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Committee begins selection process for new provost
SBA president to serve as student rep
By Jimm Phillips on 11/15/07
The committee developed a position announcement that will appear in a variety of selected publications where similar ads appear on a regular basis, including The Washington Post and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Along with listing the schools and offices falling under the provost's control, the announcement text also mentioned the future provost's role in the still-developing strategic planning process.
"The provost will play a leading role in the final development of a new university strategic plan and bear primary responsibility for the implementation of its academic components," according to the announcement text included in an e-mail Kerwin and Griffith sent Tuesday to the campus community.
The committee is also in the process of choosing an executive search firm to assist it in the process.
The period for candidates to apply or be nominated for the position is expected to last through mid-January. The committee will narrow the number of prospective candidates to a set of semifinalists, followed by further narrowing down to finalists.
Kerwin and representatives of different campus constituencies will interview all finalists before the committee makes its final recommendations. Kerwin will select a nominee, and the board of trustees will decide whether to approve.
Interim Provost Ivy Broder took over the position in August 2005 after then-Provost Kerwin became acting president. Broder was out of town before yesterday and unavailable for comment.
Along with listing the schools and offices falling under the provost's control, the announcement text also mentioned the future provost's role in the still-developing strategic planning process.
"The provost will play a leading role in the final development of a new university strategic plan and bear primary responsibility for the implementation of its academic components," according to the announcement text included in an e-mail Kerwin and Griffith sent Tuesday to the campus community.
The committee is also in the process of choosing an executive search firm to assist it in the process.
The period for candidates to apply or be nominated for the position is expected to last through mid-January. The committee will narrow the number of prospective candidates to a set of semifinalists, followed by further narrowing down to finalists.
Kerwin and representatives of different campus constituencies will interview all finalists before the committee makes its final recommendations. Kerwin will select a nominee, and the board of trustees will decide whether to approve.
Interim Provost Ivy Broder took over the position in August 2005 after then-Provost Kerwin became acting president. Broder was out of town before yesterday and unavailable for comment.
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