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Members of the University Community:

¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University has launched a national search for an outstanding leader, communicator and collaborator to serve as our vice president for student affairs. This individual will lead institutional efforts aimed toward enhancing the engaged co-curricular lives of all students within our eight-campus system.

Alfreda Brown, Ed.D., vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, is serving as chair of a 12-member search committee, and the executive search firm Brill Neumann Associates has been retained to assist in the process. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµcommittee is charged with attracting and screening top candidates and making a recommendation to the president of well-qualified finalists from whom to select for campus visits and public interviews by the end of April.

Serving with Vice President Brown on the committee are: Jennifer Bryant, graduate student trustee; Brian Cannon, executive director, Undergraduate Student Government; Danyelle Chambers, Student Diversity Advisory Council; Angela DeJulius, M.D., director, University Health Services; Laurie Donley, director, Enrollment Management and Student Services, Tuscarawas Campus; Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., chair and associate professor, Department of Pan-African Studies; Jennifer Kulics, Ph.D., interim associate vice president and dean of students; Mark Kretovics, Ph.D., interim dean, College of Education, Health and Human Services, and associate professor, Higher Education Administration; Kate McAnulty, Ph.D., assistant dean, Graduate Studies; Eboni Pringle, Ph.D., dean, University College; and Chris Woolverton, Ph.D., professor, Environmental Health Sciences, and interim chair, Health Policy and Management.

This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative student affairs leader to make a significant contribution to ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ at a transformative moment in our history. I am confident our search committee, with the talented support of Brill Neumann Associates, will deliver top candidates for consideration.

To help keep the community informed, .

Your thoughts about the kind of leader we need in this key position and the opportunities we should pursue to advance a bright future for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ will be vital for the success of this important search. Will you please take a few moments to complete a community survey?

Please feel free to send suggestions and nominations to Nicholas Brill and Amy Sugin at Brill Neumann Associates, KentStateVPSA@brillneumann.com.

Thank you for all that you do to make ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University a great place to work, learn and live.

Best regards,

Beverly Warren
President