Campus Visits

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce finalists for the position of Director of UM Summer. Candidates will be visiting campus beginning December 13. There will be an open forum for each finalist, consisting of a brief introduction and a presentation responding to a prompt provided to each candidate followed by a question and answer session during the remaining time. All members of the campus community are invited to attend these events. Zoom links are available for those who wish to join remotely.

Dannette Fadness (CV)
Monday, December 13
3:15-4:15 p.m.
UC 329
Zoom Recording

Sara Schroeder (CV)
Tuesday, December 14
4:00-5:00 p.m.
UC 329
Zoom Recording

Julie Cahill (CV)
Thursday, December 16
4:00-5:00 p.m.
UC 329
Zoom Recording

Campus Feedback

The search committee is also seeking feedback from the campus community on the candidates. Please share your thoughts by completing this survey by 9 a.m., Monday, December 20.

Position Advertisement

Charge

With search committee chair Dan Lee’s leadership, the committee should be able to deliver candidates for interviews by November 2021, and enable the selection of the Director to begin work in January 2022.

It is not the task of the search committee to rank the finalists for the position. The search committee will prepare recommendations to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, specifying which finalists are and are not acceptable, and the strengths and weaknesses of each acceptable candidate.

It is hard to overemphasize the importance of selecting a skilled, visionary, and innovative leader for this Director of UM Summer position.  The search committee will review the job description closely to understand the essential expertise and attributes we are seeking.  As a primary function, this person will provide strategic leadership and guidance in developing a range of distinctive summer course offerings and programs at UM geared toward student success and market demand.  There is strong encouragement from UM leadership to increase summer enrollment through effective marketing, recruitment, student support, and strong partnerships across campus.

Search Committee

Dan Lee, Associate Dean, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and search committee chair

Jessica Anderson, Advisor, University Advising Center

Erin Heaton, ASUM Senator

Michael Mayer, Professor, Department of History

Tom McClintock, Program Coordinator, Office of the Provost and UM Staff Senator

Becka Simons, Interim Director, UM Summer