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Of the leaders appointed in searches led by K&A in the past five years are still in their positions or have been promoted within the organization
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Executives placed at 149 institutions across North America
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Searches over last five years resulted in the appointment of candidates who identify as People of Color

Keeling & Associates works closely with institutions to provide comprehensive and focused support during the search process. We understand the unique needs of each position and develop a diverse and robust pool of candidates that will result in a successful hire.

OUR EXECUTIVE SEARCH APPROACH

As a comprehensive consulting and professional services firm, K&A believes that the most successful searches are based on a solid understanding and appreciation of institutional priorities and goals—only that deep understanding can produce the best outcomes.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSE CANDIDATE SOURCING

We understand the critical role a diverse staff, especially among senior leadership, plays in student success both in and out of the classroom. Increasing leadership opportunities for all qualified individuals is at the core of our philosophy and central to the ethics of our consulting practice.

OUR PARTNERSHIPS

ACE Executive Search Roundtable

The American Council on Education (ACE) Executive Search Roundtable provides opportunities for organizations to build on interests of ACE and executive search firms with the goal of identifying talented leaders for U.S. colleges and universities. K&A is pleased to be an active member of this group of excellent search firms that serve higher education.

SHORT-TERM PLACEMENTS

Institutions of higher education continue to need highly skilled and motivated leaders to fill temporary vacancies in key positions on campus as they undergo leadership transitions, departmental reviews, strategic planning, or organizational restructuring. K&A helps colleges and universities meet their short-term leadership needs in a variety of roles in student affairs, health and counseling, and enrollment management.

Employers: K&A maintains a robust pool of qualified higher education administrators who are available to serve in short-term appointments. Through a careful and conscientious process, K&A’s senior consultants work with each institution to define and fully understand the specific needs, roles, responsibilities, and expectations of the position. For more information, please contact us at info@keelingassociates.com

Candidates: If you are interested in future interim opportunities and would like to be included on our candidate list, please take a moment to fill out the following brief informational survey:

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OUR EXPERTS

We are not your ordinary consultants. Instead, think of us as partners who share your goals. See us as catalysts, facilitating change. Let our distinctive and customized consulting and professional services help you put students first.

CONSULTING SERVICES

Rarely do we ever adhere to just one ‘service’ when working with our clients. A true partnership involves entirely unique work processes to solve the stickiest of problems, and create the biggest impact for the culture of higher learning.

OPEN SEARCHES

COMPLETED SEARCHES

(Sorted by Most Recent Placements)

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    • Institutions
    • Positions
    • Bowdoin College
    • Dean of Students
    • Lewis & Clark College
    • Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students
    • Paul Quinn College
    • Vice President of Student Experience and Retention
    • Le Moyne College
    • Associate Provost for Student Development (Senior Student Affairs Officer)
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • Dean of Students
    • SUNY Geneseo
    • Vice President for Student and Campus Life
    • Albion College
    • Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students
    • Seton Hall University
    • Vice President for Student Services
    • University of the Pacific
    • Vice President for Student Life
    • University of Utah
    • Vice President for Student Affairs
    • Wayne State College
    • Vice President for Student Affairs
    • Manhattan College
    • Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
    • Reed College
    • Associate Dean of Students for Student and Campus Life
    • Dickinson College
    • Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
    • St. Olaf College
    • Vice President of Student Life
    • Earlham College
    • Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
    • Susquehanna University
    • Vice President for Student Life
    • University of Redlands
    • University Dean of Student Success
    • Lehigh University
    • Dean of Students
    • University of Chicago
    • Assistant Vice President and Associate Dean of the College
    • Iona College
    • Vice Provost for Student Life
    • Clemson University
    • Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
    • Ohio Wesleyan University
    • Vice President for Student Engagement and Success
    • Ferris State University
    • Dean of Students
    • Bennington College
    • Dean of Students (Senior Student Affairs Officer)
    • Texas Woman's University
    • Associate Vice President for Student Engagement
    • Knox College
    • Vice President for Student Development
    • Whittier College
    • Vice President and Dean of Students
    • Susquehanna University
    • Dean of Students and Campus Life
    • Amherst College
    • Assistant Dean of Students / Director of Student Life
    • University of Central Florida
    • Senior Associate Vice President & Dean of Students

 

    • Institutions
    • Positions
    • University of California, Berkeley
    • Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Well-Being
    • University of California San Diego
    • Executive Director of Student Health and Well-Being
    • Sacramento State University
    • Associate Vice President for Student Health and Wellness
    • San Francisco State University
    • Associate Vice President for Disability Access and Student Well-being
    • Tufts University
    • Executive Director of Health and Wellness
    • University of California Merced
    • Assistant Vice Chancellor/Executive Director of Student Health and Well-being
    • University of Georgia
    • Executive Director of the University Health Center
    • University of Richmond
    • Associate Vice President for Health & Well-being
    • Colorado State University
    • Executive Director, CSU Health Network
    • Emory University
    • Assistant Vice President of Health and Wellness
    • University of California, San Francisco
    • Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of Student Health and Counseling Services
    • University of Utah
    • Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness
    • Emerson College
    • Associate Dean for Counseling, Health, and Wellness
    • University of San Diego
    • Assistant Vice President for Student Wellness
    • Case Western University
    • Executive Director of Health and Counseling
    • Cornell University
    • Assistant Vice President of Student and Campus Life for Health and Wellbeing
    • Washington University in St. Louis
    • Executive Director for the Habif Health and Wellness Center
    • Brown University
    • Assistant Vice President and Executive Director of Health and Wellness
    • Cal Poly Pomona
    • Associate Vice President for Campus Health and Wellness
    • Carnegie Mellon University
    • Associate Vice President for Community Health and Wellbeing
    • University of Alabama
    • Associate Vice President for Student Health and Wellbeing
    • University of Denver
    • Executive Director, Student Health & Counseling
    • Ball State University
    • Director, Health and Counseling
    • Humboldt State University
    • Director, Student Health & Wellness Services
    • Stony Brook University
    • Assistant Vice President, Student Health and Counseling
    • Texas Woman’s University
    • Associate Vice President for Enrichment, Health and Support
    • University of Connecticut
    • Executive Director, Student Health Services
    • Stanford University
    • Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director, Vader Health Center

 

    • Institutions
    • Positions
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Medical Director, Health Services
    • University of Washington
    • Executive Director of Hall Health Center
    • Emory University
    • Senior Director of Clinical Services
    • Willamette University
    • Director of Health Services
    • Old Dominion University
    • Medical Director, Student Health Services
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • Executive Director of Student Health Services
    • California State University, Dominguez Hills
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • Emerson College
    • Director of Student Health
    • Penn State University
    • Senior Director of University Health Services
    • University of Dayton
    • Medical Director
    • University of North Carolina, Greensboro
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • Cornell University
    • Director of Nursing and Clinical Support Services
    • Fairleigh Dickinson University
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • St. Thomas Aquinas College
    • Director of Health and Wellness
    • University of California, Los Angeles
    • Executive Director, Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center
    • University of Notre Dame
    • Director, University Health Services
    • University of Richmond
    • Director and Medical Director, Student Health Center
    • University of San Diego
    • Director of the Student Health Center
    • Carnegie Mellon University
    • Executive Director of Wellness Center
    • The Claremont Colleges Services
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • Princeton University
    • Director of Medical Services, University Health Services
    • Swarthmore College
    • Director, Health & Wellness Services
    • San Diego State University
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • Rutgers University
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • Augusta University
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • Brown University
    • Clinical Director, University Health Services
    • Florida Atlantic University
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • Hofstra University
    • Director of Student Health Services
    • North Carolina State University
    • Director of Medical Services, University Health Services
    • Rochester Institute of Technology
    • Medical Director, Student Health Center
    • California State University, San Bernardino
    • Director, Student Health Center
    • New York University
    • Senior Administrative Director, Student Health Center
    • University of California, Irvine
    • Medical Director, Student Health Services
    • Iowa State University
    • Director, Thielen Student Health Center

 

    • Institutions
    • Positions
    • Vanderbilt University
    • Director, University Counseling Center
    • California Institute of Technology
    • Director, Counseling Services
    • Johns Hopkins University
    • Deputy Chief Mental Health Director & Director of Clinical Services
    • Washington & Lee University
    • Director, University Counseling Services
    • St. John’s University
    • Director of the Center for Counseling and Consultation
    • Emory University
    • Executive Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • University of Colorado Denver
    • Director of Counseling Services
    • Georgia Tech University
    • Senior Director, Center for Mental Health & Resources
    • Indiana University
    • Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • University of Kansas
    • Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    • Director of Counseling Services
    • University of Richmond
    • Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • Gettysburg College
    • Executive Director of Counseling and Wellness
    • Grinnell University
    • Clinical Director, Counseling Services
    • Old Dominion University
    • Director of Counseling Services
    • Skidmore College
    • Director of the Counseling Center
    • Southern Methodist University
    • Director of Counseling Services
    • Swarthmore College
    • Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • The University of the South (Sewanee)
    • Director, University Counseling Service
    • University of Utah
    • Director of University Counseling Center
    • Duke University
    • Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • Temple University
    • Director of Tuttleman Counseling Services
    • University of San Diego
    • Clinical Director, Mental and Behavioral Health
    • Cornell University
    • Director of Counseling & Psychological Services
    • University of Connecticut
    • Director of Mental Health
    • University of Connecticut
    • Associate Director of Mental Health
    • University of Texas at Dallas
    • Director, Student Counseling Center
    • Augusta University
    • Director of Student Counseling and Psychological Services
    • Carnegie Mellon University
    • Executive Director of Counseling & Psychological Services
    • Rutgers University
    • Director of Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug and Psychiatry Services
    • University of Chicago
    • Director of Counseling Services
    • University of Nevada-Reno
    • Director of Counseling Services
    • University of Pittsburgh
    • Director of Counseling Services
    • University of Puget Sound
    • Director of Counseling, Health, and Wellness Services
    • Cal Poly Pomona
    • Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • Georgia Tech University
    • Director of the Counseling Center
    • Michigan State University
    • Director, Counseling and Psychiatric Services
    • Ohio University
    • Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • Vanderbilt University
    • Director of the University Counseling Center
    • Brown University
    • Director of Counseling and Psychological Services
    • Ball State University
    • Director of Counseling and Health Services
    • Eastern Connecticut State University
    • Director of Counseling Services
    • Williams College
    • Director of Psychological Counseling Services
    • Susquehanna University
    • Assistant Dean and Director for Counseling Services
    • Southern Connecticut State University
    • Director of Counseling Services

 

    • Institutions
    • Positions
    • Emory University
    • Assistant Director for Substance Misuse Prevention
    • Emory University
    • Associate Director for Collective Impact
    • Emory University
    • Muslim Chaplain
    • St. John’s University
    • Director, Office of Disability Services
    • Emory University
    • Executive Director, Center for Student Wellbeing
    • University of Delaware
    • Director for Health Promotion and Prevention Education
    • Bowdoin College
    • Director of THRIVE
    • Philander Smith College
    • Executive Director of the Social Justice Institute
    • Princeton University
    • Director of Health Promotion and Prevention Services
    • University of California San Diego
    • Director of Health Promotion Services
    • University of Chicago
    • Deputy Director of Disability Services
    • Bates College
    • Associate Dean for the Office of Intercultural Education
    • California State University, San Marcos
    • Executive Director of Housing and Residential Education
    • University of California, Los Angeles
    • Director of Residential Life
    • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Director of Residential & Community Living
    • Brown University
    • Director of Student Accessibility Services
    • Miami University
    • Director of Community Standards
    • Chestnut Hill College
    • Vice President for Enrollment Management
    • Western Washington University
    • Director of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance
    • University of California, Berkeley
    • Executive Director of the ASUC Student Union
    • University of the Pacific
    • Executive Director of Financial Aid
    • Illinois Institute of Technology
    • Associate Vice Provost for Career Development and Corporate Relations
    • San Jose State University
    • Executive Director of the Student Union
    • Georgia Gwinnett College
    • Vice President for Enrollment Management Services
    • Texas A&M University, San Antonio
    • Director of Admissions
    • Tulane University
    • Director, Public Health Initiatives and Assessment
    • University of Connecticut
    • Director of Health Promotion and Community Impact
    • Texas Woman’s University
    • Director of Disability Services for Students
    • University of Arizona
    • Director of Campus Recreation
    • Knox College
    • Executive Director of Career Services
    • Cal Poly Pomona
    • Director of Student Conduct and Integrity
    • Lehigh University
    • Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs
    • California State University, Fullerton
    • Titan Recreation Director
    • Gettysburg College
    • Executive Director, Center for Career Development
    • Susquehanna University
    • Director of Workforce Diversity and Inclusion
    • Stony Brook University
    • Director of Residential Programs
    • California State University, San Bernardino
    • Director, Career Services
    • Texas Woman’s University
    • Director of Career Services
    • Idaho State University
    • Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
    • Susquehanna University
    • Director of International Admission
    • Texas Woman’s University
    • Director of Housing and Residential Life
    • Dartmouth College
    • Director of the Dartmouth Wellness Center
    • Texas Woman's University
    • Director of Fitness and Recreation
    • Whittier College
    • Director of Career and Professional Development
    • Susquehanna University
    • Director of Public Safety
    • Amherst College
    • Associate Director for Residential Life
    • The College of New Jersey
    • Director of Disability Services
    • University of Miami
    • Executive Director, Department of Wellness and Recreation
    • Amherst College
    • Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Student Life
    • Amherst College
    • Assistant Dean of Students/Director of Student Conduct & Community Standards
    • Idaho State University
    • Director of Recruitment and Admissions

 

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