Loyola University Maryland, Maryland's largest Catholic university, requests nominations and applications for the position of Vice President for Mission & Identity (VPMI). The VPMI will provide leadership and strategic vision in the cultivation of a robust mission-oriented university culture, helping to develop and communicate a shared understanding of the University's distinctive mission as informed by the collaborative sponsorship of the Society of Jesus. The VPMI will champion structures and policies that reflect a reverence for the dignity of each human with a commitment to justice, the solidarity of the human family, and the common good.
As a member of the President's Cabinet and reporting to the President, the Vice President for Mission & Identity oversees the Office of Campus Ministry and the Center for Community Service and Justice (CCSJ) and is responsible for providing strategic guidance for mission integration across the university and stewardship of our distinctive identity as a Jesuit and Catholic institution.
Develop and oversee campus mission formation and integration, working to ensure that the university community develops a shared understanding of mission and its impact on work and learning
Create and oversee campus programming that provides orientation and ongoing development opportunities for staff, faculty, administrators, and trustees
Collaborate with faculty on campus initiatives related to pedagogy, scholarship, curriculum, and/or programming
Support mission integration in student co-curricular experiences, including, and especially through University Ministry and Student Life.
Oversee the office of campus ministry and CCSJ; collaborate with University Ministry, and other Campus Ministry staff
Serve as the mission liaison to the Board of Trustees
Guide relationships between the university and the leadership of the Society of Jesus, the local Catholic Church, and leaders of other faith traditions
Cultivate strong community relations rooted in mission and the university's Jesuit, and Catholic identity
Work closely with the President and Advancement Office to build the endowment for programs and initiatives related to mission and ministry
Represent the university as chief mission officer in regional, national and international organizations of Jesuit and Catholic higher education
Collaborate on mission-related initiatives with representatives of the Jesuit sponsors as well as other Jesuit and Catholic universities
Assist university leadership in significant campus decision-making including but not limited to recruitment; hiring; budgeting; strategic planning; equity and access; marketing and communication; labor relations; and environmental sustainability
Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Loyola University Maryland requires that all faculty, staff, and administrators receive COVID-19 vaccination, including the booster, unless exempted for medical or religious reasons in accordance with University policy.
Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.