Role Guide

Vice President, Learning Communities

The chapter's academic and learning-environment leader, responsible for driving academic success by establishing an environment that advances academic excellence, university collaboration, ethical leadership and career readiness.

Key responsibility areas

Leads academic success efforts by promoting campus resources, tutoring and effective academic practices.
Leads the Learning Community committee and builds relationships with faculty, university partners and content experts.
Develops educational programming that complements the Balanced Man Program and chapter goals.
Manages Learning Community accreditation and maintains required documentation and evidence.
Coordinates academic intervention and support plans, partnering with the Standards Board on academic standards.

Leadership skills to develop

Delegation & Empowerment: Leverages other board members to monitor academic accountability and run progress check-ins.
Accountability: Objectively holds brothers responsible for academic standards and follows through on consequences.
Relationship Building: Builds credibility through a Faculty Fellow partnership and the accreditation process.

For Mentors

How a mentor supports this role

Your mentor helps you build the judgment, confidence, accountability and leadership skills needed to make those decisions yourself.

Where a mentor helps

Help build a proactive academic support system focused on development and success rather than only monitoring GPA.
Assist in developing faculty and university relationships that expand academic resources and opportunities.
Coach creating individualized academic support plans for members who are struggling.
Help maximize the chapter facility as a learning environment.
Support aligning academic programming with Member Development for a cohesive member experience.

Mentor coaching focus

Coaching & Development: Help brothers identify challenges, create support plans and own their academic success.
Relationship Building & Influence: Build relationships with faculty and university partners to expand opportunity.
Strategic Collaboration: Align academic initiatives with Member Development and chapter priorities.

Ask your mentor

“How do I support a struggling brother without becoming his tutor?”
“How do I approach a faculty member to build a real partnership?”
“How do I enforce academic standards consistently?”
“What does a proactive support system look like rather than a GPA report?”

Development ideas

Design an individualized academic support plan template with your mentor.
Map campus academic resources and how brothers actually access them.
Plan one educational program that complements the Balanced Man Program.