{"id":194229,"date":"2024-03-21T16:58:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T02:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=194229"},"modified":"2024-05-03T10:15:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T20:15:40","slug":"bor-aims-to-hire-next-president-fall-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/21\/bor-aims-to-hire-next-president-fall-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>BOR<\/abbr> aims to hire next president by fall 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_192188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192188\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnrc-system-bachman-mural-.jpg\" alt=\"Charlot mural at Bachman Hall\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-192188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnrc-system-bachman-mural-.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnrc-system-bachman-mural--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/gnrc-system-bachman-mural--130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-192188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean Charlot mural, Bachman Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Board of Regents<\/a> (<abbr>BOR<\/abbr>) aims to name the next president of the state\u2019s public higher education 10-campus system by fall 2024, and for the next president by the beginning of 2025. The updated timeline was announced at a March 21 <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> presidential search special meeting during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\/regular\/materials\/202403211330\/Special_BOR_03_21_2024_Materials.pdf\">presentation (<small><abbr title=\"portable document format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/small>)<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/wittkieffer.com\/capabilities\/solutions\/executive-search?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=paid-search&#038;utm_campaign=branded&#038;utm_term=wittkieffer&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=CjwKCAiAloavBhBOEiwAbtAJO4XyaIkxkurWi7idFs0QB3dG9tPKPKvIHgKD9u03Y1ZlRINkmX7b1BoCUWIQAvD_BwE\">WittKieffer<\/a>, the firm selected to assist in the search.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The selection of the next president will likely be the single most important decision made by this board and we are committed to doing it thoroughly in an inclusive and transparent manner,&rdquo; said <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> Chair Gabriel Lee. &ldquo;Now, we have clarity on the process forward that includes a number of opportunities for internal and external stakeholders to have their voices heard.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WittKieffer interviews regents individually for input on candidate profile\/position description<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/07\/regents-approve-presidential-search-members\/\">Presidential Search Advisory Group<\/a> (<abbr>PSAG<\/abbr>) holds first meeting after completing ethics, financial disclosures and confidentiality agreement<\/li>\n<li><abbr>PSAG<\/abbr> meets with WittKieffer to provide input on candidate profile\/position description<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April\/May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Public forums in each county (East and West <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island, Maui County, Honolulu County, and <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> County) to solicit public input on candidate profile\/position description<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WittKieffer develops a leadership profile that includes the position description based on the collective input from regents, the county forums, <abbr>PSAG<\/abbr> members and the results of the public survey (2,093 completed)<\/li>\n<li>Leadership profile is reviewed and approved by <abbr>PSAG<\/abbr> and then by the regents at May 16 <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> monthly meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May to August<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Candidate recruitment period<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>July to August<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review of candidate materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>August<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First round of candidate interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three to four finalists are named<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final selection and negotiation<\/li>\n<li>New president is announced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New president begins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Advisory group<\/h2>\n<p>The <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> also finalized the responsibilities of the <abbr>PSAG<\/abbr>. Members will begin meeting in April after completing ethics and financial disclosures and a confidentiality agreement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assist WittKieffer with county forums<\/li>\n<li>Review and assist WittKieffer in developing the leadership profile and position description based on collective input from regents, the presidential survey, the county forums and <abbr>PSAG<\/abbr> members<\/li>\n<li>Review and assess the initial candidate applications and identify candidates for <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> consideration first interview round<\/li>\n<li>Interview the first round of 8\u201312 candidates<\/li>\n<li>Recommend semifinalists for regent consideration, from which 3\u20134 finalists will be selected for final campus in-person interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The regents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/07\/regents-approve-presidential-search-members\/\">unanimously approved<\/a> the 12 <abbr>PSAG<\/abbr> nominees on March 7 and announced on March 1 that <a href=\"https:\/\/wittkieffer.com\/capabilities\/solutions\/executive-search?utm_source=google&#038;utm_medium=paid-search&#038;utm_campaign=branded&#038;utm_term=wittkieffer&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=CjwKCAiAloavBhBOEiwAbtAJO4XyaIkxkurWi7idFs0QB3dG9tPKPKvIHgKD9u03Y1ZlRINkmX7b1BoCUWIQAvD_BwE\">WittKieffer<\/a> had been hired for the search. The new president will succeed President David Lassner, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/19\/uh-president-lassner-retirement-plans\/\">announced in September<\/a> that he will retire in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The updated timeline was announced at a March 21 <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> presidential search special meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[72,626,61,62,63,64,65,546,1633,71,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-194229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-board-of-regents","tag-executive-search","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-presidential-search-2","tag-presidential-search-2024","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194229"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196804,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194229\/revisions\/196804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}