Delta State University President William N. LaForge announced Monday the composition of the search committee for the position of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI extend a special word of appreciation to all faculty and staff who indicated a willingness to serve on the committee,\u201d said LaForge. \u201cI believe that the members of the committee will ensure fair and proportionate representation across the College of Arts and Sciences. I am grateful to each of these members for agreeing to serve in this important capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Members of the search committee include: E. E. \u201cButch\u201d Caston, chair; Kim Rushing (Art); Ellen Green (Biological\/Physical Sciences); Chuck Smithhart (Biological\/Physical Sciences); Tricia Walker (Delta Music Institute); Yongqin Zhang (Geospatial Information Technology); Georgene Clark (Languages\/Literature); Don Allan Mitchell (Faculty Senate); Rose Strahan (Retired, Dedicated Statesmen Association, Mathematics); Bret Pimentel (Music); Mark Butler (Music); Cora Jackson (Social Work); Ethan Schmidt (Social Sciences\/History); Paulette Meikle-Yaw (Social Sciences\/History); Jeff Slagell (Library); and Myrtis Tabb (Ex Officio, Human Resources).<\/p>\n
The committee will review applications and deliberate during December and January. After the on-campus interviews, planned for mid-to-late January, the committee will recommend to the Provost up to three candidates, unranked, including the highlights of positives and areas of concern of each candidate.<\/p>\n
The Provost will select the new dean from the pool of top candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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