The Division of People, Culture and Belonging seeks strategic leaders to serve as Associate Vice President for Culture and Belonging and Associate Vice President for People and Culture (Human Resources). These two positions will report to Vice President Amoaba Gooden and provide executive-level leadership for several units within the division.
Kent State University is deeply committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community for faculty, staff and students. In September 2023, the divisions of Human Resources and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion merged to create the new Division of People, Culture and Belonging. This new division enhances Kent State’s focus on inclusive excellence and the well-being of people and organizational culture. The leadership positions will serve a key role in advancing the university’s institutional mission and vision and commitment to demonstrate a culture of care, kindness and respect.
Interested candidates should apply through Kent State's employment system. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received by December 31, 2023.
Additional information on the searches is available here.
Building the New Division
Following the announcement of the merger between Human Resources and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a process team was created to determine next steps and overall structure of the new division. This team consists of members of the university within the new division as well as representatives from other units. The following subcommittees were also formed:
- Culture Subcommittee
- Process Subcommittee
- Research Subcommittee
- Technology Subcommittee
- Communications Subcommittee
Stay tuned for more updates from the process team in the coming months, which will be available in future Faculty/Staff News Now issues.
A brief overview of the merger, as well as hopes for the future of the division, was shared by Amoaba Gooden in the latest Flashes of DEI podcast, available here.