I write to inform you that I have initiated a national search for the position of VicePresident for Student Affairs at UMW. As I communicated earlier, Dr. Doug Searcy has been named President of Barton College, effective in July. We will be assisted in the search by Witt-Kieffer, a highly-respected firm with a strong national profile. This is the same professional search firm that assisted in the hiring of Dr. Searcy, Provost Levin and Associate Provost for Enrollment Management Kimberley Buster-Williams.
I have appointed the following faculty and staff to the search committee, many of whom served on the committee that recommended the hiring of Dr. Searcy:
Torre Meringolo, Vice-president for Advancement and University Relations (Chair)
Beverly Epps-COE Faculty
Carole Garmon-CAS Faculty
Chris Kilmartin-CAS Faculty
Farhang Rouhani-CAS Faculty
Kashef Majid-COB Faculty
Rosemary Arneson-Librarian
Sallie Braxton-Admin
Tim O’Donnell-Admin
Paul Messplay-Admin
Three students to be named by the end of the week.
Ideally, the goal is to fill the position prior to the beginning of the fall semester. Candidate referrals and nominations are welcome, following the procedure detailed in the attached announcement.