Update on Leadership Searches

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:04:21 -0500

Dear UMBC Community,

I am pleased to update you on important steps forward in our national searches for two key university leadership roles. With my thanks to all who have agreed to serve, I write today to share the membership of the committees for the searches for our next provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and our next vice president of student affairs. Anupam Joshi, Professor and Chair of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, will chair the provost search committee, and Katharine Cole, Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, will chair the student affairs vice president search committee. The full membership of each committee is listed below.

These roles are critically important, and I know this news has been eagerly anticipated. There will be opportunities for the community to participate broadly in providing input to the committees for both searches as they begin their work with our external search consultant, Isaacson, Miller. You will hear more about those opportunities for input in the coming weeks. I value the diverse perspectives among the UMBC community and look forward to your continued engagement.

Sincerely,

President Valerie Sheares Ashby

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee

Chair: Anupam Joshi, Professor and Chair, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Viridiana Colosio-Martinez, Graduate Student, Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Kathy Dettloff, Vice President for Administration and Finance

Charles Dionisio Eggleton, Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Linda Dusman, Professor, Music

William Parham, Jr. '23, Psychology

Matthew Pelton, Professor, Physics

David Rosenbloom, Professor and Chair, Ancient Studies

Michelle Starz-Gaiano, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Brandy Wallace, Associate Professor, Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health

Claire Welty, Professor, Environmental Engineering

Vice President of Student Affairs Search Committee

Chair: Katharine Cole, Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Laura Antkowiak, Associate Professor, Political Science, and Director of Sondheim Scholars Program

K. Jill Barr, Associate Vice Provost and Assistant Dean, Graduate School

Brian Barrio, Director of Athletics

Jessica Burnstrem, Graduate Student, Language, Literacy, and Culture

IyinOluwa Folarin '23, Biochemistry

James Hamilton, Academic Advising Coordinator, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Jeff Leips, Professor, Biological Sciences

Yvette Mozie-Ross '88, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Planning

Neha Raikar, Lecturer, Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Fatima Wajid '24, Biological Sciences