Campus Forums Slated for 3 Finalists Seeking to become UCF’s New Dean of the College of Community Innovation and Education

The campus community is invited to in-person and online presentations on Tuesday (March 15), March 21 and March 22 by finalists for the next dean of the UCF College of Community Innovation and Education.
 
Finalists will discuss their strategies to advance and unify the college. Questions and answers with the audience will follow. The forums are in person with an online viewing option. They are part of a candidate review process that engages students, faculty, administrators and other college stakeholders. The position will report to me as provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
 
I am grateful to the search committee Рco-chaired by Sheila Amin Guti̩rrez de Pi̱eres, dean of the Burnett Honors College, and Mary Lou Sole, dean of the College of Nursing Рfor its robust national search that has identified three outstanding candidates to lead the college.
 
The finalists, presentation dates and location and links for viewing their forums are below. More about each candidate is available on the provost’s newsroom.
 
The site includes a forum feedback form, the job prospectus, and the names of the search committee members. Here are the finalists:
 
B. Grant Hayes, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, East Carolina University
Forum: Tuesday, March 15, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Teaching Academy, Room 130
Link
 
Amy Shearer Lingo, Ed.D.
Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville
Forum: Monday, March 21, 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Teaching Academy, Room 130
Link
 
William Crawley, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of West Florida
Forum: Tuesday, March 22, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Teaching Academy, Room 130
Link
 
The College of Community Innovation and Education enrolls more than 8,400 students and also anchors the UCF Downtown campus. The college plays a central role in supporting UCF’s advancement as a leading metropolitan research university that serves a highly diverse community and champions the success of students from all backgrounds.
 
The university community’s participation and feedback on the finalists are essential as the search committee develops recommendations to inform my decision. I look forward to working with the committee and you to identify an accomplished leader as dean of UCF’s College of Community Innovation and Education.