Possible Provost selected, identity unknown
Interim Provost Ali Houshmand second on search list
By: Amy Peterson
Issue date: 3/11/05 Section: News
Originally published: 3/13/05 at 7:04 AM EST
Last update: 3/13/05 at 7:07 AM EST
Originally published: 3/13/05 at 7:04 AM EST
Last update: 3/13/05 at 7:07 AM EST
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Telephone interviews were then conducted by the consultants. Subsequent to the phone interviews, the committee conducted interviews with twelve people. Of these 12, four were sent to Papadakis for his consideration. After meeting with the four, Papadakis decreed three of the four to be unacceptable. The committee decided to go back to the consultants and try again.
For the second round of the search, the committee began by looking at the top 100 universities according to U.S. News and World Report, omitting the first 20 as well as schools without engineering colleges, and looking at people in the positions of provost, vice provost and dean at the remaining universities that might be interested in Drexel's provost position.
Using this strategy, the committee found ten more prospects. Stewart and Pennoni conducted phone interviews with these ten new prospects.
"Five out of the ten declined going any further," Pennoni said. "Three had some initial interest, but were deemed not to be acceptable at Drexel. Two out of the ten were interviewed and one was recommended to the President."
Out of the two candidates recommended for the position of provost, one was the only candidate from the first search deemed acceptable and the other was the final candidate from the second search.
"The committee was unanimous in wanting to get someone that they feel is going to move forward the academic mission of Drexel University," Pennoni said. "We want someone who is a strong acquisition, who will focus on academics and the academic enterprise, who we're reaching up for."
For the second round of the search, the committee began by looking at the top 100 universities according to U.S. News and World Report, omitting the first 20 as well as schools without engineering colleges, and looking at people in the positions of provost, vice provost and dean at the remaining universities that might be interested in Drexel's provost position.
Using this strategy, the committee found ten more prospects. Stewart and Pennoni conducted phone interviews with these ten new prospects.
"Five out of the ten declined going any further," Pennoni said. "Three had some initial interest, but were deemed not to be acceptable at Drexel. Two out of the ten were interviewed and one was recommended to the President."
Out of the two candidates recommended for the position of provost, one was the only candidate from the first search deemed acceptable and the other was the final candidate from the second search.
"The committee was unanimous in wanting to get someone that they feel is going to move forward the academic mission of Drexel University," Pennoni said. "We want someone who is a strong acquisition, who will focus on academics and the academic enterprise, who we're reaching up for."
