Provost / chief academic officer search beginning Provost / chief academic officer search beginning

A search committee has been formed and a job description has been posted for provost / chief academic officer. The search committee co-chairs are Werner Golling, vice president for finance and administration, and Betty Smith-Campbell, professor of Nursing and president-elect of the Faculty Senate.

Other members of the committee are: Marche Fleming-Randle, vice president for diversity and community relations; Aaron Austin, associate vice president for student affairs; Aleksander Sternfield-Dunn, associate director and associate professor for School of Music; Carolyn Shaw, professor of Political Science and president of the Faculty Senate; Clay Stoldt, associate dean and professor, School of Education; Dennis Livesay, dean of the Graduate School; Gery Markova, associate professor, Management; Suresh Keshavanarayana, associate professor, Aerospace Engineering; Susan Norton, director of Adult Learning; Peggy Ward, Barton School senior lecturer, Finance; Amy Barfield, associate director, Counseling & Testing Center and president of UP Senate; Randy Sessions, tech support consultant, WSU Police and president of USS Senate; Sheree Utash, president of WSU Tech; Tyler Gegen, graduate student; and Sydney Kalscheur, undergraduate student.

A national search firm, Thorn Network Inc., has been hired to identify potential candidates, but candidates must apply directly to be considered. The job description and application process can be found at https://jobs.wichita.edu/postings/12490