The search committee finished first round interviews last Friday, June 28, 2024. Immediately following interviews they met to deliberate and decide which candidates to move forward to final round, on-campus interviews. Three candidates were chosen and more information on those candidates will be shared next week.
On-campus interviews will take place on Monday, July 15th, Tuesday, July 16th and Thursday, July 18th. The agenda for each day is the same and is as follows:
9:00-10:00am Faculty
10:00am-11:00am Vice Presidents
11:00am-12:00pm President’s Advisory Council
12:45pm-1:30pm Student Meet & Greet
1:30pm-2:30pm Search Committee
2:30pm-3:30pm Program Directors
3:45pm-4:45pm Staff
5:00pm-6:00pm Town Hall: Vision Talk
6:15pm-7:15pm Board of Trustees
Further information regarding candidates and more detailed agendas, including room numbers for each session, will be shared next week. The search committee hopes that all sessions throughout the day will be well attended as this decision is important for all MSP stakeholders.
The goal remains to submit an unranked recommendation of finalists to the Board of Trustees by the end of this month. Only the Board of Trustees has the authority to select the next President of MSP. Per the Michigan Legislature, the control of the business and secular affairs of every such educational corporation shall be vested in a board of directors or trustees. Such board shall also have exclusive control over the educational affairs and policy of such institution, and as such may appoint, employ and pay the salary of a president, or principal (MCL 450.175).
Questions regarding the searching, screening, and selecting of the President should be directed to the co-chairs of the search committee (Dr. Ryan Blackstock & Tami Jacobs).
