Based on a campus pre-search study conducted by our consultant, Julie Tea of AGB Search, and feedback from the search committee, the finalized prospectus is now available on the College’s Web site and on AGB Search’s site.
The search prospectus lists the attributes most highly desired in Ithaca’s next H&S Dean. We urge you to suggest people you know who could serve effectively in this critically important position, or those you think might know of potential candidates. Please forward their names to Julie Tea (jet@agbsearch.com), along with any advice you have on the best way to approach the individuals. Our committee is well aware that the success of our search depends on the involvement of all members of the Ithaca community. Please rest assured that names and information will be treated with full confidentiality.
Over the next several weeks, we will generate a candidate pool through nominations received from you and others, inquiries at other colleges and universities similar to Ithaca in scope and mission, advertising in The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed and on a number of other relevant Web sites, and the work of our search consultant. In October the search committee will begin to narrow the candidate pool, moving toward early December when finalist interviews will be held on campus. We will know the precise schedule of those interviews, and of the opportunities for you to meet with the finalists, when the search committee identifies the finalists in mid-November.
This aggressive schedule will place us at an advantage, allowing Provost Rifkin to make an offer to the final candidate early in the search season. We hope this will increase the likelihood of getting our top choice in a very competitive hiring environment.
The search is off to a great start. I will send updates again as we enter subsequent stages of the process. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20150924110748736