On behalf of the search committee for the associate provost for academic policies and administration, I am pleased to announce the visits of our three finalists. Each finalist has been asked to address the following question during their open presentation: "How can effective policies and procedures support and enhance excellence in teaching and learning?"
Stephen Stahl will be on campus for a variety of activities, including an open presentation, on May 19 from 11:00 a.m. to noon in the Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, room 301.
For the past six years, Stephen Stahl has been dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and professor of environmental science at St. Bonaventure University. During his tenure, he has been successful in increasing faculty morale, improving faculty-administration relationships, and fostering nascent cooperative ventures with the service area. In addition, he has begun discussions about personnel policies and procedures, established a small grants program for faculty-student scholarly efforts, fostered an annual poster exhibition to celebrate student work, and played a significant role in St. Bonaventure's full reaccreditation by Middle States.
Prior to becoming a dean at St. Bonaventure, Stahl served as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Sweet Briar College, with particular focus on the budget, communication, faculty development, enrollment management, the capital campaign, and curricular reform, and he had direct reports from advising, athletics, the registrar's office, academic computing, libraries, galleries, the Virginia equivalent of HEOP, and study abroad. He also served SUNY Fredonia for three years in the role of dean of natural and social sciences and professional studies. He received his Ph.D. and master of science degrees from Northwestern University and earned his bachelor of science degree from Washington and Lee University.
Carol Henderson will attend a variety of interview sessions, including an open presentation, on May 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, room 301.
Carol Henderson is currently the acting associate provost at Ithaca College. She has been instrumental in providing guidance and leadership for the institutional accreditation process, serving as a liaison to Middle States and the New York State Education Department. Henderson provides direction and leadership in the development and administration of academic policies and programs, and prepares analyses and reports related to academic and administrative matters. In addition, she coordinates the faculty development programs and oversees the coordination of various projects, events and programs in the Office of the Provost. The Office of the Registrar, the Ithaca College Library, and the Office of Institutional Research are her direct reports.
Before moving into the Office of the Provost, Henderson served as program director in the Division of Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) at Ithaca College and was responsible for leadership and management of continuing education, adult learning, extramural and summer and winter session programs. She provided budget management, program administration, planning and marketing, as well as selecting, hiring, and directing summer/winter program faculty and staff. She actively participated in establishing strategy, direction, and goals for assigned programs and for the GPS division.
Prior to her Ithaca College appointment, Henderson served for five years as vice president for academic affairs at Shoreline Community College in Seattle, Washington. She provided leadership for all academic areas of the institution, including related budgeting, planning, assessment, facilities and personnel. She served as a member of the college leadership team, as accreditation liaison officer, and as executive officer of the college in the president's absence. She directed multiple areas, including curriculum, institutional research, distance learning, counseling, advising, libraries, and instructional media services. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, a master of arts from the University of Denver, and a bachelor of arts from St. Lawrence University.
Bashar Hanna will be on campus for a variety of activities, including an open presentation, on May 22 from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, room 301.
For the past three years, Bashar Hanna has been dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Kutztown University, where he is responsible for budget, communication, faculty development, enrollment management, and oversight of a capital campaign. Hanna has taken direct responsibility for guiding a focused faculty recruitment effort, has collaborated and created two-plus-two articulation agreements with three area community colleges, and was a principal on the leadership team that oversaw the creation of the institution's self-study and subsequent successful site visit by Middle States for regional reaccreditation.
As associate dean at Temple University, Hanna helped form the College of Science and Technology and create its initial strategic plan. One component of the strategic plan included the implementation of several interdisciplinary programs. In addition, he created a college-based alumni association. Upon his departure, the association had in excess of 3,600 active members and had secured more than $500,000 in personal, noncorporate donations. Hanna obtained his Ph.D., master of arts, and bachelor of arts from Temple University.
The campus community is invited and encouraged to attend the open presentations for Stahl, Henderson, and Hanna; please take this opportunity to meet and welcome them to Ithaca College.
Applicant evaluation forms will be provided and the search committee welcomes your feedback.
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