Presidential Search Update

To the Florida Atlantic community,

Today we completed the last of our 16 listening sessions, which included sessions on the Boca Raton, Jupiter and Davie campuses, along with virtual sessions for those who could not attend in-person. I also visited the Faculty Senate to hear input on the qualities we should seek in our next president. Thank you to Kim Dunn, our Faculty Senate President, for the invitation to attend and thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion.

With the information we received throughout the listening sessions, the search firm will now work with the search committee to prepare the presidential position criteria, which will be reviewed at the committee’s next scheduled meeting on Sept. 25. If you were unable to attend the listening sessions but would still like to provide input to inform that process, please visit the Presidential Search website and click on Stakeholder Input, where you can provide your thoughts. The website also includes the email address for submitting nominations to the search firm Buffkin/Baker.

After the position criteria and the marketing plan are submitted to the Board of Trustees, the search committee will be ready to advertise the position and begin the process of identifying and vetting applicants. I will continue to update you on our progress throughout the fall semester.

Go Owls!

Sherry Murphy
Chair, Presidential Search Committee

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