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Missouri State University

Associate Provost for Student Success

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ May 13th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring an Associate Provost for Student Success. The role provides strategic leadership and coordination of initiatives to enhance student persistence, academic achievement, and degree completion, overseeing efforts from matriculation through graduation. The Associate Provost collaborates with university leadership and partners to implement comprehensive student success and retention strategies, manages academic appeals, and leads institutional access and retention efforts.

Highlights

  • Provide strategic leadership for student success initiatives advancing persistence, achievement, and degree completion.

  • Oversee academic advising, academic support services, first-year experience, transfer support, and targeted programs.

  • Manage academic appeals, including grade appeals and academic integrity processes.

  • Coordinate with Provost, Deans, Academic Unit Leaders, Enrollment Management, Student Affairs, and community partners.

  • Lead institutional access and retention strategies to serve all students and foster a coordinated university approach.

  • Require a terminal degree and minimum five years supporting undergraduate student success, including underserved populations.

  • Skills in program management, budget administration, personnel oversight, and ethical leadership are essential.

  • Preferred experience with student services technology and Ellucian/Banner ERP system.

  • Full-time, exempt position with salary commensurate with experience.

  • Applicants must currently be authorized to work full-time in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.