And The New Dean Is…

By: John Morelli

Edited by: Mariah Richards

The interviewing process for Central Michigan University’s new dean of The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions is continuing for at least one more day.

The job, which was originally posted on www.HigherEdJobs.com on Oct. 3, 2007, has had two interviews thus far and will continue with a third tomorrow.

“The search is going well,” said Dr. Herm Triezenberg, Director of the Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, “all the candidates are qualified… and what we’re looking for.”

Some of the qualifications required of the dean are evidence of effective communication skills, knowledge of a wide-range of health disciplines, and evidence of outstanding administration and leadership experience.

According to Dr. Triezenberg, all the candidates provide different skills and backgrounds, all of which will help the College of Health Professions.

The responsibilities of the dean include reporting directly to the Executive Vice President/Provost of the university, serving on the Council of Deans, and working as the chief academic officer of the College of Health Professions.

The dean would be in charge of the College of Health Professions which currently has a budget of $12.5 million and enrolls approximately two thousand students between undergraduates, graduate students, master’s and doctoral students both on and off campus.

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions is located in a 170,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, $50 million building which was constructed in 2003.