University of Minnesota President's job?

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mngg11 said:
I propose zombie Gordon Lightfoot, that would be superior to the Bride of Frankenstein redux if we're going for Lightfoots. The Edmund Fitzgerald wouldn't have sunk if it had oars. Yes, absolute nonsense. I embrace it
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Sing it with me..."The church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 times for the wreck of the Wis-con-sin Badgers" (Iowa Hawkeyes can also be substituted)
 






from the Strib:

Forty-six people applied for the chance to become the University of Minnesota's next president, Board of Regents Chair Janie Mayeron said in a university-wide email Wednesday.

Search consultants from the firm WittKieffer "recruited a strong and diverse pool" of "talented candidates," Mayeron wrote. Of them, 89% were men and 11% were women. Thirty-nine percent described themselves as people of color.

All past U presidents have been white men except for Joan Gabel, who was the first woman to serve in the position.

Citing Minnesota law, the university said "all candidate names will remain confidential and only those who are selected to be interviewed by the Board will be named publicly."

A Presidential Search Advisory Committee consisting of students, faculty, alumni and others "has completed its evaluation of the applicants and was very impressed with the quality of the pool," Mayeron wrote.

She said the advisory committee interviewed 12 candidates and recommended four to the Board of Regents. The board is scheduled to meet Feb. 9 to discuss the search.

Finalists selected by the board will be expected to appear at public forums on each of the university's five campuses. The details of those forums are still being worked out, but Mayeron said she expects them to begin the week of Feb. 12.
 






short ornery norwegian said:
from the Strib:

Forty-six people applied for the chance to become the University of Minnesota's next president, Board of Regents Chair Janie Mayeron said in a university-wide email Wednesday.

Search consultants from the firm WittKieffer "recruited a strong and diverse pool" of "talented candidates," Mayeron wrote. Of them, 89% were men and 11% were women. Thirty-nine percent described themselves as people of color.

All past U presidents have been white men except for Joan Gabel, who was the first woman to serve in the position.

Citing Minnesota law, the university said "all candidate names will remain confidential and only those who are selected to be interviewed by the Board will be named publicly."

A Presidential Search Advisory Committee consisting of students, faculty, alumni and others "has completed its evaluation of the applicants and was very impressed with the quality of the pool," Mayeron wrote.

She said the advisory committee interviewed 12 candidates and recommended four to the Board of Regents. The board is scheduled to meet Feb. 9 to discuss the search.

Finalists selected by the board will be expected to appear at public forums on each of the university's five campuses. The details of those forums are still being worked out, but Mayeron said she expects them to begin the week of Feb. 12.
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I think that this, or a very similar process, is used at all public universities. It is not until candidates accept an on-campus interview that the university typically announces the names of the candidates. I am assuming that the Advisory Committee interviews were virtual. Let's hope that a good one is selected.
 

denguegopher said:
I think that this, or a very similar process, is used at all public universities. It is not until candidates accept an on-campus interview that the university typically announces the names of the candidates.
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It has to be that way, for the sake of getting the best candidates.

The best candidates are employed right now at other universities. Looking to move up the ladder and get promoted, and usually you need to find an opening to do that at some other university. But you don't want your current employer to know you've got a foot out the door ... until/if you actually get the job!
 

MplsGopher said:
It has to be that way, for the sake of getting the best candidates.

The best candidates are employed right now at other universities. Looking to move up the ladder and get promoted, and usually you need to find an opening to do that at some other university. But you don't want your current employer to know you've got a foot out the door ... until/if you actually get the job!
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Agree.
 

denguegopher said:
I think that this, or a very similar process, is used at all public universities. It is not until candidates accept an on-campus interview that the university typically announces the names of the candidates. I am assuming that the Advisory Committee interviews were virtual. Let's hope that a good one is selected.
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Which is why only 1 finalist has been announced for the last few president hirings.
 

GopherRock said:
Which is why only 1 finalist has been announced for the last few president hirings.
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I think that what happens is that once the committee has made its decision those not selected are told, which gives them the opportunity to withdraw their name from consideration before the committee's decision is announced. That way they save face, they decided that they were no longer interested in that job, rather than they didn't get selected.
 

short ornery norwegian said:
from the Strib:

Forty-six people applied for the chance to become the University of Minnesota's next president, Board of Regents Chair Janie Mayeron said in a university-wide email Wednesday.

Search consultants from the firm WittKieffer "recruited a strong and diverse pool" of "talented candidates," Mayeron wrote. Of them, 89% were men and 11% were women. Thirty-nine percent described themselves as people of color.

All past U presidents have been white men except for Joan Gabel, who was the first woman to serve in the position.

Citing Minnesota law, the university said "all candidate names will remain confidential and only those who are selected to be interviewed by the Board will be named publicly."

A Presidential Search Advisory Committee consisting of students, faculty, alumni and others "has completed its evaluation of the applicants and was very impressed with the quality of the pool," Mayeron wrote.

She said the advisory committee interviewed 12 candidates and recommended four to the Board of Regents. The board is scheduled to meet Feb. 9 to discuss the search.

Finalists selected by the board will be expected to appear at public forums on each of the university's five campuses. The details of those forums are still being worked out, but Mayeron said she expects them to begin the week of Feb. 12.
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The bolded parts make it tough to remain anonymous if you are one of the four. So, with the process is anyone with a President's job at a smaller Division I school going to see the process through? Would seem very uncomfortable if you weren't chosen. But, Coyle interviews for a new job and doesn't get it every six months....so maybe not.
 

Is coffee with the U President going to be a new perk for season ticket holders?
 



You can hear the dog whistles in here if you listen closely
 


bump - we have the 3 finalists for U of MN President. from the Strib:

University of Minnesota regents on Friday narrowed their president search down to three candidates, marking the first time in years that U leaders have named multiples finalists for the U's top job.

Remaining in contention are:
Laura Bloomberg, the president of Cleveland State University and former dean of the U's Humphrey School of Public Affairs;
Rebecca Cunningham, vice president for research and innovation at the University of Michigan; and James Holloway, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at the University of New Mexico.

The position drew 46 candidates, a decrease compared to other hiring efforts. The search that led to Gabel's selection in 2018 drew about 60 applicants, and the search that led to Eric Kaler's selection in 2010 attracted almost 150 candidates.

To help winnow down the field, regents appointed a 24-member search advisory committee that included students, employees and alumni, among others.

Davenport said the committee reviewed materials from each applicant and invited 13 of them to interview. One dropped out. The remaining 12 came to town for in-person interviews at a hotel, she said. Then, she said the committee voted unanimously to recommend four candidates to the Board of Regents for further consideration.
 


Spaulding!No! said:
Lori Lightfoot has applied for the job? This should be great.
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If no one says BeetleJuice 3 times we should be safe. She's not qualified to run a hot dog stand. She leaves misery & despair in her wake. Google "lori lightfoot yelp limo driver" tells you everything you need to know about nasty hag.
 

bonin21 said:
So what happened to the fourth one?
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article doesn't say. apparently the Regents were given four names to consider, and chose 3 of the 4 as finalists. with data privacy, they don't have to release the name of the person who missed the cut, so unless someone leaks it, we won't know.

I envision some kind of a "Survivor" type situation where the 4th candidate failed some type of challenge........like a MN trivia contest, and they didn't know PJ's motto was "Row the Boat"......
 

Academic powerhouses Cleveland State and New Mexico. We're in good hands.
 

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