique contributions of others' talents, backgrounds, customs, and world views; Where people are committed to examining and shaping the functional, ethical values of

our changing world; Where people contribute to a spirit of caring and an ethic of service; By choosing to join this community, I accept the responsibility of helping to build on its

past heritage, of living its ideals, and contributing to its future. Welcome to St. Mary's!

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ACADEMIC PROGRAM Academically, the College is organized into 17 academic departments, offering 23 majors, a student-designed major, and 23 departmentally-based or interdisciplinary minors. The College also offers a Masters of Arts in Teaching, its only graduate program. More information on the College's majors and minors can be found at http://www.smcm.edu/academics/degree-programs.html. St. Mary's introduced an Honors College curriculum in 1997, and adopted an updated version of it in 2008. Now known as the Core Curriculum, it is currently in its sixth year of implementation. Each student must complete the requirements of the Core Curriculum as well as the requirements of a major. The Faculty St. Mary's attracts and retains exceptional, hard-working faculty who are committed to teaching, research, and service to community. The faculty consists of 148 full-time tenured or tenure track faculty (51 full, 58 associate, 39 assistant), as well as 81 part-time members. 99% of the regular full-time faculty members hold a doctorate or other terminal degree in their field, and there are 14 Fulbright Scholars among the current faculty. The student-faculty ratio of 12:1 encourages close working relationships between students and faculty members. In fact, St. Mary’s faculty regularly collaborates with students on research projects that yield conference and scholarly publications. The current faculty teaching load is 3, 4-credit courses per semester, some of which may be met via the supervision of student research. Even with such a demanding teaching load, faculty are very active in scholarly and creative pursuits, and many are more productive than what is to be expected at an institution like St. Mary’s. Since 2010, faculty have been awarded grants totaling over $2.2 million to support their research, creative, and in some cases, teaching endeavors at the College. The faculty is intensely committed to the College and its mission as a public, liberal arts college. Faculty members also participate widely and vigorously in faculty governance and work collaboratively with the College administration and trustees in all matters pertaining to the well-being of the institution. Notable Programs & Partnerships Within the context of the Public Honors College, St. Mary’s has created numerous smaller learning communities that enhance its work in the liberal arts traditions. These programs and partnerships feature collaborations with the outside community, relevant work-related experience and preparation for some career tracks, opportunities to engage in civic dialogues, and/or much targeted mentorship and learning opportunities that are conscious of certain learning needs. The programs and partnerships included here are just a few examples of those here at SMCM.

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The Center for the Study of Democracy The Center for the Study of Democracy, an externally funded initiative, was founded in 2002 as a joint initiative of St. Mary's College and Historic St. Mary's City. It has developed a robust program of political education and civic engagement, providing important opportunities to students, the greater college community and citizens throughout the state of Maryland. Recent activities of the Center include academic lectures and policy conferences, paid and unpaid internships for students in government and visits by candidates for public office. Further information can be found at http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/aboutlindex . The Patuxent Partnership & Applied Physics In 2012, a long-time community partner of the College, The Patuxent Partnership, donated $1 million to St. Mary’s to aid the expansion of the Physics Department and the development of a curriculum in Applied Physics. "While Fundamental Physics focuses on the structure of the universe and its contents, Applied Physics is geared toward developing new technologies. A concentration in Applied Physics prepares students for graduate study in applied physics or engineering or for direct entry into the workforce.” Several St. Mary’s alums are members of the board of the Patuxent Partnership, which is tied to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station in nearby Lexington Park. Further information can be found at http://www.smcm.edu/advancement/thepatuxentpartnership.html. The MAT St. Mary’s only graduate-level program, the Master of Arts in Teaching, began in 2006 after several years of planning and with strong support of the faculty. Though St. Mary’s has offered paths to teacher certification since the 1970s, the MAT sought to provide a mechanism to allow St. Mary’s students (and a select few students from outside campus) to fully maximize the educational advantage of the liberal arts curriculum before applying those skills to a career as a teacher. The 11-month, full-time program offers certification areas at the elementary level and in a variety of disciplines at the K-12 and secondary level. Graduates of the past two years have a 100% hire rate. Further information can be found at http://www.smcm.edu/educationstudies. The De Sousa-Brent Scholars Program The DeSousa-Brent Scholars Program cultivates the academic and leadership potential of talented students from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education. The select program prepares a community of scholars to guide the College’s efforts to increase understanding of diversity and inclusion. In 2013, the Maryland State Legislature appropriated $800,000, phased in over three years, to expand the program from one year to four years to improve the four-year graduation rate of its cohort to 70% by 2019. Further information can be found at: http://www.smcm.edu/desousabrent. St. Mary’s in Washington, D.C. With such close proximity to Washington, DC, St. Mary’s takes advantage of its connections and its strong alumni network to provide an array of student internship opportunities. A program of the Political Science department, “St. Mary’s in Washington,” provides a summer internship

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experience across a variety of fields, including Capitol Hill, the Federal Government, non-profits and think tanks. In addition to providing placement assistance, the program includes an intensive foundational classroom week on campus prior to students beginning their internships in Washington. After completing the internship, students spend an additional week on campus examining their experience in light of academic research. During the internship, students will meet regularly with St. Mary’s alumni mentors. Further information can be found at http://www.smcm.edu/posc/St._Marys_in_Washington_Program.html Museum Studies One of the college’s cross-disciplinary study areas is in Museum Studies; students at SMCM can earn a minor in this discipline. The Museum Studies program closely partners with Historic St. Mary’s City, a living history and archaeological site of distinction on the East Coast and the college’s Boyden Gallery, to enable students to gain relevant experience in various aspects of museum work in the 21st century. Further information can be found at: http://www.smcm.edu/museumstudies/. Nitze Scholars Program The Nitze Scholars Program accepts promising high school graduates and permits them to bypass introductory first-year courses in order to create their own four-year curricular plan - with the advice and oversight of a special faculty committee. Each student is committed to the goal of combining academic rigor and scholarship with an understanding of the importance of leadership and public service. Further information can be found at http://www.smcm.edu/nitze. Environmental Studies One of the most popular minors on the St. Mary’s campus is Environmental Studies, another cross-disciplinary program. Students in this program draw inspiration from the physical space of this campus, with options to consider issues of the environment from scientific, ethical, education, and humanistic lenses. In recent years, interest has been building in developing this program to enable the creation of a major; many student-designed majors at St. Mary’s feature Environmental Studies as one of the primary disciplines. In fall 2013, the Student Government Association has passed a resolution in support of the creation of this major. Further information can be found at http://www.smcm.edu/environmentalstudies/. ENROLLMENT Students are attracted to St. Mary's for a number of reasons-- academic excellence, close student faculty interaction, the vibrant student activity opportunities, the location--but a consistent theme for those who attend is the attraction of a friendly community with an emphasis on personal achievement absent the fiercely competitive stress found at other schools. Students enter St. Mary's with strong academic backgrounds, having excelled in AP and IB courses. Admission is based on not just traditional indicators of academic excellence, but also the quality of the essay, co-curricular activities as revealed in the resume, and letters of

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recommendation. The average GPA is 3.3 (unweighted) and the average SAT is 1210 (critical reading and math only).

In 2013, the College was recognized nationally by The Chronicle for Higher Education as having the 3rd highest graduation rate among small public colleges. Strong retention and relatively rapid progress towards graduation support the State of Maryland’s goals for college completion. The College is also ranked in the top ten of small colleges in per capita alumni volunteerism in the Peace Corps, and enjoys a strong presence in the number of students awarded Fulbright scholarships.

STUDENT AFFAIRS Residence Life Approximately 87% of St. Mary’s students live on campus. Further information can be found at: http://www.smcm.edu/residencelife/housing/index.html. Activities Both the College's mission statement and its strategic plan emphasize that the residential character of the campus is essential to the maintenance of the close personal living/learning environment. Students take a prominent role in creating their own extracurricular activities. There are currently 110 campus clubs and organizations, an active student government and 8 national honorary societies (including a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa). St. Mary's has no Greek system. Athletics St. Mary's sponsors 17 varsity sports teams that compete in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The men’s basketball team has regularly advanced into the NCAA D-III national tournament over the past several years, and the most recent addition to the sports offerings—cross-country—was a student-initiated endeavor. Visit the Athletic website for more information: http://www.smcmathletics.com/landing/index. In 2005, The Michael P. O’Brien Athletics and Recreation Center was opened. A new athletics and recreation center includes a competition arena, two pools, including an Olympic-sized competition pool, a climbing wall, a movement room and a wellness center with fitness and weight training equipment.

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The College houses one of the premier sailing programs in the country. The College's sailors have won 15 national intercollegiate sailing titles against top competition and have earned an international reputation. They compete in the Intercollegiate Sailing Association: http://www.collegesailing.org.

The Campus St. Mary's waterfront campus is situated in one of the most beautiful academic settings in the United States. It is the first college in Maryland to be certified by Audubon International's Cooperative Sanctuary Program. The campus's 47 buildings are designed in the tidewater architectural style which complements its natural surroundings. The campus is tied together by a main path which winds through the center of the campus and helps create a sense of community. The last 15 years have been dedicated to an impressive building boom. The College has added over $150 million in facilities, approximately one building per year, primarily through state funding. The College has dramatically improved its teaching spaces as well as residence halls, the athletics and recreation center, and space for student services. In developing the campus, the College has displayed a commitment to environmental sensitivity as well as to maintaining the historic feel of the campus. Examples of recently completed projects include the College's first "green building," $27.5 million Goodpaster Hall, which received a Silver rating from the LEED Green Building Rating System.™ The design and construction of Glendening Hall also follows green environmental guidelines, thus contributing to the College's commitment to sustainability. Glendening Hall, opened in January 2009, hosts a variety of student services offices in a "one-stop" facility. In 2008, the College completed a premier waterfront facility: the James P. Muldoon River Center. It is the center for recreational water sports and houses an estuarine research lab, offices for staff and faculty, storage space and boat repair facilities. Currently, construction is underway of a dual-use academic research facility with Historic St. Mary's City. New facilities for the arts, including a 700-seat auditorium, and new varsity athletic fields are also being planned.

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A Commitment to Sustainability In recognition of St. Mary's commitment to green building initiatives and environmental leadership, since 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have cited the College for innovative, sustainable environmental practices and leadership in building design. St. Mary's College is the only college in Maryland to receive the EPA Green Power Leadership Club award and the first four-year residential college in the state to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified. The College has made a commitment that all new buildings will follow Green Building LEED guidelines. GOVERNANCE St. Mary's has been an independent state supported entity since its founding in 1840 with an independent Board reporting directly to the Governor. The College is governed by a twenty-six member Board of Trustees. Upon recommendation of the Board, the Governor appoints twenty-three members with Senate advice and consent. Three serve ex officio. Members serve six-year terms with a two term limit; the only exception is the student representative, who serves a one-year term. Additional information about the Board of Trustees and governance can be found at http://www.smcm.edu/trustees.html OPERATIONS Budget The College has a total operating budget of $68 million, of which the State of Maryland provides approximately $20 million as a "block grant.” St. Mary's College of Maryland has operated under a block grant since the adoption of the Honors College legislation in 1992. The special arrangement with the State also allows the College to have autonomy in issues of procurement, setting tuition, and personnel. The College's block grant, while adjusted by an annual price inflator, does not take into consideration enrollment growth. In 2013, the Maryland legislature provided the College with new funding beyond its Block Grant to freeze tuition for two years, and to fund the DeSousa-Brent Scholars Program. In 2014, the state appropriated funds that allowed the College to lower its tuition by 8.6% (1,050) for Maryland families. These actions halt the growing disparity in tuition pricing between the College and the balance of Maryland’s higher education institutions which had received tuition relief funding for the last six years. Tuition and Fees St. Mary's has a well-earned reputation for being one of the best buys in higher education when compared to private institutions. For the 2014 - 2015 year, the typical costs for a full-time student living on campus with room and board are: $25,249 (Maryland residents) and $40,099 (out-of-state students). However, St. Mary's tuition and fees are higher than other state-supported schools in Maryland, given that it is offering a highly personalized honors liberal arts experience.

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Financial Aid The College continues to expand the institutional budget for financial aid, which has risen from $2.3 million in fiscal year 2002 to $6.8 million in fiscal year 2014. Two-thirds of aid distributed is based on need; the College does not award athletic scholarships. St. Mary's is committed to retaining and enhancing a strong financial aid program so that they can continue to attract and recruit a diverse student body. About 60% of its students receive financial aid. Need based aid meets 67% of students' need. Development and Endowment St. Mary's College of Maryland Foundation, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the College through sound fiscal management of a growing endowment portfolio which currently stands at $27 million. Established in 1972, the Foundation works closely with the President, the Office of Advancement, and the faculty and staff to support critical College needs. The College has begun to prepare for an upcoming comprehensive campaign.

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St. Mary’s County, MD Many have described St. Mary’s County as “the best of both worlds.” The area directly surrounding the College’s waterfront campus maintains a charming rural character, while the nearby Patuxent River Naval Air Station has transformed southern St. Mary’s County into a high-tech community focused on aerospace research and development. Annapolis and Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC are less than two hours from campus. St. Mary’s College students enjoy extensive opportunities within this naturally beautiful, historic, cultural and rapidly-growing region. St. Mary’s location fosters a strong sense of community on campus and in the region, ties which are enhanced by student and faculty involvement in research, civic service, and volunteerism. The St. Mary's River Project (http://smrpweb.smcm.edu) centered at the St. Mary's River Center and staffed by faculty and students, has monitored the health of the river for over a decade. The project informs local environmental policy as well as educates elementary school children in after school environmental programs. SMRP gave birth to the St. Mary's River Watershed Association, a group of citizens tightly allied with SMCM for the protection of the river and its resources. Community volunteerism is a part of life for a very large number of students who give generously of their time to public service in hospitals, school classrooms, homeless shelters, and after-school activities. Students also volunteer at events that are well-attended by the residents of St. Mary's County, including Oyster Festival, River Fest, Spirits of Point Lookout, and Christmas in April. In addition, St. Mary’s College of Maryland provides extensive educational and cultural offerings for the neighboring community. Throughout the year, lectures feature nationally known speakers while academic colloquia provide opportunities for in-depth discussions. Theatre performances and literary events showcase a wide variety of authors and student works. Concerts are offered year-round. In the summer, the River Concert Series, winner of the Maryland Tourism Impact Award, provides free weekly performances for the community.

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Procedure for Candidacy Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates should provide curriculum vitae, a letter of application that addresses the responsibilities and requirements described in the Leadership Statement, and the names and contact information of five references. References will not be contacted without prior knowledge and approval of candidates. These materials should be sent electronically via e-mail to the St. Mary’s College of Maryland consultants Mercedes C. Vance and Robin Mamlet at STMARYSVPA@wittkieffer.com. The consultants can be reached by telephone at 630-575-6948.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race,

religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.

The material presented in this position specification should be relied on for informational purposes only. This material has been copied, compiled, or quoted in part from St. Mary’s College of Maryland documents and personal interviews and is believed to be reliable. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, the original source documents and factual situations govern.

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