I am writing this message as a member of the search committee for the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. We would like to invite you to an open forum Oct. 17 at Library East in Room 1A from 10 to 11 a.m. to solicit your ideas and opinions on this search.
We are interested in input from all CLAS stakeholders to help us as we proceed with this important task. Please attend the open forum. We invite your input on any issues relevant for the search committee to consider as we move forward in obtaining the best candidate for dean of our college. We would like to fully represent the CLAS community (faculty, staff, students, administrators, alumni and supporters) as we set criteria for the evaluation of candidates. We value your input concerning the major scholarly and educational goals of the college for the next decade, the major challenges to be addressed by a new dean, the most important personal and professional qualities of a new dean, and particular questions you might like included in our interviews with potential candidates.
We also strongly urge you to nominate individuals who have the potential to be excellent candidates. For news and updates on the search, including minutes of meetings and a copy of the advertisement, go to: http://www.aa.ufl.edu/search_committees/Dean_Liberal_Arts/.
Parker Executive Search (http://www.parkersearch.com/) has been retained to assist our efforts in the search process. Nominations can be sent to any member of the committee or to Parker Executive Search as described in the advertisement on the Web site.
This is a critically important search for CLAS as well as for UF. The CLAS budget situation has improved substantially. UF President Bernie Machen and Provost Janie Fouke have made significant new commitments to CLAS for the future. We feel optimistic that our search will lead to the recruitment of an outstanding new dean. We are pursuing this goal with vigor and appropriate speed and hope you will join in our efforts.
If you are unable to attend the forum but would like to send comments, please e-mail clasdeansearch@ufl.edu.
