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VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Projected Timeline
SCHEDULE ACTIVITY
May

Meeting of search committee to discuss search process, organizational matters, and timetable.

May 23-25 Pre-search study interviews to be conducted by Academic Search.
June 19 Finalize position profile with search committee. Academic Search recruitment begins.
June-September Announcements sent to higher education press. Letters sent to nomination sources, including statement of priorities and desired vice presidential characteristics. Search committee adopts screening strategy. Screening begins.
September 15
3:00-4:00 p.m. 		Special community forum hosted by search committee.

Gannett Auditorium
October 5

Committee selects candidates for reference checking.
Committee reviews reference-checking procedures and assigns members to specific tasks.

NEXT: Committee co-chairs contact candidates for permission to call references. Committee members and Academic Search begin reference calls.

 
October 18 Committee meets to share reference reports and select top candidates for confidential interviews.

NEXT: Co-chairs invite top candidates for preliminary interviews with the committee; also determine availability of these candidates for on-campus interviews.
November 4 & 5

Committee conducts preliminary interviews and selects finalists for campus visits.

NEXT: Co-Chairs invite finalists for campus meetings and secure permission for open reference calls as condition of acceptance.

Weeks of
November 27 &
December 4		 Campus visit(s) by finalist(s). Each visit will be for at least 48 hours and involve all appropriate constituencies of the college.

Finalists meet with members of Board of Trustees (if schedules permit).
December Meeting of search committee at conclusion of visit(s) to develop committee recommendations.
December With the concurrence of the Board, President appoints the new VPAA, and transition planning is put into effect to take advantage of period between appointment and the vice president’s arrival.
NOTES:
  1. Meetings of the search committee are in boldface.

  2. All meetings of the search committee should include discussion of special needs for communication with other constituencies and a summary of items to be included in written progress reports that have wide distribution.

  3. If at any point the search committee is not satisfied with the results of the search to date, the timetable should be extended. This is not usually necessary, but should be considered at each meeting.
   

 


 

  





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