At this evening's Board of Trustees meeting, the BOT selected the following four candidates for interviews:
Dr. Scott Elliott
Dr. Lars Hafner
Dr. James Martin
Dr. Ed Meadows
Now Dr. Brigham will contact the candidates to schedule interviews. It is hoped that the schedule will be March 17/18 for Candidate A; March 19/20 for Candidate B; March 24/25 for Candidate C; March 26/27 for Candidate D.
A schedule of exact dates, which candidate will interview on which date, what times forums/events will occur for each candidate and on which campus the forum/event will take place will be posted when Dr. Brigham finalizes the schedule.
Once again, let me express my appreciation for the enthusiasm, excitement, and sincere dedication that the Trustees show as this selection process moves forward. I cannot help but be more impressed with their work at each meeting.
I urge faculty to attend as many forums/functions as possible and to continue to be in touch with the Trustees as they deliberate. There will be a week between the last interview and the BOT meeting during which they will decide on the College's next President.
Be informed and be involved.
5 comments:
Why the rush to get all 4 interviews in a week? Have they already been notified? These busy people (at least 3 of them anyway) will have the flexibility to get in with a week's notice? Let's hope so! I would think one a week would be a better schedule.
Faculty need to contact the BOT to insure that we get a chance to meet the 3 candidates -- we can't be sure the administration will consider us in the schedule!
I am not sure what happened to Goodall and Holdnak. A few faculty members said they had a very good impression of her when she visited the campus for SACS. And I see from the other comment that Holdnak has ties to this region. I'll talk to someone who attended the BOT meeting to see why they didn't make the interview list.
Next week is the BIG week. Put on your seat belt. Hold on tight. Make sure none of your arms are legs are protuding from your seats. The roller coaster ride is starting to commence.
I'll check the schedule and hope I get to see each one. There are going to be faculty members that won't be able to see each one.
Positive--I know some of these people have been waiting for a while, and some may be in demand. It's not like we wanted to keep them dangling. I know the BOT may want to get things going.
Negative--I hope we haven't excluded good candidates. (We do have a bunch of administrators VP and provosts retiring for those interested in PJC.) Some faculty members aren't going to be able to see each candidate
I am saddened by the lack of foresight shown by the BOT in not choosing to interview Gatewood, who comes from the opposite end of the spectrum. As a result we may be stuck with the same mindset when we need new and decisive leadership.
Ms. Carlan (one of the Trustees) raised the same concern about rushing the process. After much discussion, the Board decided to try to continue the process as it was originally scheduled as closely as they can. The goal is to have someone hired and in place by the time Dr. Delaino retires on May 31st.
The hope is to be able to complete the interviews before Spring Break and then have the week of Spring Break as a time for the Board to hear from PJC faculty, students, employees, and community members.
The BOT will then hold a special meeting on April 8 to select PJC's next president. The offer has to be made and then accepted. With this timetable, the new president would be able to give his current Board a month's notice to arrange for his exit.
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