UC President and former Chancellor Robert Dynes named a 17-member advisory committee to aid in the search for the new UCSD Chancellor on Oct. 15. The committee will meet three times to solicit input from the UCSD community, review recommendations from a subcommittee of faculty and present a final list of six to eight candidates to Dynes.
Vice Chancellor for External Relations
The committee is comprised of Dynes, UC Board of Regents Chair John Moores, five UC Regents, five faculty members from several UC campuses, two student representatives and representatives of the alumni, staff and community.
The first meeting was held on Oct. 17, when it convened for most of the day to meet community leaders and administration and faculty members.
“”What the search committee must do is talk to the various stakeholders in the community to make sure they understand the essential qualifications, as viewed from the point of view of the administrators, community leaders and faculty, and eventually see what the commonalities are so that they can not only put together the right job description, but identify candidates that respond to what this community believes is important in a leader,”” Vice Chancellor for External Affairs James E. Langley said.
The committee’s current timeline, released on Acting Chancellor of UCSD Marsha Chandler’s Web site, calls for them to present Dynes with their recommendations in January 2004, with Dynes then interviewing the final candidates. Dynes expects to complete the interviews and recommend one candidate to the regents at a closed session meeting in February 2004.
The regents hope to have a new chancellor by the end of Winter quarter. Delays have already pushed the final recommendation date from January to February.
While the committee has not yet officially received any nominations or applications, UC bylaws require the president to submit between five and 15 nominations to the committee.
“”We’ll reach a point very soon where they will invite nominations,”” Langley said. “”There has been a job description that has been posted in advertisements, and I think people are starting to apply, but the search committee has not yet sat down and looked at individual applications or nominations yet.””
The job description posted on the chancellor’s Web site at UCSD states that, “”candidates should have demonstrated leadership skills in an academic environment, senior experience in the administration of large-scale, diverse and complex organizations, preferably research universities, and a strong record of teaching, research and scholarship.””
A.S. Vice President Internal Jennifer Pae will serve as the undergraduate representative of the committee. Pae said she is currently soliciting input from the student body. Students can send opinions and suggestions to [email protected]. Pae said she felt “”strong leadership qualities”” and “”effective communications skills”” would be essential ingredients in any chancellor. But Pae also said she is unable to comment on specifics due to strict confidentiality concerns during the search.
“”I think that it is extremely important for me to represent the students to the best of my abilities and make sure that the students’ voice is heard and recognized, especially in this process to select the new chancellor for the university,”” Pae said. “”I hope to serve the students and make the best recommendations for President Dynes.””
In order to facilitate the search, the committee has retained search firm A.T. Kearney Incorporated to aid in recruiting, screening and conducting interviews.
“”The search firm is there to manage and support the efforts of the advisory committee,”” UC spokeswoman Lavonne Luquis said. “”The advisory committee, through the work of the search firm, initiates the candidate review process and considers the qualifications of each candidate.””
Once reviews have been conducted and a list of candidates presented, the search firm will conduct reference and preliminary background checks and help in providing an “”overview”” of each candidate, Luquis said.
“”The search firm assists with maintaining strict confidentiality throughout the process and will assist the president in negotiating the terms of the appointment,”” Luquis said.
A.T. Kearney will receive compensation equal to one-third of the expected annual salary of the future chancellor.
According to the California Federation of Teachers, Dynes received a base salary of $276,600 while serving as chancellor.
