Dear campus community:
Greetings to all. This is another in a series of updates intended to keep you informed about the work of the President and Dean Search Committee. The search is progressing well and on schedule.
The committee members met recently to discuss our progress and to initiate the systematic review of applications. This initial review, the first of several stages in the candidate vetting process, will continue throughout fall.
The multi-faceted process of building a strong and diverse pool of well-qualified candidates is ongoing. We ask once more for your help in identifying promising prospects or people who might be able to suggest such prospects. Please reach out to our consulting team, Julie Tea and Anne Koellhoffer of Storbeck Search, at MHSLDean@storbecksearch.com with names and contact information related to any potential candidates. The nominations and suggestions that we receive from those closest to the Mitchell Hamline community may be among the most meaningful in the process of candidate generation.
The committee members will meet again in early November to begin reducing the pool of applicants to a smaller group for further review and evaluation.
The search prospectus continues to be available for your review on the Storbeck Search website. On behalf of the search committee, I will share additional periodic updates with you throughout the process. If you have any questions, please be in touch at Dean.Search@mitchellhamline.edu. Thank you for your support.
James Jacobson, vice chair of the board of trustees and chair of the president and dean search committee