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East Carolina University Leadership Profile
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PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR
              F O R ACA D E M I C A F FA I R S
East Carolina University Leadership Profile - PROVOST AND SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS - Storbeck Search
PROVOST and
      SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR
               for ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

East Carolina University (ECU) seeks a proven leader
                                                                    Mission
to serve as the chief architect of the academic                       To be a national model for student
enterprise in the role of Provost and Senior Vice                     success, public service, and regional
Chancellor for Academic Affairs (SVCAA). An anchor                    transformation, East Carolina University:
and economic driver of eastern North Carolina,
                                                                    • Uses innovative learning strategies and
the University is committed to advancing the
                                                                      delivery methods to maximize access;
region through educating its citizens, transforming
health, conducting research, and meeting critical                   • Prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and
needs of business and industry. ECU is committed                      values to succeed in a global, multicultural society;
to a culture in which widely diverse members of
                                                                    • Develops tomorrow’s leaders to serve
the University community are viewed as critical
                                                                      and inspire positive change;
in the development of academic excellence.
                                                                    • Discovers new knowledge and innovations
The Provost and SVCAA is the principal academic                       to support a thriving future for eastern
officer of the Institution and second in overall                      North Carolina and beyond;
authority. As a key member of the senior leadership
                                                                    • Transforms health care, promotes wellness,
team, this individual will be an important advisor and
                                                                      and reduces health disparities; and
confidant to the Chancellor and charged with the
delivery of a contemporary and innovative academic                  • Improves quality of life through cultural
vision for the Institution while fostering a diverse and              enrichment, academics, the arts,
inclusive living, learning, and working community.                    and athletics.

In close collaboration with Chancellor Philip Rogers,                 We accomplish our mission through education,
whose tenure started in March 2021, the Provost will                  research, creative activities, and service while being
develop initiatives that prioritize student success                   good stewards of the resources entrusted to us.
and serve the needs of eastern North Carolina.

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ABOUT ECU
History
 East Carolina University has grown from a small
 teacher-training school to a large research institution
 with a growing national and global influence.

 1907–1921
 ECTTS — East Carolina Teachers Training School

 1922–1950
 ECTC — East Carolina Teachers College

 1951–1966
 ECC — East Carolina College

 1967–PRESENT
 ECU — East Carolina University

 ECU is developing tomorrow’s leaders today
 by preparing students with 21st-century skills
 to meet present-day challenges and build
 a brighter future, transforming our region
 and beyond through our research, creative
 activity, innovation, and public service.

• ECU is a large, public doctoral university with a
  primarily residential undergraduate student body
  and a community engagement designation.

• ECU is home to a rich Division I athletics
  tradition and thriving fine arts programming
  that provide opportunities for student
  engagement and holistic development.

• ECU is the only UNC System university with a
  medical school, dental school, and engineering
  department at the same institution, the synergies
  of which provide a dynamic for biotechnology
  innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Campus Facts
• More than 7,000 faculty, staff, and graduate                       • The University’s 82 percent one-year retention
  assistants worked together to support ECU in 2020.                   rate is the highest in its peer group, and its 61
                                                                       percent five-year graduation rate nearly tops
• East Carolina University has a total                                 ECU’s 12-institution IPEDS peer group.
  enrollment of 29,798 students, including
  23,056 undergraduate students.                                     • ECU consists of approximately 1,617 acres,
                                                                       with 396 of those on Main Campus and
• 91 percent of ECU’s students hold in-state                           214 on the Health Sciences Campus.
  residency, and the 9 percent who are out-
  of-state students hail from 47 states, the                         • 15 acres comprise eight dental medicine community
  District of Columbia, and 99 countries.                              service-learning centers; 129 acres comprise the
                                                                       North Recreation Complex; 650 acres comprise
• 65 percent of ECU’s students identify as White, 16                   the West Research Campus; 213 acres comprise
  percent identify as Black or African American, 7                     the Coastal Studies Institute on the Outer Banks.
  percent identify as Hispanic, 3 percent identify as
  Asian, and all other groups collectively compose                   • 219 facilities are utilized in support
  the remaining 8 percent of the student body.                         of daily operations.

• The total for tuition, fees, and room and                          • 186 state-owned buildings and 33
  board for in-state undergraduates living                             leased facilities (January 2020)
  on campus is approximately $17,500.
                                                                     • Total core expenses were in excess of
• 79 percent of first-time full-time                                   $920 million during FY2019, the most
  undergraduates receive financial aid.                                recent year data are available.

• U.S. News & World Report ranks ECU
  in the top 10 percent of institutions
  nationally in social mobility (2021).

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Building the Future
 Recent and upcoming growth in physical space
 demonstrates the University’s commitment to
 student success and serving the region.

 Celebrating its first anniversary in January 2020,
 the Main Campus Student Center is the central
 gathering place for the student population,
 combining dining, Dowdy Student Stores, the Dr.
 Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Center and Ledonia Wright
 Cultural Center, lounges, study rooms, and a
 gaming center. The 220,000-square-foot facility
                                                                    Coming Soon
 is LEED-certified and received the 2019 Award                       Construction is underway on the new $90 million,
 for Excellence in Structural Engineering from the                   four-story, 141,500-square-foot Life Sciences and
 Structural Engineers Association of North Carolina.                 Biotechnology Building and it is slated to open in fall
                                                                     2021.
 Also designed to meet LEED standards, the
 75,000-square-foot Health Sciences Campus                           Slated to open in early 2022, the Isley Innovation
 Student Center provides recreation and                              Hub will provide almost 15,000 square feet of space
 wellness space, dining options, and study and                       in which industries and students will collaborate on
 meeting rooms. The Health Sciences Campus                           product innovation and entrepreneurship.
 Student Center opened in 2017 and is one of
 the few stand-alone student centers on a health
 sciences/medical campus in the country.

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Rural and
Coastal Communication
 Upholding the tenets of public service and regional                 • The Rural Education Institute facilitates positive
 transformation, ECU ensures that its students                         transformations in rural communities through
 participate in programs and services to improve the                   educational innovations designed to support the
 quality of life, health, education, and employment of                 whole child from early childhood through college.
 the people in rural and coastal communities.
                                                                     • The Crisp Small Business Resource Center in the
• ECU serves nearly twice as many undergraduate                        Miller School of Entrepreneurship provides students
  students from rural communities as any other school                  and regional entrepreneurs with best practices and
  in the UNC System. Approximately 35 percent of                       proven knowledge required to start and sustain
  ECU’s undergraduates identify as first-generation                    enterprises in eastern North Carolina.
  college students.
                                                                     • The Brody School of Medicine’s Center for Health
• Funded by a $2.79 million grant by the HRSA, the                     Disparities works to reduce disparities in obesity,
  College of Nursing’s Advanced Practice Registered                    diabetes, cancers, and cardiovascular disease
  Nurse Academic-Clinical Practice Collaborative trains                among rural, ethnically minoritized, and low-income
  nursing students about the health care needs in                      populations across eastern North Carolina.
  areas of eastern North
  Carolina that have the                                             • The Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences,
  least access to care                                                 the College of Allied Health Sciences, and the
  and a high prevalence                                                Brody School of Medicine are conducting cross-
  of farmers, fishers,                                                 disciplinary collaborative research that may have
  and loggers who face                                                 future therapeutic implications for people affected
  different occupational                                               by Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and heart attacks.
  hazards.
                                                                     • A group of faculty from across the sciences and
• The eight dental                                                     engineering is working together to develop
  medicine community                                                   empirical evidence demonstrating how embedding
  service-learning                                                     team science within undergraduate research
  centers treat those in                                               experiences supports the development of
  underserved areas                                                    knowledge, skills, and attitudes as transportable
  throughout the state.                                                team competencies.

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Through ECU’s Center for Telepsychiatry and
e-Behavioral Health, experts are helping combat
the shortage and maldistribution of psychiatrists.
Through the use of secure, real-time interactive
audio and video technology, these experts are able
to connect with patients remotely.

The Coastal Studies Institute, located on North
Carolina’s beautiful Outer Banks, is home to coastal
economic development and research with an
emphasis on finding innovative approaches for
capturing ocean energy, sustainable designs for
coastal communities, and marine ecology, maritime
archeology, and tourism.

                                                                   Advancement
                                                                    ECU has four affiliated foundations: the ECU
                                                                    Foundation Inc., the ECU Alumni Association Inc.,
                                                                    the Medical & Health Sciences Foundation Inc., and
                                                                    the Pirate Club. These foundations focus on alumni
                                                                    relations, fundraising, and managing investments
                                                                    for the advancement of the University. Across the
                                                                    foundations and University, the endowment for ECU
                                                                    is about $230 million. The Provost will work with the
                                                                    existing foundations and any future organization
                                                                    of their efforts to shape and advance the academic
                                                                    enterprise of the University.

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GREENVILLE, NC
Our Home                                                                        Located close to ECU’s Main Campus, a vibrant and
                                                                                ever-growing uptown district is home to diverse
 The University is located in Greenville, NC, on land
                                                                                art, music, food, and festival offerings and features
 that is traditional Tuscarora territory and is widely
                                                                                an increasing number of unique, locally owned
 recognized as the thriving cultural, educational,
                                                                                businesses, galleries, shops, and restaurants.
 economic, and medical hub of eastern North
                                                                                Greenville is centrally located in eastern North
 Carolina. While retaining its regional charm and
                                                                                Carolina, a region whose coastal environment
 hospitality, Greenville has grown into the 10th-
                                                                                provides a backdrop for tourism, water sports, and
 largest city in the state and is now a flourishing, small
                                                                                wildlife viewing. The Outer Banks to the east can be
 metropolitan city of nearly 100,000 in the heart of
                                                                                reached within a few hours’ drive, and Raleigh to the
 Pitt County.
                                                                                west is a couple hours away.

© Aaron Hines / City of Greenville

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LEADERSHIP

Dr. Philip G. Rogers serves as the 12th Chancellor                   In his nearly seven years at ACE, he led the design,
of East Carolina University. Formerly senior vice                    development, and implementation of ACE’s strategic
president at the American Council on Education,                      plan, “Higher Education for the Nation’s Future,”
Rogers began his duties as the University’s leader on                including the launch of a national listening tour to
March 15, 2021.                                                      engage with campuses and leaders to shape the
                                                                     multi-year strategy and to meet the needs of ACE’s
The Chancellor’s vision for the University is framed                 member institutions. The plan centered on equity,
around a belief in the key role that the institution                 innovation, and student success, and Rogers’ team
plays in eastern North Carolina and commitment to                    collaborated with a wide array of national education
its mission of student success, public service, and                  philanthropies to support its implementation.
regional transformation.
                                                                     Prior to joining ACE in 2013, Rogers was Chief of
While his North Carolina roots run deep, Rogers                      Staff at ECU, where he was responsible for external
also has developed a robust national and global                      relations for the University, including government
network during his time with the American Council                    relations, marketing and communications, public
on Education (ACE), a nonprofit organization that                    service, and policy development.
acts as a coordinating body for its membership
of approximately 1,700 colleges and universities                     As a native North Carolinian, Rogers was raised
across the nation. As senior vice president, Rogers                  in Greenville, and his family has a long history in
helped institutions navigate complex challenges                      the state and with the University. He is the great-
facing the global higher education landscape. He                     grandson of one of the early students of East
was responsible for ACE’s academic, research,                        Carolina Teachers Training School.
and innovation strategy, overseeing five separate
divisions including advancement and fundraising,                     Rogers earned a doctoral degree in higher
education attainment and academic innovation,                        education management with distinction from the
global engagement and internationalization,                          University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in
leadership and professional learning, and research.                  public administration from the University of North
                                                                     Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a bachelor’s degree in
                                                                     communications from Wake Forest University.

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THE FACULTY
                                            With a total of 1,982 faculty members and a student-
                                            faculty ratio of 15:1, ECU is home to a vibrant
                                            and increasingly diverse group of national and
                                            international scholars. The make-up of the faculty
                                            highlights the value that the University places on
                                            tenure:

                                                            1,982    Total faculty

                                                  1,016
                                               Tenured/tenure-track faculty
                                                                                    985
                                                                               Tenured/tenure-track faculty
                                                  (51% of all faculty)           with a terminal degree
                                                                                (97% of tenured faculty)

                                                     641
                                                Full-time fixed-term faculty
                                                                                    426
                                                                               Full-time fixed-term faculty
                                                    (32% of all faculty)         with a terminal degree
                                                                               (66% of fixed-term faculty)

                                                    27%
                                               Tenured/tenure-track faculty
                                                                                   23%
                                                                               Full-time fixed-term faculty
                                                 who identify as BIPOC           who identify as BIPOC

                                            The Faculty Senate is the legislative and advisory
                                            body representing the faculty. The Faculty Senate
                                            and its committees are the primary media for the
                                            essential joint effort of faculty and administration in
                                            the government of the University. The Provost is an
                                            ex-officio member with vote in the Faculty Senate
                                            and in all Faculty Senate Academic Committees.

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RESEARCH

ECU’s research expenditures of $52.7 million in 2019                  As the economic engine of eastern North
(the most recent year data are available), up from $39                Carolina, ECU is also at the forefront of creating
million in 2018, make it one of the fastest-growing                   entrepreneurship programs and initiatives. An award
universities. Of the many awards, one from the                        from the Golden LEAF Foundation funded RISE29,
National Science Foundation supported a two-day                       a student entrepreneurship program focused on
interdisciplinary conference that brought together                    strengthening regional businesses. The program
researchers and community stakeholders from across                    received the Excellence in Co-Curricular Innovation
the nation to ECU’s campus to discuss research into                   Award from the United States Association for Small
hurricanes and their impacts on populated coastlines.                 Business and Entrepreneurship, and in so doing
Another $1.49 million was awarded by the National                     received top honors in a very competitive field that
Institutes of Health Small Business Technology                        included the country’s top-ranked entrepreneurship
Transfer to an ECU startup medical device company,                    program by U.S. News & World Report.
RFPi, for continued development of technology for
noninvasive blood flow measurements in patients                       These achievements are but one facet of the
during surgery. Additionally, a team in the College                   excellence of faculty research. A look at recent and
of Education was awarded $9.7 million from the U.S.                   past recipients of the Research and Scholarship
Department of Education to network school leaders                     Awards demonstrates the depth and breadth of
across the country for identifying and implementing                   scholarly pursuits of the faculty in all colleges and
best practices.                                                       disciplines — from award-winning literary magazines
                                                                      such as North Carolina Literary Review, to training
                                                                      dogs to search out Clostridioides difficile spores in
                                                                      clinical facilities, to compiling 15–30 second video
                                                                      clips of performances in living rooms, bedrooms,
                                                                      carports, and backyards into a sort of dance riff-off
                                                                      for a semester finale during the pandemic. Faculty
                                                                      at ECU are committed to the ultimate mission of any
                                                                      university: advancing knowledge through research
                                                                      and education.

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Profiles of recent research success at ECU follow                     named to Oprah’s reading list as One of the Best
below:                                                                Books by Women of Summer 2019. Published by
                                                                      Simon & Schuster, Wieland’s book has enjoyed wide
BRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE                                              acclaim and gained recognition from Publishers
Doctors at ECU’s School of Medicine and Vidant                        Weekly, LitHub, The Millions, Kirkus Reviews, the
Medical Center were the first in North Carolina to                    News & Observer, and internationally by the BBC.
perform a new radiation therapy procedure that is
giving hope to patients with recurrent brain tumors.                  ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
The team’s GammaTile Therapy is a surgically                          As the Atlantic Coast prepares for its annual
targeted radiation therapy in which a 3D-collagen                     hurricane season, an old wives’ tale passed down
tile, embedded with radioactive Cesium-131 rods, is                   through generations warns that when major storms
placed in the tumor cavity at the time of surgery.                    make landfall, it’s not just the storm surge you should
                                                                      worry about, but a surge in births. ECU associate
                                                                      professor Michelle Oyen and undergraduate
                                                                      researcher Mackenzie Wheeler’s research in Frontiers
                                                                      in Physiology’s special issue on the role of fetal
                                                                      membranes in pregnancy and birth explores this
                                                                      phenomenon. The pair used a model previously
                                                                      created by Oyen to develop a new mechanism that
                                                                      explains the potential correlation of premature births
                                                                      during weather-related events with large drops in
                                                                      barometric pressure.

                                                                      DENTAL MEDICINE
                                                                      ECU’s School of Dental Medicine has received a
                                                                      $3.1 million grant to enhance resident training in
                                                                      the care of patients with special needs across the
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES                                        state. The award from
A unique grant celebrates ECU’s commitment to                         the Health Resources
using interprofessional collaboration to address                      and Services
emerging and challenging trends in health                             Administration, one
care, including opioid use and substance abuse                        of the largest in
prevention and treatment. An interdisciplinary team                   the dental school’s
of researchers was awarded an $890,000 Graduate                       history, will focus on
Psychology Education Program Grant from the                           improving dental
Health Resource and Services Administration to                        care for pediatric
support training for doctoral-level psychologists                     and elderly patients
to provide integrated, interdisciplinary behavioral                   as well as those
health as well as prevention and treatment services                   with mobility issues
for opioid use disorder and other substance use                       and other complex
disorders.                                                            health problems and
                                                                      those with mental,
ART, COMMUNICATION, AND CULTURE                                       emotional, and behavioral challenges. The five-year
What happened to the 20th-century poet Elizabeth                      project addresses three specific goals — assessing
Bishop during three life-changing weeks she spent                     and treating the needs of vulnerable populations,
in Paris amid the imminent threat of World War II?                    expanding pediatric dentistry training to a rural
The answer to this question is what Liza Wieland,                     location, and developing tools and training for
distinguished professor of English at ECU, visualizes                 population health management.
in her newest novel, Paris, 7 A.M. The book was

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ACADEMICS

College and Schools                                                 Centers and Institutes
 ECU has 12 colleges and schools — 10 of which grant                 ECU’s centers, institutes, college and department
 degrees — plus a unique unit that consolidates the                  centers, research service centers, and field sites
 University’s groundbreaking coastal research and                    strengthen and enrich the University’s missions of
 education activities.                                               research, service, and instruction. ECU has eight
                                                                     units that have a primary mission of research and six
• Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences                        with a primary mission of service that transcend the
• College of Allied Health Sciences                                  traditional boundaries of academic departments,
• College of Business                                                bringing experts together across disciplines
• College of Education                                               to address complex issues and partner with
• College of Engineering and Technology                              government and industry leaders.
• College of Fine Arts and Communication
• College of Health and Human Performance                           • Center for Applied Psychophysiology
• College of Nursing                                                • Center for Health Disparities
• Honors College                                                    • Center for Natural Hazards Research
• Graduate School                                                   • Center for STEM Education
• School of Dental Medicine                                         • Center for Sustainable Energy and
• Brody School of Medicine                                            Environmental Engineering
• Integrated Coastal Programs                                       • Center for Telepsychiatry and e-Behavioral Health
                                                                    • Coastal Studies Institute
                                                                    • Crisp Small Business Resource Center
                                                                    • East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute
                                                                    • East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU
                                                                    • North Carolina Agromedicine Institute
                                                                    • Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and
                                                                      Treatment Center
                                                                    • Rural Education Institute
                                                                    • Small Business Institute

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College and                                                        Field Sites
Department Centers                                                   ECU’s research field sites allow faculty, staff,
• School of Dental Medicine Community                                and students to work outside of the traditional
  Service-Learning Centers                                           laboratory setting. Field sites are intended to bring
• Center for Geographic Information Science                          research to the community and region, extending
• Center for Healthcare Management Systems                           the University’s research efforts from Greenville to
• Center for Innovation in Technology and                            the rest of the state. ECU’s field sites enhance both
  Engineering Outreach                                               academic-driven and community-based research,
• Center for Survey Research                                         giving researchers the opportunity to partner with
• Water Resources Center                                             community members to solve the region’s toughest
                                                                     health, economic and educational disparities.

Research Service Centers                                           • ECU GlasStation
• Animal Care and Husbandry                                        • Sylvan Heights Bird Park
• Brody School of Medicine Cellular Analysis/
  Imaging Core
• Brody School of Medicine Flow Cytometry
  Core Facility
• Brody School of Medicine Mass Spectrometry Center
• Coastal Studies Institute Marine Services
• Diving and Water Safety Vessel Center
• East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute
  Clinical and CS Services
• East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute
  Structural Biology Core
• Elemental Analysis Service Center (ICP-MS)
• Environmental Research Lab
• Geonomics Core Facility
• Human Performance Lab Translational Research
  Core Services

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Accreditation                                                        Academic Support
 ECU is accredited by the Southern Association of
                                                                     for Students
 Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
                                                                      We remain committed to a central tenet — that the
 (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, and
                                                                      success of our students is the ultimate measure of
 doctoral degrees. ECU offers a broad range of
                                                                      our university. Support is provided through a variety
 traditional and interdisciplinary majors to meet the
                                                                      of campus offices and centers including:
 needs of a diverse student body.
                                                                     • The Pirate Academic Success Center offers free
                                                                       tutoring, study groups, academic skills coaching,
Online Learning                                                        peer academic success coaching, community
 A state leader in online learning even before the                     tutoring, and learning communities.
 pandemic, ECU offers more than 120 degree and
                                                                     • The Academic Advising Collaborative guides,
 certificate programs at both the undergraduate and
                                                                       serves, and supports students by partnering with
 graduate levels that are approved for online delivery
                                                                       academic departments and support services.
 in business, health care, education, technology, and
 other areas.                                                        • The University Writing Center offers the opportunity
                                                                       to share works-in-progress and talk about writing
                                                                       with consultants who are committed to cultivating
Partnerships with                                                      learning experiences that support all stages of the
Community Colleges                                                     writing process.
 Pirate™ Promise is ECU’s partnership with 38
                                                                     • The mission of the Center for Counseling and
 community colleges giving students guaranteed
                                                                       Student Development is to enhance personal
 admission to ECU and waiving application fees when
                                                                       growth through developmental, preventative, and
 participating in the program and meeting certain
                                                                       therapeutic programming designed to facilitate skill
 criteria. These students receive academic advising
                                                                       development, improve functioning, and increase
 and have access to extensive resources to guide
                                                                       understanding of self and others.
 them through the transfer process. The opportunity
 to enhance the quality of existing community college                • The Speech Communication Center offers one-on-
 partnerships and grow partnerships with additional                    one consultations and group workshops to help
 community colleges is a clear mechanism for serving                   students research, write, organize, and deliver an
 ECU’s mission in multiple ways.                                       effective speech or presentation, work effectively in
                                                                       a group, excel in a job interview, or simply learn to
                                                                       speak in a more professional manner.

                                                                     • Career Services supports and empowers students
                                                                       in their career development to succeed as
                                                                       professionals in a global community.

                                                                     • The STEPP (Supporting Transition and Education
                                                                       through Planning and Partnerships) program
                                                                       provides access and comprehensive support
                                                                       throughout the university experience to students
                                                                       with learning disabilities.

                                                                     • Through the Office of Student Affairs, the Ledonia
                                                                       Wright Cultural Center, the Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ
                                                                       Center, and the Women and Gender Office provide
                                                                       additional support to ECU’s students.
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Degree Inventory

                                                                 Highest Enrollment Programs
                                                                              Top Undergraduate Majors — 2020
                                                                                      Nursing
                                                                                 Management
                                                                                      Biology
                                                                                   Marketing
                                                                                  Psychology
                                                                              Communication
                                                                        Elementary Education
                                                                         Public Health Studies
                                                                          Exercise Physiology
                                                                              Criminal Justice
                                                                                                   500  1000 1500 2000 2500
Highest Enrollment
    Highest        Programs
            Enrollment Programs                                                                      Number of Students Enrolled

         Top Undergraduate Majors — 2020                                        Top Graduate Programs — 2020
                 Nursing                                              Business Administration
            Management                                                 Nursing (MSN plus DNP)
                 Biology                                                            Medicine
              Marketing                                                       Library Science
             Psychology                                                      Dental Medicine
         Communication                                                           Social Work
   Elementary Education                                                                          100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
    Public Health Studies                                                                           Number of Students Enrolled
     Exercise Physiology
         Criminal Justice
                             500  1000 1500 2000 2500
                               Number of Students Enrolled

           Top Graduate Programs — 2020
 Business Administration                                         16
  Nursing (MSN plus DNP)
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               Medicine
         Library Science
        Dental Medicine
800+                                       20%                                $300,000+
                                                               Nearly

       ECU students had curricular or              increase in the number of                  in scholarship funding provided through
       co-curricular experiences abroad          students going on faculty-led               generous donations from ECU benefactors
          in 2018–19, about a 9%                 programs from summer 2018                               over the last 3 years
        increase over the previous year                to summer 2019

                    Named a Top University for International                     Received 2016 Senator Paul Simon Award
                    Students by U.S. News & World Report                          for Campus Internationalization for our
                           for the second straight year                             Global Academic Initiatives program

Global Opportunities
 ECU is committed to providing students with the
 opportunity to become more familiar with the
 social, political, cultural, and economic issues of
 importance in our increasingly globalized society.
 This commitment has been demonstrated by
 successful initiatives to welcome a growing number
 of international students and a significant expansion
 of faculty-led study abroad programs. We work
 to support international students academically,
 socially, and professionally, and to emphasize the
 benefits of studying abroad to our home-based
 students. The University is facilitating and expanding
 internationally focused programming on campus
 and around the world with options like these:

• Multidisciplinary studies major with a concentration
  in international studies

• Undergraduate certificate in global understanding

• International management certificate

• International teaching certificate

• Master’s in international studies

• Pirates Abroad, ECU’s suite of summer, semester
  and academic year study abroad programs

• ECU Tuscany, ECU’s year-round study abroad
  program in Certaldo Alto, Italy

• Undergraduate and graduate programs in several
  foreign languages and literatures
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Culture of Innovation
• The only named school of entrepreneurship in North
  Carolina, the Miller School of Entrepreneurship
  serves as a regional hub partnering with key strategic
  partners to offer co-curricular programs that help
  serve as a catalyst for regional transformation.
  It was recognized as a Princeton Review Top 50
  Undergraduate Program in 2020 and 2021.

• The Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge is a business
  pitch competition that now awards $100,000 in cash
  and prizes to students.

• ECU’s student entrepreneurship program, RISE29,
  was honored by the United States Association for
  Small Business and Entrepreneurship with its award
  for Excellence in Co-Curricular Innovation.
  (January 2020)                                                      • ECU’s Eastern Region Pharma Center (ERPC) will
                                                                        soon be a pharmaceutical manufacturing training
• The East Carolina Research and Innovation Campus                      center that educates students and pharmaceutical
  was conceived to connect the talents of university                    employees on advanced manufacturing techniques
  researchers with partners in industry, government,                    in the growing pharmaceutical industry in eastern
  military, and business to discover innovations that                   North Carolina. ERPC recently received a $1.9 million
  boost rural and coastal prosperity.                                   grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation.

                                                                      • Funded by the National Science Foundation,
                                                                        Innovation Corps@ECU (I-Corps) embraces
                                                                        the formation of ideas, innovation, and
                                                                        commercialization of inventions. ECU is one of only
                                                                        two schools in the state with this five-year funding.

                                                                      • Greenville SEED@ECU is a partnership among
                                                                        the city of Greenville, ECU, and the Greenville-
                                                                        Pitt County Chamber of Commerce. Flexible
                                                                        collaborative space and support are provided to
                                                                        qualified entrepreneurs and start-up companies.

                                                                      • ECU’s NSF Advance program grant, THRIVE@ECU
                                                                        seeks to reduce bias and improve gender equity for
                                                                        faculty in STEM fields.

                                                                      • ECU is one of only 44 universities in the nation to
                                                                        hold the Carnegie Foundation’s Classification for
                                                                        Community Engagement and the designation of
                                                                        Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) University
                                                                        by the Association of Public Land-grant Universities.

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Health Sciences
  As North Carolina’s top producer of health care                        SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
  professionals, ECU’s robust Health Sciences Campus                   • The 2019 William J. Gies Award for innovation
  prepares leaders in the medical, dental, nursing,                      was awarded to the School of Dental Medicine for
  and allied health sciences fields. These colleges                      its breakthrough approach to providing practical
  and schools build on their individual programs                         experience for future dentists through rural service-
  by engaging in unique interprofessional and                            learning centers across North Carolina.
  interdisciplinary collaboration that brings out the
  best in students and helps bring equity in health care               • The 2017 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for
  to the state. Across the division, 12 programs rank in                 Excellence in Public Service was awarded to Gregory
  the top 50 according to U.S. News & World Report.                      Chadwick, DDS, MS, and dean of the School of
                                                                         Dental Medicine, for efforts to improve the quality of
  Total Student Body Enrolled in
                                                                         life for North Carolina’s citizens.
   Total Student Body Enrolled in
   STEM/Health
      STEM/Health Care   Care                                            BRODY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
                                                                       • No. 1 in North Carolina and No. 2 in the United
                                                                         States for the percentage of graduates in the last
                                                                         decade who chose careers in family medicine

                                                                       • Top 10% of U.S. medical schools for graduating
                                                                         physicians who practice in the state, practice primary

  9,515 2,638
                                                                         care and practice in rural and
                                                                         underserved areas

                                                                       • In June 2021, Chancellor Rogers announced the
   UNDERGRADUATE                     GRADUATE                            intent toward full clinical integration of the Brody
                                                                         School of Medicine with Vidant Health, a 1447-bed
  COLLEGE OF NURSING                                                     health system, and the creation of a distinctive health
• A top producer of new nurses among North                               system brand — ECU Health or similar branding
  Carolina’s four-year educational institutions                          — to serve the 1.4 million residents of eastern
                                                                         North Carolina. As part of executing the vision for
• Top 20 in the U.S. for online master’s programs in                     a clinically integrated and rebranded academic
  nursing and Top 10 in several specialties as ranked                    health system, the Chancellor appointed Dr. Michael
  by U.S. News & World Report                                            Waldrum, chief executive officer of Vidant Health, as
                                                                         the Dean of the Brody School of Medicine. He will
  COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES                                      report directly to the Chancellor. Also appointed was
• North Carolina’s first and most comprehensive                          Dr. Jason Higginson to the new position of Executive
  allied health sciences college and the state’s                         Dean of the medical school.
  largest university provider of allied health science
  professionals

• Most professional program alumni achieve a first-
  time perfect or near-perfect pass rate on national
  certification examinations with programs having a
  perfect to near-perfect initial alumni employment.

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THE ROLE OF THE PROVOST AND
     SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

                                                                     Campus Commitments
The Provost is a direct report to the Chancellor                     and Position Priorities
and leader of the Academic Council composed
                                                                       A common vision and close working relationship
of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Economic
                                                                       with the Chancellor, who holds a strong commitment
Development and Engagement and the Vice
                                                                       to teamwork, will invigorate the work of the Provost
Chancellor for Health Sciences. This individual will
                                                                       and bring increased vitality to the University
be the lead voice of ECU’s academic enterprise
                                                                       community. A team orientation is embraced across
and will partner with the Chancellor to set the tone
                                                                       ECU and results in a collegial dynamic among
for effective and healthy shared governance at the
                                                                       senior leaders and faculty leaders even as ideas are
University. The Provost is the senior institutional
                                                                       vigorously debated. The Provost will also be integral
leader responsible for the academic and scholarly
                                                                       to promoting and supporting open communication,
strategy and a key thought partner to the
                                                                       shared governance, and an intentional commitment
Chancellor, ensuring the University remains mission-
                                                                       to Chancellor Rogers’ vision for modern approaches
aligned, future-focused, and innovation-driven.
                                                                       for delivering on ECU’s mission.
Collaboration with campus leaders and deans to
deliver contemporary programs to a diverse and                         Opportunities and challenges for the next Provost
wide audience through varied methods will be                           are the following:
critical to success in the role. Direct reports to the
Provost include 9 campus deans, the Associate Vice                     MAXIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESS
Chancellor and Chief Academic Success Officer,
Academic Library Services, Institutional Planning                      The success of our students is the ultimate measure
Assessment and Research, the Office for Equity                         of our university. We will support excellence, expand
and Diversity, the Associate Vice Chancellor of                        opportunity, and celebrate achievement.
Administration, and the Vice Provost. The Provost
will oversee a budget of approximately $181 million                    The Provost must be attuned to the barriers that
for academic operations and personnel. In addition,                    impede access to and completion of an ECU
the Provost will represent ECU academics and will                      education and inspire a culture where innovation is
coordinate academic initiatives with the University of                 a priority. They will work to ensure ease of access
North Carolina System Office.                                          and the necessary financial and academic support
                                                                       of a diverse student body, reducing and removing

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barriers that hinder goal attainment. They will seek
to enhance student success initiatives, increase
retention and graduation rates, and be an active
participant in national conversations focused on
access, affordability, programmatic innovation, and
technology in higher education. They will engage the
faculty, deans, and University leadership in dialogue
to ensure that programs remain competitive and
relevant, maintain a broad reach, and utilize a variety
of curriculum delivery modes to ensure the greatest
access and potential success of participants. A
student-centric approach that prioritizes initiatives
leading to student success and serves the needs of
eastern North Carolina will be central to success in                     leverage. The ECU community takes pride in serving
the role.                                                                eastern North Carolina, something that the new
                                                                         Provost should be ready to embrace, extend, and
ECU must be on the front lines of developing and                         enhance. The Provost will affirm and strengthen the
educating the next generation of learners who will                       public’s trust in the University and ensure that the
lead the region, state, country, and world, while                        institution supports the region. In the same vein, the
also adapting to a shifting market and serving                           Provost will articulate a clear sense of the academic
adult learners and post-traditional students more                        vision and priorities for the University, as well as
strategically and effectively. Emerging digital                          the pathways to achieving these priorities. They will
technologies and innovative tools are not just                           work to foster collaborative conversations, integrate
expected but required to facilitate effective learning                   curricula, assess opportunities, build new programs,
experiences for current and future students. ECU                         and establish strategic partnerships that align with
must develop new and innovative strategies to meet                       the academic vision of the University and the needs
students where they are using predictive analytics,                      of its unique setting in eastern North Carolina. ECU’s
digital tools, high-flex classrooms, and other student                   first leader, Robert Wright, envisioned an education
success mechanisms to deliver on the ECU promise                         equal to the very best institutions of higher learning,
of a high-quality education. The Provost will use data                   while also lifting the quality of life for the entire
to inform academic strategies, and in doing so, will                     region where students leave afire with enthusiasm
generate higher-quality discussion and decisions as                      for East Carolina. The Provost will ensure that this
a result.                                                                commitment to serve the region remains at the
                                                                         center of an ECU education.
SERVE THE PUBLIC
                                                                         LEAD REGIONAL TRANSFORMATION
Service is at the heart of this university. We will
inspire the next generation of leaders to carry this                     We embrace the challenges and resources of eastern
spirit of service into their professional lives. We will                 North Carolina. We recognize that transformative
demonstrate this commitment to service to benefit                        leadership requires us to engage globally. Through
communities in rural North Carolina and beyond.                          partnerships and discovery, we will be a force for
                                                                         rural progress and growth to achieve global impact.
ECU’s motto is Servire, meaning To Serve, and the
Provost lives this commitment in their work each day.                    ECU’s role in the educational, cultural, and economic
The Provost will join a community of faculty and staff                   communities of eastern North Carolina breeds
who are proud to work in service of ECU’s distinct                       possibilities for creative thinking and contribution.
mission. The consistency of commitment across                            The Provost will encourage the use of knowledge
faculty and staff, its genuineness, and the lengths to                   created by the University to contribute to solving
which faculty and staff go to live the mission in their                  the biggest challenges in the region such as
work are remarkable assets for the next Provost to                       health issues, coastal community resiliency, rural

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development, advanced manufacturing, and                               ENGAGE FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS
assisting the military. A critical component of the role               IN ACADEMIC PLANNING AND DELIVERY
is to partner with business and community leaders                      AS WELL AS ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE
to identify workforce needs and develop programs                       RESOURCES FOR THESE INITIATIVES
to fill those gaps. As the academic architect of the
University, the Provost will work with faculty, staff,                 The University has the talent and resources to achieve
and the community to provide dynamic educational                       any goal it identifies, but not all aspirations can be
experiences to prepare students to lead in a                           funded simultaneously.
multicultural society and engage the region with
                                                                       Faculty, staff, and students possess unique and
inclusive social and economic opportunities.
                                                                       insightful perspectives about how roles, policies,
                                                                       and practices could most benefit the institutional
ADVANCE THE UNIVERSITY’S EFFORTS TO
                                                                       community. These ideas must be discussed actively
ESTABLISH A CULTURE OF DIVERSITY AND
                                                                       and openly for the best possible directions to be
INCLUSION
                                                                       pursued. The rationale for academic choices must be
We are all ECU Pirates, and we can only be our best                    clearly communicated. Understanding the different
when we live our ideals as a shared community of                       roles that faculty, staff, and students have in the
learners.                                                              academic enterprise and the distinct responsibilities
                                                                       of the faculty is essential for effectively implementing
The Provost, in collaboration with other University                    academic priorities. The next Provost will have
leaders, will play a central role in continuing the                    the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the
University’s efforts to diversify the student body,                    appropriate resources are dedicated and effectively
faculty, and staff, and in actively developing a culture               stewarded to assure the success of these academic
in which widely diverse members of the University                      priorities.
community are not only welcomed, but viewed as
critical in the development of academic excellence.                    FULFILLING THE VISION OF THE UNIVERSITY
It is essential that the Provost possess the skills,
passion, and experience to advance these efforts.                      Higher education and society as a whole are
                                                                       changing at an increasing rate. Adaptive leadership is
                                                                       needed more than ever, and ECU is poised to lead in
                                                                       North Carolina and beyond.

                                                                       The next Provost must be highly knowledgeable
                                                                       about national trends in academic affairs and
                                                                       higher education overall, including the escalating
                                                                       challenges and scrutiny public universities face. The
                                                                       individual brings an authentic appreciation of what
                                                                       makes ECU extraordinary and a keen interest in
                                                                       leading the University to an even more accomplished
                                                                       future while embracing its core mission of education
                                                                       and access.

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EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
 The ideal candidate will be a bold leader and                         • A strong awareness of health science academic
 academic innovator. They will have strong                               programs and related clinical environments and
 interpersonal and communication skills and a deep                       their important connection to the ECU mission and
 understanding of and commitment to the mission                          community it serves;
 of ECU and the eastern North Carolina region. A
 terminal degree within a department or program                        • A dedication to shared governance and transparency;
 at ECU and a deep appreciation of the institution’s
                                                                       • Keen listening skills and exceptional communication
 student-centric culture will be required. In addition,
                                                                         skills with a diversity of groups and stakeholders
 the individual must have significant administrative
                                                                         within and beyond the ECU community;
 experience appropriate to the size and complexity
 of ECU with an understanding of both a traditional                    • An ability to understand and clearly and persuasively
 academic portfolio and a health sciences enterprise.                    promote a public research university that has a deep
                                                                         commitment to engagement and service in eastern
 The ideal candidate will be an experienced leader                       North Carolina and beyond;
 with a track record of success in a contemporary
 academic environment.                                                 • Experience and comfort using data from multiple
                                                                         sources to inform strategy, policy, and practice,
 To provide necessary and effective leadership for                       including evaluating and implementing the use of
 ECU, the new Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for                     new technologies for educational delivery;
 Academic Affairs will embody the mission of ECU
                                                                       • A record of engaging with student-centered
 and have many of the following attributes:
                                                                         approaches to academic affairs, and a demonstrated
                                                                         predisposition to partner with student affairs;
• A collaborative approach to leadership, coupled with
  the ability to exercise authority, prioritize, and make              • A strong track record of successful personnel
  strategic decisions;                                                   management, including experience mentoring
                                                                         talented faculty, staff, administrators, and students to
• Emotional intelligence, a positive outlook, and
                                                                         perform at their best;
  humility; superb intellect and curiosity, flexibility,
  high energy, and self-confidence to enable                           • Deep knowledge of the interrelationships between
  successful navigation and management of a complex                      recruitment strategies, enrollment, tuition revenue,
  institution in a time of sociocultural changes;                        and programmatic costs;
• A demonstrated commitment to inclusive                               • An understanding of the existing higher education
  excellence and social justice, and a track record that                 landscape and the ways in which current choices
  demonstrates the ability to ensure a welcoming and                     create both future opportunities and constraints;
  nurturing environment for a diverse community of
  faculty, staff, and students;                                        • The ability to confidently, accurately, and positively
                                                                         promote ECU’s successes among internal and
• An innovation mindset with a strong entrepreneurial                    external audiences while unhesitatingly raising
  spirit and the dynamic work ethic necessary to take                    awareness of the many and deep ways that the
  full advantage of opportunities to advance the                         University promotes economic, social, civic, and
  institution as they emerge;                                            personal thriving;

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                                                                                                                           C.S. 20-1262
Procedure for Candidacy
• A demonstrated track record of working                                                 The review of credentials will begin immediately and
  collaboratively and with integrity, seeking                                            will continue until the position is filled. Candidates
  partnerships and maximizing resources;                                                 should provide a curriculum vita and letter of
                                                                                         application. Requests for information and all written
• Experience with a variety of students including first-                                 nominations and applications should be directed to:
  generation and adult and post–traditional learners;

• The ability to set high standards for faculty and
  willingness to communicate those standards with
  exceptional clarity;

• A record of support for excellence in teaching,                                        Jim Sirianni, Managing Director
  innovation, professional development, and scholarly                                    Beth McCarthy, Senior Associate
  and creative activity;                                                                 ECUProvost@StorbeckSearch.com

• An appreciation of the role of the UNC System in
  coordinating and overseeing the state of North
  Carolina’s public universities; and,

• Exceptional budgetary and financial management
  skills, including awareness of the near-term
  interdependencies and long-term implications of
  financial decisions in a large, complex organization
  with an academic health center as well as the
  ability to generate resources, including through
  development efforts.

                                           East Carolina University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and seeks to create an environment that
                                           fosters the recruitment and retention of a more diverse student body, faculty, staff and administration. We encourage qualified
                                           applicants from women, minorities, veterans, individuals with a disability, and historically underrepresented groups. All
                                           qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, color, genetic information,
                                           national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status.

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