(From Board Chair, Hal
Helwig - August 17, 2007)
Presidential Search
The Wisconsin
Indianhead Technical College Board of Trustees is pleased to
announce that the search process has begun for the next college
president. The Board is committed to conducting an equitable, fair
and national search that will attract a strong pool of presidential
candidates. We are committed to undertaking a process that will
allow us to keep the college community informed and involved. We
will make every effort to keep the College informed through the
distribution of regular progress reports, posting of information on
the College’s web page, and formal reporting during the regular
meetings of the Board.
The Presidential
Screening Committee
The Board of Trustees
appointed the members of the Presidential Screening Committee at
their September 17, 2007 meeting. The Board appointed an inclusive
group of individuals representing faculty, students, staff,
community members, the Foundation and members of the Board. The
Presidential Screening Committee's charge will include reviewing
applications and presenting recommendations on candidates for
consideration by the full Board of Trustees. The first meeting of
the Presidential Search Screening Committee is scheduled for early
October.
Conducting a
National Search
Choosing a
College president is one of the most important decisions the Board
of Trustees makes as it will decide the direction of the College for
years to come. After conducting an extensive national selection
process, we are delighted to have selected the Association of
Community College Trustees (ACCT) to assist the Board of Trustees in
designing and conducting the presidential search. ACCT has
conducted over 300 community searches and will bring a wealth of
information to our process. ACCT’s mission is to strengthen
community college governance through education, advocacy and
service. Dr. Narcisa A. Polonio, Vice President, ACCT – Board
Leadership Services, and Ms Julie Golder, Board Leadership
Specialist, will serve as the Search Consultants. They have
assembled a team including ACCT search and reference consultants and
ACCT staff to assist the College. In addition, Kim Olson,
Administrative Assistant to the President, will serve as the Board’s
Presidential Search Liaison.
Public Forums
We are
holding public forums to ask both the College and the communities we
serve for their thoughts and ideas on the development of the
presidential profile to help our consultants recruit the most
qualified candidates from around the country. Faculty,
administrators, staff and students will have an opportunity to meet
with Dr. Polonio and Ms. Golder at public meetings scheduled for
October 8, 2007. More information will be forthcoming on location
and time. We will do our best to schedule public meetings throughout
the College and to accommodate everyone’s schedule.
We want to encourage
everyone to participate in the public forums and provide input into
the development of the presidential profile. This is an opportunity
to learn more about the process, timeline, and recruitment and how
you can become involved when we bring the final candidates to
participate in open public forums.
Web Page
We will
regularly post information on the web page regarding the
presidential search process including:
·
Timeline for
the presidential search
·
Membership of
the Presidential Search Screening Committee
·
Progress
reports
·
The
presidential profile
·
Information on
how to apply
·
Key documents
of interest to potential candidates
·
Related links
of interest to potential candidates (local Chambers of Commerce, local
newspapers, schools, colleges and universities, key attractions, etc.)
·
General
information on the College and the community
Placement of Ads
We are moving forward with
the preparation and placement of print ads announcing the vacancy in the
Chronicle of Higher Education and other higher education publications in
late September. We want to take advantage of the ACCT National
Leadership Congress, September 26 – 29, 2007, to be held in San Diego,
CA. This will be an important recruitment opportunity. We anticipate
placing the completed position profile on the College’s web site soon
after the October meeting of the Presidential Search Screening
Committee.
The Board is committed to
undertaking a national presidential search process that will reflect the
highest level of integrity, fairness and our commitment to serve the
College. Should you have any questions or suggestions please feel free
to reach out to Dr. Narcisa Polonio at
narcisa_polonio@acct.org, or by calling her at (202) 276-1983
(mobile); or Ms. Julie Golder at (202) 775-4466, or
jgolder@acct.org.
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