IGE Executive Director search committee announces three finalist forums

Search committee chair Francisco Rios is pleased to announce that the Executive Director of the Institute for Global Engagement Search Committee has concluded its review and evaluation of the applications and has selected three strongly qualified candidates to invite to campus for interviews beginning Aug. 12. Information about the candidates is below, along with the schedule for the forums open to the campus community. The finalists’ resumes are available for review – please contact Jenny Sidwell. The position description can be found here.

Executive Director, Institute for Global Engagement finalists

August 12 and 13

Susan Bender

International Education Consultant

Former Senior Director of Global Affairs, UC Irvine

Moscow, ID

• A university-wide open forum presentation is scheduled for Aug. 13 at 10:30 a.m., MH 152

August 15 and 16

Lee Sternberger

Associate Provost of Academic Affairs

Executive Director, Center for Global Engagement, James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

• A university-wide open forum presentation is scheduled for Aug. 16 at 10:30 a.m., MH 154

August 19 and 20

Stephanie Doscher

Director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives, Florida International University

Miami, Florida

• A university-wide open forum presentation is scheduled for Aug. 20 at 11 a.m., MH 152