UCF is in the final stage of determining the founding dean of UCF Libraries following a national search.
Michael D. Johnson, interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, will make the decision and announce it to the campus community. The interview process has included public forums with finalists and engagement with students, faculty, administrators, and other key stakeholders.
The founding dean will work with library staff, faculty, and others from across campus to help shape the library’s vision in support of UCF’s future as a leading metropolitan research university serving a highly diverse community and dedicated to the success of students from all backgrounds. See the job description.
A search committee for the position identified and evaluated top candidates as presented to the interim provost. The committee is co-chaired by Dr. Theodorea Regina Berry, vice provost, Student Learning and Academic Success and dean, College of Undergraduate Studies, and Dr. Christopher Ingersoll, dean of the College of Health Professions and Sciences. Other committee members are:
- Buenaventura (Ven) Basco, associate librarian, Research and Information Services
- Penny Beile, librarian and associate director, Research, Education, and Engagement
- Tim Bottorff, associate librarian, Rosen Library, UCF Connect Libraries
- Cynthia Kisby, associate librarian and interim associate director of Administrative Services
- Joel Lavoie, business relationship manager, UCF IT
- Caroline Pratt Marrett, associate lecturer, Exceptional Student Education, College of Community Innovation and Education
- Benjamin Rembaum, deputy chief of staff, Student Government Association
- Glen Samuels, Library Technical Assistant II, Circulation
- Maria Cristina Santana, associate professor, director, Women and Gender Studies Program, College of Arts and Humanities
- Laurence von Kalm, associate dean, College of Sciences
- Amanda Walden, associate lecturer, Health Management Informatics, College of Community Innovation and Education
UCF has retained the search firm Isaacson, Miller to support the committee’s work.
