The North Dakota State University Presidential Search Committee has selected five candidates to come to Fargo for on-campus interviews beginning Monday, January 24.
Candidates will meet with students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and campus and community leaders, with the search committee soliciting feedback from these key stakeholder groups.
Each candidate is also briefly scheduled for a meet-and-greet in Bismarck with statewide officials on the second day of their visits. A media availability from 5-5:30 p.m. will be followed by a meet-and-greet with community leaders from 5:30-7 p.m. The schedule for the Bismarck visits is as follows:
January 25
David Cook, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs & Economic Development
University of Kansas (at Lawrence)
N.D. Heritage Center and State Museum – Northern Lights Atrium
January 26
Debra Larson, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
California State University (at Chico)
N.D. Heritage Center and State Museum – Northern Lights Atrium
January 27
Michael Tidwell, Ph.D.
Immediate Past President
University of Texas (at Tyler)
N.D. Heritage Center and State Museum – Missouri River Event Center
February 1
Hesham El-Rewini, Ph.D., P.E.
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Marymount University (in Washington, D.C. area)
N.D. Heritage Center and State Museum – Northern Lights Atrium
February 2
Mary Holz-Clause, Ph.D.
Acting Executive Chancellor
University of Minnesota (Morris and Crookston)
N.D. Heritage Center and State Museum – Northern Lights Atrium
Following the on-campus interviews, the search committee will recommend an unranked slate of finalists to the State Board of Higher Education. The board will conduct final interviews on the NDSU campus on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, with the selection of the next NDSU president announced thereafter. It is anticipated that the new NDSU president will assume office in June 2022.
(ND University System release)
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