The Graduate Center presidential search is underway and the DSC wanted to provide some background on the process and announce several ways in which students can participate in the search.

 

Student Involvement: 

            DSC Co-Chairs Amy Martin and Colin P. Ashley serve as the student representatives on the committee.  They can be reached at ccsa@cunydsc.org(Amy) and ccb@cunydsc.org (Colin) if you have nominations and/or any questions or suggestions.

 

Timeline:

  • The call for applications has gone out and applications are due on April 7th.
  • The committee will be reviewing applicants and holding interviews during the months of April and May.
  • Campus visits are scheduled the 1st two weeks of June.

 

Nomination Process:

The committee has published the job announcement in and across several mediums, however they have requested direct nominations/suggestions from the Graduate Center Community.  The board will reach out to those folks who are suggested directly.  Students are encouraged to send suggestions to the two student representatives (Amy and Colin) but can also send them directly to Dr. Jonathan Cole (search committee consultant) at: jrc5@columbia.edu or to the following email: executivesearch@cuny.edu.   Suggestions should include the nominee’s name, contact info, current institution, and a short bio.

 

Nominations sent to Amy and Colin will be posted on the following Google Drive Document.  Presidential Search Nominations  Students are also encouraged to send Amy and Colin messages of additional support for nominated candidates.

 

At the March 4th visit of the search committee to the GC, several GC community members raised concerns over the short notice given to the visit and the minimal extent of its announcement.  The DSC will try to schedule another visit with the search committee in early April as well as a GC student town hall for students to air concerns and suggestions to the student reps on the committee.  Look out for these announcements and please feel free to email us comments if you can’t make those meetings.  Another concern raised at that March 4th meeting was that the dates of the campus visits were scheduled while many in the community would be away from campus.  The student representatives will raise this concern to the committee again.