Dear colleagues:

On behalf of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, I invite all members of the WMU-AAUP bargaining unit to participate in sessions set for next week to discuss the presidential search now underway at WMU.

A number of opportunities have been scheduled for faculty and other members of the campus community to participate in these conversations. Members of the search committee and representatives of Parker Executive Search, the firm engaged by the PSAC, will be in attendance at all sessions to answer your questions and listen to your suggestions. The PSAC will use your input to craft the position description and recruit promising candidates.

A session exclusively for members of the WMU-AAUP bargaining unit is scheduled for next Wednesday, November 16, at 2pm, in room 210 of the Bernhard Center.

If you are not able to attend the WMU-AAUP session, I encourage you to try to make it to one (or more) of the other sessions.

These include three sessions for which attendance is open to all members of the university community (all three in the North Ballroom of the Bernhard Center): 

• Tuesday, November 15, 5:30-6:30pm
• Wednesday, November 16, 9:30-10:30am
• Thursday, November 17, 2:30-3:30pm

In addition to these open meetings, sessions are also scheduled for various constituency groups on campus, including students, staff employee groups, and other constituencies. Several of these sessions may be of interest to WMU-AAUP faculty, including the following:

Tuesday, November 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Diversity Affinity Groups (242 Bernhard)

Wednesday, November 16 (all meetings in 210 Bernhard)

• 8:30-9:30am: International Education Council/HIGE
• 1-2 pm: Extended University Programs
• 2-3 pm: WMU-AAUP faculty
• 4-5 pm:  Faculty Senate

Thursday, November 17 (all meetings in 204 Bernhard)

• 12:30-1:30pm: OVPR/research focus and Centers/Institutes
• 1:30-2:30pm: Emeriti and Western Association of Retired Faculty

The input of the Board-appointed faculty is going to be critical throughout the search process. Please plan to attend one or more of these discussions sessions next week, and please encourage colleagues to attend as well.

More information about the search is available here and will be updated regularly.

In solidarity,
Lisa