Search Reopened
THE INSTITUTION LCC International University is a Christian liberal arts institution in Klaipeda, Lithuania, founded in 1991 with the specific mission to provide students from Lithuania, eastern and western Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas with post-secondary education in a Christian context.LCC is poised to become the premier Christian residential university in Eastern Europe offering a range of undergraduate, pre-professional and selected graduate degrees as well as an internationally recognized center for Christian scholarship and research.
The University currently grants accredited Bachelor degrees in Business, English and Theology and has graduated more than 650 alumni since its establishment.
Its present enrolment includes 600 full-time and about 300 extension students from 19 different countries, such as Albania, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Around 50 faculty and 70 staff members are currently active in LCC, mostly coming from the United States, Canada, and Lithuania.
THE CANDIDATE The future president of LCC, effective July 2008 or earlier, must create a shared vision that will attract students, inspire faculty, rally donor support, lead the institution in an ever-changing cultural, social and educational community, while strengthening the Christian learning environment.
The ideal candidate is an experienced professional who possesses the following characteristics:
- Is a Christian who can serve as the spiritual leader to faculty, students and the community by word and action
- Is a visionary who can recognize and anticipate global change before it happens and has a record of managing and achieving changing organizational goals
- Has a proven record of successful leadership, focused on deliverables and outcomes
- Is a leader with academic (PhD preferred) or significant related experience in post-secondary education and the North American liberal arts model of higher education or equivalent
- Is able to and can demonstrate success in raising funds from a variety of sources
- Is sensitive to and possesses skill in positively negotiating intercultural and cross-cultural relationships and understandings
- Enjoys working with students and faculty in multi-cultural and ethnically diverse environments.
- Promote, coordinate and ensure the growth, quality and reputation of the University through new program development and expansion of existing programs, licensure and accreditation
- Lead a collaborative strategic planning process and effectively implement and manage organizational change
- Oversee and be responsible for all operations of the institution, including participatory collaboration with faculty, staff, students, key constituents and board.
Application Deadline- Friday, February 22, 2008 The President Search Committee will begin reviewing applications after Friday, February 22, 2008.
Candidates are requested to submit a personal letter indicating their suitability for the position, a current curriculum vitae as well as a statement of faith.
Applications can be submitted electronically or regular mail as follows:
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From Europe/Asia/Africa President Search Committee C/o Edita Krisciuniene E-mail: edita.krisciuniene@gmail.com P.O. Box No. 450 LT-01026 Vilnius Lithuania |
From North/South America President Search Committee C/o Ed Buller E-mail: ebuller@mts.net 26 Elmvale Crescent Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3R 2S4 |
LCC thanks all applicants. Only those on the short list will be contacted directly.
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