Ithaca College

Submitted on behalf of Nancy Pringle, Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Brian Dickens, Vice President for Human Resources

President Collado has announced that Wiff/Kieffer has been selected as the search firm to work with her and the search committee on the Provost search.  Robin Mamlet, Managing Partner, Charlene Aguilar, Search Consultant, and Philip Tang, Search Consultant, will be on campus to meet with members of the campus community on October 27th and November 10th.  The purpose of the visits will be to get to know the Ithaca College community and to gather information which will inform the development and finalization of the Provost Search prospectus.

The Open Session schedules are as follows:

*October 27th:

Meeting with Department Chairs             1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.      Haines Forum, Rm 201 PRWC

Open Forum for Faculty                           3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.      Haines Forum, Rm 201 PRWC

*There will also be opportunities for members of Faculty Council, Staff Council, and Student Government Council to meet with the search consultants.  Invitations will be extended to these governance bodies in a separate communication.

November 10th:

Open Forum for Faculty                            10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.   Textor 103

Open Forum for Faculty, Staff, Students   11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.   Textor 103

Open Forum for Faculty                              3:10 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.     Textor 103

Questions

The search consultants will use the following five questions in their sessions with members of the campus community:

• How should the provost best serve the faculty to enhance their success and advance overarching institutional goals?
• In what ways can the provost and the vice president for student affairs collaborate to improve student success?
• What critical attributes and talents should the next provost possess to succeed at Ithaca College and move us forward?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of an internal vs. external provost?
• Two years from now, what is one accomplishment we’ll be most proud of?

We hope with the many times provided for engagement with our search consultants members of the campus community will be able to fully engage with this very important search.  President Collado will be working with the governance councils to identify members for consideration to serve on the search committee.  She is hoping to announce the members of the search committee prior to the November 10th visit by the search consultants.

Also, please stay tuned for a notice regarding the website that is being developed for important messages related to this search.  

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Leslie D'Arcy at ldarcy@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-8000. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.