Progress on Leadership Searches
Dear UMBC Community,
Following our recent announcement of the members of two key leadership search committees, I am pleased to share additional information about those search processes and opportunities for the UMBC community to engage in them. For your reference, here are the committees for the searches for the roles of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA).
Both of these will be national searches conducted at the highest level of industry standards, in partnership with Isaacson, Miller, a global leader in executive search across the civic sector, particularly in higher education, and the firm that served UMBC in its presidential search.
We will provide multiple opportunities for the UMBC community to share their thoughts and input on these roles. We will host two open sessions for each of the searches, which will be held virtually via WebEx at the following times:
Provost search:
VPSA search:
Additionally, we invite you to share your thoughts through surveys for each of the searches:
In keeping with current industry standards for such searches–and heeding the recommendations from our search consultant for building robust and diverse talent pools–we will hold confidential the identities of candidates for these roles. This is in service of our endeavor to attract the very best candidates, and it is in service of those candidates themselves, whose ability and willingness to pursue career opportunities often depend significantly upon their sense of security in doing so.
I want to extend my thanks again to all who have agreed to serve on the search committees and invite the community to take part in these important search processes. I look forward to keeping you informed as the searches progress, and I thank you for your continued dedication to UMBC.
Sincerely,
President Valerie Sheares Ashby
Posted: March 17, 2023, 1:21 PM