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Vice President for University Services

The Vice President for University Services is responsible for creating and sustaining a safe, welcoming environment and service culture that supports and advances the teach-ing, research, and outreach missions of the University of Minnesota system.

University Services is driven to deliver exceptional services and places to make discoveries possible and experiences memorable.

The Vice President has leadership and oversight responsibility for six key units of opera-tion supporting the University system. Collectively, these units have over 3,500 employ-ees (2,222 FTE), annual operating budgets of approximately $416 million, and a capital portfolio of over $1 billion in active projects. This is a system-wide leadership position located in Minneapolis.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations, the Vice President for University Services is a system-wide officer overseeing the following functions:

• Auxiliary Services: This unit includes Housing and Residential Life, University Dining Services, Parking and Transportation, Bookstores, and U Market, Printing and Ad-dressing & Mailing Services. It offers convenient, customer driven and cost-effec-tive goods and services that are essential to the University’s academic and admin-istrative success.

• Capital Planning: and Project Management Responsibility spans all five system campuses and the research and outreach centers across the state. The scope of authority includes all planning, design, and construction of new and existing build-ings, utility infrastructure, and master planning for all campuses across the Universi-ty system.

• Facilities Management: Includes responsibility for all grounds, buildings, and utili-ties supporting 23 million square feet in more than 250 buildings across 900 acres on the Twin Cities campus, as well as support services for the Crookston, Duluth, and Morris campuses.

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• Public Safety: This unit provides the University of Minnesota system-wide communi-ty with security monitoring and access control services. The department also pro-vides the Twin Cities campus with a professional, sworn-officer police department, student security services, and a 911 call center to advance a culture of safety.

• University Health and Safety: This department monitors and proactively assesses the University’s physical environment to ensure safe and healthy working and living conditions, system-wide, for University of Minnesota students, staff, faculty, and community neighbors. Units include Biosafety and Occupational Health, Building Codes, Environmental Health and Safety, and Radiation Safety.

• Management Services: A centralized set of shared services that provide support to all University Services units. Functional areas include Communications, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Project Management. The systemwide Emergency Management unit also reports under this umbrella.

The Vice President also leads several system-wide cross-functional work teams includ-ing the Emergency Management Policy Committee, the System-wide Sustainability Com-mittee, and the Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) Steering Committee.

The Vice President works in partnership with the University’s academic leadership to understand the needs of the academic enterprise, ensuring the requisite services and facilities are provided efficiently and effectively to support one of the world’s most re-nowned public research universities.

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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIESThe Vice President works to support the three-part mission of the University in many ways, including managing the institution’s physical environment and assets and provid-ing for the health and safety of students, staff, and faculty.

The role also requires leadership and management of the University Services organiza-tion and its many departments and functions. Specific responsibilities include:

• Build and sustain relationships with chancellors, academic vice presidents, faculty, deans and other academic and University leaders to understand the facility and service needs of the academic enterprise across all campuses of the University of Minnesota system. Ensure the efficient and effective delivery of quality services and facilities in alignment with the academic plan.

• Understand the needs of students and ensure that the University provides the physical environment and services in which they can succeed.

• Provide leadership in managing, planning, constructing, and maintaining the phys-ical assets of the University. This includes advancing the Board of Regents goal of reducing the amount of poor and critical space across the system.

• Advance the University’s commitment to strengthening the security of operations and the safety of the University community.

• Foster, support, and integrate the concepts and practices of sustainability and envi-ronmental stewardship in University operations and services.

• Provide leadership at the institutional level while integrating the diverse compo-nents of the various operations functions with a sense of service to the institution’s faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders.

• Advise the Senior Vice President on all physical, operational, and service matters, and serve as a member of the University’s senior leadership team.




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• Foster a University Services enterprise culture. Apply best practices to ensure con-tinuous improvement of services focused on customer-service, cost effectiveness, and accountability in alignment with the University’s strategic plans.

• Ensure the development, implementation, and maintenance of sound financial poli-cies, procedures, and practices across the University Services enterprise. Optimize available resources, strengthen accountability, control costs, and redirect financial resources both within University Services and toward the core mission and mission support.

• Respond to short-term concerns while developing long-range strategies consistent with the institution’s academic and financial strategies and ensuring integration of institutional priorities.

• Ensure the development and oversight of strategic and operational metrics to strengthen accountability and to support strategic resource alignment.

• Create a positive and respectful work environment incorporating the University’s commitment to equal opportunity and diversity in hiring, retention, and promotion of employees and empowering employees to use their full range of talents and abili-ties. Provide leadership guidance to the University’s labor relations efforts associat-ed with University Services employees.






LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES As a member of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Operation team, the Vice President for University Services provides decision support and contributes to the overall governance of the University. Specific responsibilities include:

• Provide accurate, trusted, and timely information to the Board of Regents to assist in their decision-making regarding the physical and operational aspects of the University. Develop and manage Board of Regents policies that fall within the scope of this area of responsibility.

• Build and sustain relationships with local governments and neighborhood, business, and community organizations to promote the strategic interests of the University. Understand common issues and concerns, and develop strategies to support and strengthen the areas surrounding the campuses.

• Support the University’s Government Relations, including representing the Uni-versity at the Minnesota State Capitol and Congress as well as with state and federal regulators.

• Monitor and respond to the state, local, and national political environment and assess its impact on areas of responsibility within University Services.

• Serve as a strong advocate for the University of Minnesota’s strategic goals and initiatives with key policymakers, lawmakers, and community members.

• Work collaboratively with the other members of the Senior Vice President lead-ership team bringing expertise and a thoughtful approach to problem solving across the various SVP units.






University Services creates and sustains a safe, welcoming environment and service culture that advances teaching, research and outreach at the University of Minnesota. This means working behind the scenes to make sure the University operations are efficient and effective each and every day. The University Services leadership team has been working to advance four strategic goals: provide mission-advancing places; ensure a safe University; deliver an exceptional campus experience; engage and sup-port employees. University Services encompasses six work units and employs over 3,500 people.

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Competencies The University seeks a visionary, strategic, and inclusive leader who is committed to the highest standards of excellence, integrity, accountability, and stewardship. The Vice President must possess a reputation for working collaboratively with internal and external constituencies, have demonstrated an ability to inspire commitment, foster innovation, deliver results, and work effectively in a highly visible and public position. Critical to the success of this position, the Vice President must understand the role of operations in a major education and research setting (or similar enterprise) and demonstrate an understanding of how operations support the education, research, and outreach missions of the University.

A baccalaureate degree is required from an accredited college or university; an ad-vanced or professional degree is preferred. A minimum of at least eight years of experience as a senior manager in a complex organization is required. A portion of this experience must include responsibility for the organization’s overall business operation. Knowledge of and experience in public finance, human resources, labor relations, and budgeting, as well as capital planning, building design, construction, and renovation, and project management is required. Professional experience in managing a unionized environment is preferred.

Executive Qualities

• Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated record of establishing effective working relationships with diverse populations and functions, both internal and external to the organization

• Committed, philosophically and operationally, to delivering quality services in an efficient manner while being sensitive and responsive to the service needs of the entire organization and the concerns of external constituencies and neighbor-hoods

• Ability to quickly understand and effectively communicate complex policy and operational issues to a variety of constituencies

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND PERSONAL QUALITIES






Executive Qualities

• Documented achievement in resolving multiple complex problems and contro-versial and high profile issues in a timely manner

• Demonstrated commitment and contribution to fostering and advancing diver-sity and inclusiveness

• Possesses both the wisdom and the political savvy to determine which initia-tives are important enough to champion and which ones to relinquish

• Knowledge of, and experience with strategic management concepts, business best practices, and principles

• Ability to apply a systems approach to planning and implementing strategic objectives

• Ability to manage change within large, dynamic, diverse organization

• Demonstrated excellent communications skills — interpersonal, written, and verbal

Key Leadership Competencies The University has adopted the following leadership competencies as prerequi-sites for all senior leaders:

• Selects and Develops Talent• Motivates and Inspires Others• Builds Relationships• Is Resilient and Courageous• Operates with Integrity

• Innovates• Drives Efficiency• Thinks Strategically• Aligns Resources• Learns and Adapts




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University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world. The University’s threefold mission of research and discovery, teaching and learning, and outreach and public service is carried out on multiple campuses and throughout the state.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

Founded in 1851, the University of Minnesota (UMN), with its five campuses is one of the most comprehensive universities in the country. The University of Minnesota is a world-class public research university based in a vibrant, urban setting next to the Mississippi River, with unparalleled opportunities for collaboration and partnerships. The University of Minnesota is one of only five universities in the nation with an engi-neering school, a medical school, a law school, a veterinary medical school, and an agricultural school all on one campus. UMN is the eighth most active public research university, with more than $880 million in annual research awards.

More than 60,000 students are divided among the five campuses, with 30,135 under-graduate students and 16,444 graduate and professional students enrolled at the Twin Cities campus.

UMN is reducing administrative costs by $90 million over six years and moving those resources into mission driven areas of teaching, research, and community engage-ment. In the last decade, UMN created a $292 million Biomedical Discovery District, enabling cutting-edge research across disciplines.

The University of Minnesota’s over 150 undergraduate degree programs and 200 graduate degree programs offer students a tremendous breadth and depth of oppor-tunity in the sciences, liberal arts, agriculture, and business. With more than 26,000 employees, its large student population, its long-established health care services, and its various research centers, UMN creates approximately $9 billion in total economic impact on Minnesota annually.

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The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (locally known as the U of M or simply the U) is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. The Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses are approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) apart. It is the oldest and largest campus within the University of Minnesota system, and has the sixth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with more than 46,000 students. The University is organized into 19 colleges and schools, and there are system campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester. UMN is categorized as an R1 Doctoral University (the highest research activity in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.)

The second-largest institution of higher education in the Midwest by enrollment, the University offers over 150 undergraduate degree programs and 200 graduate degree programs. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities is also a member of the Associ-ation of American Universities, which is an association of the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada.

The University has 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units:

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES: AN OVERVIEW

• Center for Allied Health Programs• College of Biological Sciences• College of Continuing Education• School of Dentistry• College of Design• College of Education and Human

Development• Extension• College of Food, Agricultural and

Natural Resource Sciences• Graduate School• Law School

• College of Liberal Arts• Carlson School of Management• Medical School• School of Nursing• College of Pharmacy• Hubert H. Humphrey School of

Public Affairs• School of Public Health• College of Science and Engineering• College of Veterinary Medicine




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RANKINGS

The University of Minnesota is ranked among the nation’s top 25 research universities in all nine categories used by the Center for Measuring University Performance. Only nine public research universities meet these criteria. In 2015, the University of Minne-sota Twin Cities ranked 22nd out of more than 1,000 international institutions recog-nized by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and is considered a Public Ivy, which recognizes top public research universities in the United States. The 4 Interna-tional Colleges & Universities (4ICU) 2015 World University Web Ranking placed the University’s web program 14th globally.

The U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 “America’s Best Colleges” issue ranked the Child Development and Child Psychology programs first in the country, Chemical Engi-neering program third, the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program third, the Econom-ics program eleventh, Psychology fifth, Statistics sixteenth, Audiology ninth, and the University of Minnesota Medical School sixth for primary care and 34th for research. The Law School, consistently recognized as a ‘Top Law School’ by U.S. News & World Report, is traditionally ranked in the top twenty in the nation, and is a national leader in commercial law, international law, and clinical education. Additionally, nineteen of the University’s graduate-school departments have been ranked in the nation’s top-twenty by the U.S. National Research Council. University of Minnesota Crookston: An Overview

The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) is a public, baccalaureate, co-educa-tional institution. As a four-year, public university with an enrollment of 1,800 students (approximately 900 on campus and 900 online), UMC proudly carries on a tradition of a century of educational service to northwestern Minnesota. It was established as an institution of higher learning in 1966, and it began offering baccalaureate degree programs in 1993.

University of Minnesota Duluth: An Overview

The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is a comprehensive regional university. Undergraduate students can choose from 14 bachelor degrees in 86 majors and 72 minors, as well as five certificates. In addition to the two-year program at the School of Medicine and a College of Pharmacy program, UMD offers graduate programs in 27




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different fields, 15 minors, and five certificates. In addition to offering the EdD, UMD participates in two all-university PhD programs (one of which is located primarily on the UMD campus) and cooperates significantly in the delivery of a number of Twin Cities-based PhD programs. UMD consistently ranks among the top Midwestern, regional universities in U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” is-sue. Providing an alternative to both large research universities and small liberal arts colleges, UMD attracts students looking for a personalized learning experience on a medium-sized campus of a major university.

University of Minnesota Morris: An Overview

As one of only twenty-nine members of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), the University of Minnesota Morris is an undergraduate-focused residential liberal arts institution that provides a rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education, preparing its students to be global citizens who value and pursue intellectual growth, civic engagement, intercultural competence, and environmental stewardship. As a public university, Morris subscribes to the value of accessible public education for all citizens and promises accountability to the people it serves. A distinct liberal arts campus within the larger University of Minnesota system, Morris combines the benefits of an intimate, student-centered community with the resources and opportunities of one of the nation’s largest universities. Morris serves a diverse enrollment of approxi-mately 1,900 students who are supported by 150 faculty, and benefit from a student to faculty ratio of 15:1.

University of Minnesota Rochester: An Overview

The University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) is a campus of the University of Min-nesota system that was founded in 2006. UMR offers distinctive health sciences and biosciences education to prepare students for a broad spectrum of current and emerging careers, ranging from patient care to pure and applied research. The cam-pus community serves approximately 750 undergraduate and graduate students in the heart of downtown Rochester. By continuing to meet the needs of the southern Minnesota region through its programmatic offerings, UMR proudly leads the way to a brighter future for the community, the state of Minnesota, and the world. UMR is accredited as part of the UMTC campus.

For additional information visit the University of Minnesota website: www.umn.edu.



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ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS

Brian BurnettSenior Vice President for Finance and Operations

Dr. Brian Burnett was appointed Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations and the Chief Financial Officer for the University of Min-nesota on November 17, 2016. His appointment as Treasurer of the Regents of the University of Minnesota was ratified by the Board of Regents on December 9, 2016. University offices report-ing directly to him include the Office of Human Resources, the Office of Information Technology, University Finance, and University Services. Dr. Burnett is a member of the President’s Senior Leadership Team.

Dr. Burnett earned a bachelor’s degree in eco-nomics from University of Colorado-Boulder, a master’s degree in finance from University of Colorado-Denver, and a doctor of philosophy in educational leadership, research and policy from University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.




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TWIN CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL

The Minneapolis-St. Paul area is renowned for its cultural and recreational op-portunities and beautiful natural surroundings. Numerous arts venues provide a vast array of entertainment offerings. Some interesting facts about the Twin Cities and Minnesota are:

• Minnesota ranks in the top three of the healthiest states in the U.S., and is seen as a state with high quality care at a low cost based on Medicare data.

• The Twin Cities is made up of a 13-county population totaling 3.3 million residents. The Twin Cities is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the Midwest and the eighth fastest growing area in the U.S. The State of Minnesota’s population is just over 5.4 million.

• Minneapolis is home to the largest Somali population in the U.S., and the largest Hmong population outside of Laos. It also has the second-largest Vietnamese and Ethiopian populations in the country and one of the fastest-growing Latino/Hispanic populations.

• The Twin Cities has the highest percentage of new Americans per capita of any large city in the U.S. The Twin Cities’ many distinctive neighborhoods offer rich places for visitors to discover a plethora of ethnic shopping, dining, and entertain-ment possibilities.




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• Twin Cities’ area parks and lakes are among the most extensive in the country with 136,900 acres of parkland and 950 lakes for swimming, fishing, or boating.

• Five professional sports teams play here, as well as minor league baseball, an international soccer league, and University of Minnesota teams.

• The Twin Cities boasts more than 30 performance spaces, 75 working theater companies, 20 dance compa-nies, and two professional orchestras. Every night of the week one can find a play, concert, or event to attend. Theater is one of the Twin Cities main cultural draws. Original works and touring Broadway always make a stop in downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is the place to see hit shows in the capital city. In Minneapolis, the home of Broadway is on Hennepin Avenue. Known collectively as the Hennepin Theatre District, the Orpheum, State, New Century, and Pantages theatres prove that sometimes the stage can be as enthralling as the plays. Built between 1908 and 1921, the district’s four main downtown Minneapolis the-aters boast Art Deco and Beaux Arts architectural features, separating them from the modern stages around town. Today, the theaters draw in big-name concerts, traveling Broadway shows, and well-known comedians, packing in more than 500,000 patrons annually.




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Minnesota regularly makes business news. It is home to innovators, high-tech leaders, and 18 Fortune 500 companies, such as 3M, Cargill, and Target. The Twin Cities area contributes significantly to Minnesota’s much-lauded business community and is known for the strength, vitality, and diversity of its neighborhoods.

Minnesota is committed to education. With a leading K-12 public school system, fine communi-ty and technical colleges, an excellent major public university system, and outstanding private colleges, Minnesota offers a wealth of educational opportunities. Minnesota students typically rank among the top in national SAT or ACT testing.

The area’s cost of living is near the national average, with costs for housing and food that are below the national average. With housing and food accounting for approximately 40 percent of family expenses, the area is affordable and a bargain given its amenities.

Of 352 U.S. metropolitan areas, the Twin Cities ranked as the sixth best place in the nation to live, based on 11 factors including cost of living, jobs, housing, education, transportation, and recreation. Minneapolis has been recognized as one of the top most-livable cities in America including “Best Large City in the Midwest” (Money Magazine), “4th Best City in America for Eat-ing Smart, Being Fit, and Living Well” (Cooking Light), “Reader’s Choice Awards for Top 3 Great Value Vacations” (Conde Nast), “Top Places for Young People” (America’s Promise Alliance), and one of the “10 Greenest Cities in America” (Earth Day Network). Minnesota is typically known for its 10,000 lakes and its winters. There is truly no better place to enjoy all of Mother Nature’s seasons than Minnesota.




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MinneapolisIncorporated as a city in 1867, Minneapolis is named for the Dakota word “Minne” (meaning “of the waters”) and the Greek word “polis” (meaning “city”); fitting for a town that contains 22 lakes. Father Louis Hennepin was the first non-native settler to establish a community at St. Anthony Falls in 1680. Powered by those falls, Minneapolis was crowned the milling capital of the world by the early 1870s.

Today, Minneapolis and St. Paul, with over 3 million people, make up the 14th largest metropol-itan area in the country. Downtown Minneapolis is energetic, convenient, and picturesque with a postcard-pretty skyline, a comfortable feel, a vivacious atmosphere, and the Mississippi River winding through it. The downtown area is home to nearly 40,000 residents, ensuring the city is constantly abuzz.

Saint PaulThe Saint Paul area is rich in history, natural beauty, and charm, and contains many of the state’s historic sites, the state capitol, and the Minnesota History Center. It is an area that has pre-served distinctive architecture, cherished nature’s beauty, and offers a wide range of shopping and dining experiences. More than 40 organizations produce more than 1,000 arts events, ex-hibits, and performances in Saint Paul alone. Whether playing or watching, the area offers sports that appeal to fans of all ages. Professional baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer teams all call the Twin Cities home.

For additional information on the communities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, please visit the following websites:

Saint Paul, Minnesota www.saintpaulchamber.comMinneapolis, Minnesota www.minneapolischamber.org

Other helpful websites for the Twin Cities:

Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association www.minneapolis.orgSaint Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau www.stpaulcvb.orgTwinCities.com Visitors Guide www.minneapolis.orgMake It. MSP. www.makeitmsp.org



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For additional information and to apply for the position please contact:

Marcia Ballinger, PhD Co-Founder/Principal

651-341-4840 [email protected]

Lars Leafblad, MBACo-Founder/Principal

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University of Minnesota is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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