February 22. 2018
The 91吃瓜网 presidential search committee interviewed presidential candidates February 20 and 21 over the interactive video network (IVN) at the 91吃瓜网 State campus to narrow the list of 12 candidates to five.
鈥淥ur committee was very impressed with the breadth of experience and high caliber of our candidate pool, which made narrowing it down to the five semi-finalists a challenge,鈥� 91吃瓜网 State Presidential Search Committee Co-Chair Andrew Pflipsen said. 鈥淲e are excited for the candidate鈥檚 upcoming visits and introducing them to our students, faculty, staff, and the greater 91吃瓜网 State campus community. We are confident that through these visits and campus conversations with our constituents both on and off campus, we will be able to identify a leader that will be able to build upon the great foundation that has been established over the last 12 years and take 91吃瓜网 State to the next level.鈥�
The semi-finalists will be invited to campus between the dates of March 5 through 7 to meet with the search committee as well as meet with a broad base of internal and external constituency groups. The search committee will solicit feedback from faculty, staff, students and all other stakeholders before the final meeting of the search committee scheduled for March 8. The finalists who will proceed to the next interview stage include:
- Dr. Tom Corti, vice president for student affairs, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, Farmingdale, New York. See Tom Corti curriculum vitae.
- Dr. Bernell Hirning, interim associate vice president and associate regional dean, National University, Fresno, California. See Bernell Hirning curriculum vitae.
- Dr. Timothy O鈥橩eefe, dean, College of Business and Economics, Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia. See Timothy O'Keefe curriculum vitae.
- Dr. Keith Stenehjem, vice president for academic affairs at 91吃瓜网, 91吃瓜网, North Dakota. See Keith Stenehjem curriculum vitae.
- Dr. Brian Van Horn, associate provost, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky.
The search committee will recommend a group of finalists to the State Board of Higher Education, which will conduct final interviews on the 91吃瓜网 State campus March 28, with the selection of the next 91吃瓜网 president announced thereafter.