The last campus forum for the remaining finalist for the Vice President for Academic Affairs position will be held today from 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge.
William “Jeff” Welsh, PhD, currently dean of graduate and continuing education and professor of history at Scranton University, Scranton, PA will give a 20 minute presentation on approaching the challenges facing higher education, generally, and talk more specifically on the issues most relevant to Canisius College. A Q & A session will follow.
The position description, cover letters and CVs for the candidates are available for review on the myCanisius portal at the “VP Academic Affairs” link posted at the top, blue boarder of the portal’s main page. A web-based evaluation has also will been posted there for you to submit feedback on the candidates. Evaluation forms for each of the candidates will be open until 5:00 p.m. the day following the forum.
Please consider attending the open session and completing the web-based evaluation. Your input is very important to the search process.
Thank you on behalf of President Hurley and the Search Committee:
| Dr. Mary C. O’Sullivan | Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry, co-chair |
| Dr. Terri L. Mangione | Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, co-chair |
| Marco F. Benedetti | Vice President for Business & Finance |
| Anne Marie Dobies | Assistant VP/Director, Griff Center for Academic Engagement |
| Dr. Kristin E. Finn | Professor, Teacher Education |
| Blair W. Foster | Assoc. VP for Academic Affairs and Registrar |
| Dr. Michael V. Haselswerdt | Professor, Political Science |
| Dr. Mark Hodin | Professor, English and Chair of English Department |
| Leah M. MacVie | Instructional Designer |
| Dr. Sarah R. Morris | Professor, Biology |
| Dr. Mary E. Shea | Professor, Graduate Education & Leadership |
| Dr. Richard A. Shick | Dean, Wehle School of Business |
| Dr. Coral R. Snodgrass | Professor, Management |
Submitted by: Erica Sammarco, assistant to the president
