{"id":534,"date":"2007-08-17T12:19:22","date_gmt":"2007-08-17T12:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2007\/08\/17\/delta-state-sets-provost-search-timeline-appoints-search-committee\/"},"modified":"2013-09-03T12:56:05","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T12:56:05","slug":"delta-state-sets-provost-search-timeline-appoints-search-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2007\/08\/delta-state-sets-provost-search-timeline-appoints-search-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta State sets Provost Search timeline, appoints Search Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"Arial\">The timeline is admittedly &ldquo;aggressive,&rdquo; Delta State University President, Dr. John M. Hilpert acknowledges, as the University officially announced this morning both its search timeline and committee to find the next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. <\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>&ldquo;Our intended schedule calls for the appointment of a new Provost by Thanksgiving,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;The timing could change, of course, as the realities of the search unfold, but the determination to find the right person will not change.&rdquo;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Dr. Phyllis Bunn, President of the Faculty Senate for the 2007-08 academic term and long-time College of Business professor, will chair the Search Committee. She will be joined in her work by:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Tracy Mims &ndash; College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/span><\/font> <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Dr. Rie Somlai &ndash; College of Arts &amp; Sciences <\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Dr. Darry Hardy &#8211; College of Business <\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Dr. Jenetta Waddell &#8211; College of Education <\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Dr. Scott Hutchens &#8211; College of Education <\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Vicki Bingham &ndash; School of Nursing <\/span><\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Jeff Slagell<\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\"><span> &ndash; President&rsquo;s Cabinet\/Academic Council<\/span><\/font> <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Dr. Tyrone Jackson &ndash; Academic Support Staff<\/span><\/font> <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Deborah Brick &ndash; Student Government Association<\/span><\/font> <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Rori Herbison &ndash; Administrative Staff Council<\/span><\/font> <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Dr. Jackie Thigpen &ndash; Community<\/span><\/font> <\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Greg Redlin &ndash; Ex-Officio (Staffing to the Committee)<\/span><\/font> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>The committee will hold its first meeting next week with advertisements for the position to be placed by Monday, Oct. 1. The committee will begin to review and narrow the candidate pool by Monday, Oct. 22. On-campus interviews are slated for Nov. 5 &ndash; Nov. 12, with the preferred candidate to receive an offer by Monday, Nov. 19. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>&ldquo;Our search will be broad-based and thorough,&rdquo; Hilpert promised. &ldquo;The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs is a key position for the future of Delta State University. We exist, after all, as an academic enterprise, and we must have a leader in this area who can balance effectively issues of quality, development, responsiveness to external realities and advocacy for faculty concerns.&rdquo;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font color=\"#000000\"><span>The Provost position was originally left vacant in March 2007 with the resignation of Dr. John Thornell. After 30-plus years of service to Delta State, Thornell accepted a similar position in North Carolina. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>Delta<\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\"><span> State<\/span><\/font><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\"><span>&rsquo;s Presidential Cabinet opted to postpone a search for Thornell&rsquo;s replacement until the fall semester, reasoning, &ldquo;If we were to begin the search process in March, our best case scenario would have been to have final candidates on campus in May or June. That timing would have made it difficult for many of the faculty and others in our organization to participate.&rdquo; <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\"><span>In the interim, Dr. Billy C. 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