Thanks to all of you who posted during the holiday break. I've taken the time to read your posts and appreciate your willingness to comment.
Last Thursday, January 10th, the Presidential Screening Committee met with Dr. Jeff Hockaday who will be assisting the Committee and the PJC Board of Trustees as we continue the search for the next president of PJC.
My impression of Dr. Hockaday was a favorable one. This is either his 100th or 101st presidential search so he definitely has the experience. He seemed willing to ask questions of the committee and listen to our responses.
Dr. Hockaday had reviewed the applications of the 13 candidates whose names had been to given to the Board of Trustees by the Screening Committe on December 3rd. He felt as though there were 2 or 3 good candidates and 1 very good candidate. Obviously, at this point he did not name names.
PJC has also received 18 new applications that the Screening Committee has not yet reviewed. The position has been readvertised in major national and local journals and newspapers with a closing date of January 31st. There is an expectation that there may be an additional 12 or so applications submitted because of the readvertisement.
Dr. Hockaday will be "head hunting" among sitting community college presidents and other high level college administrators and will bring another 8 (minimum) applications to the pool.
From this group (the 18 applications which have already been received, the expected 12 more applications, the 8 that Dr. Hockaday is to locate as well as 12 of the 13 original applicants who made the short list*), Dr. Hockaday will review applications and then send a list of 10-12 to the committee by February 15.
From February 15 - February 27, the committee will review the 10-12 applications for the applicants Dr. Hockaday recommends. If a committee member feels strongly in favor of a candidate that has not been recommended by Dr. Hockaday, the committee member has until February 25th to contact Dr. Hockaday about placing that candidate on the consideration list.
On February 28th, the Screening Committee will meet with Dr. Hockaday to discuss the knowledge, skills, and abilities of each applicant. At the conclusion of that meeting, the Screening Committee will submit a list of 4-8 candidates for consideration by the Board of Trustees.
As has been the policy all along, the Screening Committee and any interested parties may review any or all of the applications at any time. The applications are kept on file in the Office of Institutional Advancement or in Human Resources.
*Dr. Cantor has withdrawn his application.
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