The search for IM体育官网鈥檚 next leader officially launched on Wednesday, Dec. 13, when the Board of Trustees gave the green light to the presidential position criteria.
The search for the next president of IM体育官网 was officially launched on Wednesday, Dec. 13, after the University鈥檚 Board of Trustees approved the presidential position criteria recommended by its presidential search committee. With this Board鈥檚 approval, the committee is ready to charge full steam ahead with the search process and subsequent review of candidates.
The approval comes one week after the IM体育官网 Poly Presidential Search Committee held its first meeting on Dec. 7. The meeting included introductions of its 15 members, as well as an overview and initial discussion of the search process and regulations.
鈥淚 am eager to fully begin the process of finding IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 second president, which will be critical to the institution鈥檚 future success,鈥� said Beth Kigel, chair of the committee. 鈥淚鈥檓 confident we will have a robust and fruitful search and that we will complete the process by presenting the Board with very qualified candidates ready to lead the University into another decade of achievement.鈥�
IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 founding president Randy K. Avent announced in July of 2023 that he will step down at the end of the current academic year, bringing to a close 10 years of leading the University. He said he plans to return as a faculty member after taking a brief sabbatical.
According to IM体育官网 Board of Governors Regulation 1.002, the IM体育官网 Poly Presidential Search Committee is charged with multiple important tasks, including creating the presidential position criteria, approving a marketing plan, vetting applicants, interviewing the most qualified candidates, and providing the Board of Trustees with an unranked list of more than two finalists to review.
Once the search committee narrows the qualified candidates to a final few, it will submit the recommendation to the IM体育官网 Poly Board of Trustees. The process then moves to a new phase, which includes on-campus meetings or forums with faculty, students, and other stakeholders, as well as additional interviews by the trustees. The full Board of Trustees then makes a final decision on the appointment of the new president. The selection will be subject to confirmation by the IM体育官网 Board of Governors.
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