The committee for the College of Public Service (CPS) dean search has shortlisted nine candidates for first-round interviews. All first-round interviews will be conducted virtually over the next few weeks. Following these interviews, each search committee will identify finalists to invite for on-campus interviews. Finalist interviews for the College of Public Service are expected to take place from April 14 – 18.
The links for the CPS Dean job posting can be found here.
Search Committee:
Co-Chairs:
- Ying Shang – Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science
- George Rus – Associate Dean, Letters, Arts, and Sciences
Committee Members:
- Laurel Bidwell – Associate Professor, Social Work (Faculty Assembly Representative)
- Jevita Rogers – Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management & Financial Aid (Staff Council Representative)
- Pam Sawyer – Director of Strategic Initiatives (Equity Advocate)
- Cathy Simmons – Professor w/ Tenure, Department of Social Work (CPS Faculty Representative)
- Henriikka Weir – Associate Professor, Criminal Justice (CPS Faculty Representative)
- Edin Mujkic – Associate Professor w/ Tenure, Homeland Security (CPS Faculty Representative)
- Ila DeBose – Clinical Assistant Professor & BSW Practicum Director (CPS Faculty Representative)
- Robin Kempf, Associate Professor, Administrative Operations (CPS Faculty Representative)
- John Barnett, Associate Teaching Professor, Administrative Operations (CPS Faculty Representative)
- Kara Carnes-Holt – Professor, Counseling & Human Services (COE Faculty Representative)
- Steve Recca – Director of the Center for Human Security (Staff Representative)
- Cortney Strack-Loertscher – Business and Finance Operations Manager (Staff Representative)
- Steve Parker – CPS Advisory Board (Community Member)
- Matthew Dower – Graduate Student, College of Public Service (Graduate Student Representative)