Updates in Academic Affairs: February 28, 2017
Updates in Academic Affairs - February 28, 2017
Search continues for Haworth College of Business dean
by Tim Greene, provost and vice president for academic affairs
Dear Colleagues,
My thanks to all of you who have been engaged thus far in the Haworth College of Business dean search. As you know, three candidates visited campus last semester. Shortly after the winter closure, the top candidate returned to campus for additional meetings with key constituents. Following the second visit, an offer was made, but the candidate declined.
I met with the search committee to discuss next steps in the search process. The decision was made to continue the search; we plan to have additional candidates visit campus in May for your consideration. Parker Executive Search is working to identify these additional candidates.
We will continue to provide the campus community with updates regarding the search process and timeline.
Nobel laureate to speak on campus
Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum is the featured guest at a public talk set for 7 p.m.
According to the Nobel Women’s Initiative, Menchú Tum was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 “…in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples.”
Menchú Tum also is participating in the 2017 PeaceJam Great Lakes Youth Leadership Conference scheduled to take place Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26. WMU will host hundreds of students from the Great Lakes region for this weekend event.
The PeaceJam Foundation focuses on developing youth and adults for community leadership. The organization has its own service-learning curriculum and partners with 13 Nobel Peace Prize recipients to provide mentoring opportunities such as the Youth Leadership Conference.
For more information regarding Menchú Tum’s talk or the PeaceJam Great Lakes Youth Leadership Conference, visit peacejam.org/affiliates/peacejam-great-lakes. Those interested also may contact Shannon Sykes, PeaceJam Great Lakes program director, at (269) 387-3485 or greatlakes@peacejam.org for more information.
Provost to host meeting for academic affairs non-bargaining staff
The Office of the Provost will host a meeting for all non-bargaining staff in academic affairs Thursday, March 23, in the Fetzer Center, Rooms 1035-1055. A continental breakfast will be provided.
Updates on enrollment planning, proposed changes to the University’s general education program and administrative search updates will be provided at the meeting.
To accommodate normal business hours and operations, two meeting times are being offered: 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. and 10 to 11:15 a.m. Supervisors are encouraged to accommodate staff participation in these meetings.
For additional information, please contact the Office of the Provost at (269) 387-2380 or office-of-the-provost@wmich.edu.