The campus community is invited to open forums on March 15, March 21 and March 22 for the finalists seeking to become the next dean of UCF’s College of Community Innovation and Education (CCIE).
The forums are in-person with an online viewing option. Each candidate will discuss strategies for advancing student success and academic excellence for the college, which enrolls more than 7,500 students and also anchors the UCF Downtown campus.
The college plays a key role in supporting UCF’s advancement as a leading major metropolitan public research university that serves a highly diverse community, one that champions the success of students from all backgrounds. The position reports to Michael D. Johnson, UCF’s provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
Below are details about the finalists and their forums. The deadline for providing feedback on the candidates is Friday, March 25, at 5 p.m.
B. Grant Hayes, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, East Carolina University
Interest letter | Curriculum vita
Forum:
Tuesday, March 15, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Teaching Academy, Room 130
Online Link | Feedback
Amy Shearer Lingo, Ed.D.
Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville
Interest letter | Curriculum vita
Forum:
Monday, March 21, 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Teaching Academy, Room 130
Online Link | Feedback
William Crawley, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of West Florida
Interest letter | Curriculum vita
Forum:
Tuesday, March 22, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Teaching Academy, Room 130
Online Link | Feedback
The search committee is co-chaired by Sheila Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres, dean of the Burnett Honors College, and Mary Lou Sole, dean of the College of Nursing. They are joined on the committee by:
- Chinyere Anunobi, CCIE representative, Student Senate
- Sejal Mehta Barden, associate professor, Counselor Education, and executive director, Marriage and Family Research Institute, CCIE
- Sarah Bush, professor, K-12 Stem Education, program coordinator, Ph.D. track in Mathematics Education, CCIE
- Florencio “Eloy” Hernandez, associate dean, Research and Innovation, CCIE
- Atsusi Hirumi, professor, Learning Sciences, CCIE
- Su-I Hou, director, Global Health Management & Informatics, CCIE
- Allison Jefferson, assistant dean, Administrative Affairs, CCIE
- Eric Merriam, associate professor, Legal Studies, CCIE
- Rev. Robert M. Spooney, pastor, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, and CEO, R M Spooney & Associates
- Maria Vazquez, deputy superintendent, Orange County Public Schools
- Thomas Vitale, lecturer, Educational Leadership and Higher Education, CCIE
- Ross Wolf, associate vice provost, UCF Downtown
- Staci Zavattarro, professor, Public Administration, CCIE
The search committee will make its recommendations to the provost. The committee’s work has been supported by the search firm Isaacson, Miller.
