Reporting to the Sr. Vice Chancellor for Administration, Economic Development, and Chief Financial Officer (SVC/CFO), the Associate Vice Chancellor provides strategic leadership and guidance of the University’s dining services and the services and operations of the office of reservations, events, and conferences (Dining and Events), the University Raider Card, and the campus residential program, which includes over 2,440 beds, including family units. Provides leadership in strategic planning with broad institutional perspective to ensure an integrated and effective use of all University resources and business strategy with a focus on high-impact and high-output projects, as well as small-scale projects including those in campus finance and business/administrative operations, as needed. The AVC is responsible for business process review and develops and executes short-term and long-term vision and strategic plan for the University’s housing operations program. Provides leadership and strategic support for the Chancellor’s Office through collaboration with students, families, faculty and staff, central administration units, the City of Newark, and other internal & external stakeholders on RU-Newark small, medium and larger scale initiatives and processes related to strategic institutional priorities, campus dining and housing programs and services, campus events/conferences and business operations.

The AVC is responsible for the following: