Finalists for VP of University Relations and Marketing to be on campus for forums July 25-27; feedback sought

President Randhawa is pleased to announce that the search committee for the vice president for University Relations and Marketing has concluded its review and evaluation of applications and has selected three strongly qualified candidates to invite to campus for interviews beginning Tuesday, July 25.

The vice president for University Relations and Marketing will be responsible for the division that includes University Communications and Marketing, Web Communication Technologies, Front Door to Discovery, the Small Business Development Center, and Washington Campus Compact.

This is a critical university-wide leadership position and the president encourages active participation by the entire campus community of faculty, staff and students. Online surveys (see links below) will be available for feedback on each candidate until July 28 at noon.

A university-wide open forum will be offered for each candidate, open to all faculty, staff and students. All forums will be held in SMATE 120 from 2 to 3 p.m.

The dates and finalists are:

• Tuesday, July 25
  Meloney Linder, Associate Dean for Communication, Facilities and Technology/Chief Communications Officer, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin School of Business. 
  Feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M_Linder
   
• Wednesday, July 26
  Julie Kipfer, Director of Marketing and Creative Services, Montana State University. 
  Feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J_Kipfer
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• Thursday, July 27
  Donna Gibbs, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Pacific Lutheran University.
  Feedback: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D_Gibbs

This search has been chaired by Craig Dunn, Western's Wilder Distinguished Professor of Business and Sustainability. The other members of the search committee are:

• Rebecca Beardsall, Sr. Director of Marketing, Extended Education
• Paul Cocke, Director of Communications & Marketing
• Mary Doherty, Director of Advancement Communications & Marketing
• Hart Hodges, Department of Economics
• Clara Capron, Assistant Vice President, Enrollment & Student Services
• Karen Stout, Communication Studies and Karen Morse Institute
• Kessa Volland, Marketing/Social Media Coordinator, Office of Communications and Marketing
• Rob Fix, Executive Director, Port of Bellingham
• Chris Witherspoon, DNA Seattle and Alumni Association

Information for each candidate is downloadable below.