Candidates for Fairhaven dean arrive on campus for open forums starting March 4

Provost Riordan is pleased to announce that the Dean of Fairhaven College Search Committee has concluded its review and evaluation of the applications and has selected four strongly qualified candidates to invite to campus for interviews beginning March 4.  Information about the finalists is listed below, along with the schedule for the forums open to the campus community.   The finalists’ curriculum vitae are available for review – please contact Bev Jones in the Provost’s Office.  This is an important university-wide leadership position and Provost Riordan encourages active participation by the campus community.

March 4 and 5, 2013

Adolfo Santos

Special Assistant to the President and Chief Liaison Officer

University of Houston – Downtown

Houston, Texas

A university-wide open forum presentation with Santos is scheduled for Monday, March 4 at 4 p.m. in CF 110.

March 7 and 8, 2013

John (Jack) Herring

Dean for Campus-based Delivery, Research and Planning

Prescott College

Prescott, Arizona

A university-wide open forum presentation with Herring is scheduled on Thursday, March 7 at 4 p.m. in CF 110.

March 11 and 12, 2013

Jodi O’Brien

Chair, Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Social Work

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

A university-wide open forum presentation with O'Brien is scheduled for Monday, March 11 at 4 p.m., in CF 110.

March 14 and 15, 2013

Richard Gale

Professor, General Education

Institute for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Mount Royal University

Calgary, Alberta

A university-wide open forum presentation with Gale is scheduled on Thursday, March 14 at 4 p.m., in CF 110.