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The Seach for ODU's Next President
To: The ODU Community
From: Sister Maria Ciriello and Ralph Breitfeller, Trustees, Co-Chairs, Presidential Search Committee
Subject: The Search for ODU’s Next President
Date: August 25, 2009
This is the first of several messages you will receive from us over the next few months, all intended to keep you informed about the progress of the search for ODU’s next president. The Presidential Search Committee met on Monday, August 24, and accepted its charge from the Board of Trustees. In so doing, we spent considerable time discussing the necessity of maintaining the integrity of the search process and protecting the identity of the candidates. As a result, the committee members have all signed a confidentiality agreement that will be in effect throughout the search. We also reviewed and approved a preliminary search timeline, and discussed the next steps in the search process. At this time, we hope to conclude the search before the end of February, 2010, with an effective starting date for the new president on or about July 1 of 2010.
The committee will be assisted by Academic Search of Washington, DC, a consulting firm that has worked exclusively for over 30 years in searches for presidents and senior administrators in higher education. Dr. Thomas B. Courtice, the firm’s president, will serve as our consultant and will provide counsel for the committee’s work throughout the course of the search.
In that regard, Dr. Courtice will launch the search process by visiting the campus early in September (Tuesday and Wednesday – 9/8 and 9/9). He will be joined by members of the search committee in talking with all Ohio Dominican constituencies. These interviews and conversations will result in an important written profile which will outline ODU’s key institutional needs and priorities, and a related set of desired characteristics and talents for our next college president, to be completed following these conversations and in consultation with the search committee.
Debbie Chesshir will be serving as the Search Committee’s administrative coordinator to the campus. We will work through her to build an inclusive schedule for Dr. Courtice’s visit that will encourage your participation. The detailed schedule and more information about ways in which you will be able to provide your input will be announced soon. We strongly urge you to share your thoughts and ideas in these discussions at an appropriate time during the two-day period.
If you have any questions or comments at this early stage, please address them to either of us (ciriello@up.edu or rbreitfeller@keglerbrown.com). You may also contact Tom directly at any time (tom.courtice@academic-search.com). We will continue to write to you, on behalf of the search committee, throughout the coming months to keep you posted on our progress. Thank you for your interest and support.
Committee Members:
Ralph Breitfeller, co-chair, Board Member
Sr. Maria Cirielli, co-chair, Board Member
Thomas Winters, Board Member
Guy Reece, Board Member
Michael Kelty, Board Member
Martha Armstrong, Faculty Member
John Marazita, Faculty Member
Fr. John Boll, Staff Member
Anne Lombardi, Staff Member
Ricky Shoop, Student
Alicia Clemens, Student
Debbie Chesshir, Committee Coordinator
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