On Monday of this week, University President Cheryl Schrader issued a campus-wide email stating that the university has developed a committee designated to search for the next provost of Wright State University.
Sitting provost Thomas Sudkamp announced on Dec. 20 in an email that he would be stepping down from his position, effective June 30 of 2018. He will have served as the provost for three years.
The University’s goal is to appoint someone to the position on Jul. 1, 2018.
“This is a critical time for our university to search for the very best chief academic officer,” said Schrader according to a Fairborn Daily Herald report. “Our search committee members’ dedication and assistance to finding and securing the best candidate is crucial.”
The search committee consists of 14 members. It will be chaired by Travis Doom, Faculty Senate president and Stephanie Green, Fifth Third Bank executive and member of the Board of Trustees.
Applicants for the position will hold interviews on campus before the end of the spring semester. The campus community will have the opportunity to share feedback on potential candidates, according to The Fairborn Daily Herald.
Greenwood Asher, an executive search firm, has been contracted by the university to assist in the search. The firm has assisted in searches for the Ohio State University, the University of Oregon, and other colleges, according to Dayton Daily News.
The search committee and Greenwood Asher have scheduled an open forum regarding the search for a new provost for Friday, Feb. 23 in the Apollo Room of the Student Union from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The event will be streamed live on the university’s website.
“I believe candidates for our chief academic officer position will see this as an exciting time to join us,” Schrader said in the email. “We are at the beginning stages of our strategic planning process that will guide Wright State University by creating a vision and focus that directly aligns resources with our values, our strengths, and the strategy we build around them. We also have a college re-alignment activity progressing that demonstrates our desire for change to meet the demands of a new workforce.”
Anyone interested in learning more or in making a nomination for provost can visit the University’s webpage dedicated to the search.
