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Naropa University Reorganization Plan
During the Naropa University Board of Trustees’ meeting that was held February 17–20, 2010, the board approved a plan for an administrative reorganization. This reorganization plan was designed to meet the following objectives:
- Improve the efficiency of executive leadership.
- Consolidate and realign functions to enhance efficiency, coordination and collaboration.
- Pursue excellence through institutionalized diversity, enhanced accountability, high performance standards, knowledge and data-driven decision making, and synergistic divisional goals and objectives in support of Naropa University’s mission.
The New President's Cabinet
One of the results of the reorganization will be the creation of the President’s Cabinet, which will replace the current Senior Staff model. While Senior Staff will continue to meet as a group through the budget approval process, the President's Cabinet will begin to function as of March 23, 2010.
The six members of the President's Cabinet will include:
- Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Administration
- Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
- Vice President of Development and External Relations
- Chief Diversity Officer
- Chief Administrative Officer
While not formally part of the President’s Cabinet, the reorganization will establish the Advisory Council to the President and the President’s Communication Forum.
President Stuart C. Lord would like to make the following announcements:
- Cheryl Barbour will serve as the acting vice president of student affairs and enrollment management.
- Suzanne Benally has been retained as chief diversity officer.
- Susan Boyle has been retained as dean of admissions.
- Bob Cillo has been retained as dean of students.
- Chris Dwyer has been retained as vice president for advancement.
- Sandy Goldman has been retained as executive officer for operations.
- Todd Kilburn has been retained as the chief administrative officer.
- Barbara Schmid has been retained as assistant vice president for marketing & communications.
- Stuart Sigman has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs.
In addition to the aforementioned divisional level reorganization, President Lord will charge the provost with the task of appointing one or more committees to determine the best approach for the university to pursue in appointing a dean of the faculty position, in establishing a graduate college and undergraduate college. Further, it is envisioned that the following academic management positions, dean of undergraduate education and dean of graduate education, will be established.
The acting vice president for student affairs and enrollment management shall appoint a committee, representing both Academic Affairs and Student Affairs, that will be charged with the task of building collaboration and developing the student experience. The chief diversity officer shall chair a Diversity Assessment Group to develop an institutional plan to support and enhance diversity and to create greater collaboration between all departments. This assessment group shall provide the President's Cabinet with their findings and recommendations to develop a broad-based diversity plan. The acting senior vice president of finance and business administration is charged to develop a comprehensive institutional assessment for Information Technology.
Transition to an Institutional Diversity Model
One further result of the reorganization will be the transition to an institutional diversity model. Under the institutionalized diversity model, the chief executive officer (e.g., president) of the institution advocates for diversity as a vital and intrinsically valuable approach to achieving excellence. The president works with the other divisional executive leaders to set institutional diversity goals and objectives, and to establish diversity metrics and an accountability structure. The institutionalized diversity model is not intended to reduce the amount of resources for advancing diversity but rather should facilitate more strategic investments in diversity that yield significant and sustainable outcomes. Under this model, resources supporting diversity may actually increase but certainly will not be reduced.
As a result, we will begin a transition to move Naropa University to the following administrative structure:
Areas of Responsibility of Each New Division
I. Division of Academic Affairs
- Academic Affairs
- Undergraduate Education
- Graduate Education
- Extended Studies
- Distance Learning
- Undergraduate Advising
- Registrar
- Summer Writing Program
- Study Abroad
- Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education
- Academic Planning
- Sponsored Research/Contracts & Grants Administration
- Academic Personnel & Faculty Governance
- Library
- Accreditation
- Institutional Research & Evaluation
- Diversity
II. Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
- Student Affairs
- Student Financial Services
- Admissions
- Extracurricular programs & centers
- Counseling Center
- Retention
- Enrollment Management
- Office of International Students
- Student Auxiliary Services (e.g., Student Housing)
- Diversity
III. Division of Finance and Business Administration
- Finance & Accounting
- Budget
- Internal Audit
- Procurement & related functions
- Information Technology
- Human Resources
- Facilities & Property Management
- Safety & Security
- Transportation
- Campus Auxiliary Services (e.g., Mail & postal services, Naropa Bookstore, Dining Services, Copying & Reproduction Services)
- Risk Management
- Diversity
IV. Division of Development and External Relations
- Development
- Alumni Relations
- Marketing & Communications
- Community & Government Relations
- Corporate & Foundation Relations
- Diversity
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