NOTES OF THE VICE PROVOST FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
SEARCH COMMITTTE MEETING
January 31, 2007
Members present: Jerry Bayless, Paula Cochran, Pat Davis, Gene Doty, Kelvin Erickson, Greg Gelles, Leon Hall, Frank Liou, Bruce McMillin, Keith Nisbett, and Jay Switzer
Member absent: Kimberly Henthorn
Provost Warren Wray convened the committee, gave the committee their charge, and reviewed the vice provost for academic affairs position requirements and duties. He asked the committee to select a chair, a vice-chair, and recorder. All of these positions were selected by acclamation. They are: Chair—Greg Gelles; Vice-Chair—Leon Hall; and Recorder—Pat Davis. At this point the Provost left and Dr. Gelles presided.
Dr. Gelles identified the construction of the job position’s duties, responsibilities and qualifications as the first order of business. Kelvin Erickson indicated that the Personnel Committee during the restructuring process had drafted a list of duties for this position. He will send this list to all committee members electronically. Greg Gelles, Leon Hall, and Gene Doty agreed to draft this document. They decided to meet on Friday, February 2, at 3:30 to begin the work with a target date of Monday, February 5, to circulate the draft to the committee. The committee will then be asked to recommend any changes by Tuesday, February 6. It may then be possible to post the position on February 7, with the application deadline of February 21. There was some discussion as to the eligibility of Curators and named professors’ eligibility to apply for the position. Based on the requirements posted for the Vice-Provost for Research such professors would be required to relinquish the title to accept the VPAA position.
Provost Wray, in his opening remarks, encouraged the committee to be pro-active in seeking qualified candidates. The search is limited to interested persons on the UMR campus, so it was suggested that each committee member submit the names of three individuals he/she believes to be a good candidate for the position. These nominations should be sent to Dr. Gelles by the close of business on Friday, February 2.
The committee decided to require a vision statement along with a resume and letter of application of all applicants. There was some uncertainty as to the extent of Human Resources’ involvement and time frame requirements in this search process. Dr. Gelles will check with HR and report to the committee.
The committee must submit a finalist’s list to Provost Wray no later than March 2.
The next committee meeting will be held on Monday, February 5, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. in 117 Fulton Hall. Items to be discussed will be the committee’s list of nominations and the job description/advertisement.
