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by RACHEL DINKIN
Intern News Reporter
Provost Stan R. Aeschleman will step down June 30, 2010, and the search for a new provost will begin.
Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock has put together a search committee, chaired by the College of Business Dean Randy Edwards and Faculty Senate Chair Michael B. Ramey to find a new candidate to fill the position.
“I would like to find someone just like Dr. Aeschleman,” Peacock said. “He is very data-driven, makes decisions based on facts and figures, is a team player and truly understands the culture at Appalachian.”
The provost is
second-in-command to the chancellor and has administrative,
programmatic and fiscal responsibility for all academic programs, and
manages a $150 million budget.
In
addition to providing oversight for the academic disciplines, other
responsibilities include admissions, distance education, library,
information technology, diversity and compliance, international
programs, strategic planning, assessment, accreditation and academic
operations.
Edwards
said the process to find a new provost involves the search committee
selecting approximately four to six candidates who will be interviewed
on campus next semester, along with recommendations from the committee
of several of the most qualified candidates.
“Because
this is a very important position, we will use an outside search firm,
Isaacson Miller, to assist the search committee in identifying the best
candidates,” Edwards said. “The ad for the position will also be placed
in national publications like The Chronicle of Higher Education.”
The search committee’s first meeting was Wednesday and an open forum to receive input is scheduled for Nov. 5.
In these meetings, Edwards said the committee will develop a list of
desired qualifications after receiving input from the campus community.
“Overall,
I have no regrets, and leave feeling contented that I worked as hard
and as systematically as I could,” Aeschleman said.
He said he hopes the new provost will continue to work on the vision of the Appalachian State University Strategic Plan, which
Aeschleman developed and chaired himself.
Aeschleman also extended appreciation toward Peacock for all of his support, both personally and with Academic Affairs.
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