The committee in charge of finding Western Michigan University's next president says the search process will be confidential. It says that means no public presentations on campus by finalists. It says that's necessary to make sure that it has the widest and most diverse pool of candidates to consider.
The search may be confidential but the committee also announced on Friday, Nov. 4, that the process will not be closed.
The committee says it will seek input from faculty, staff, alumni, and the community. Open sessions to provide that input are scheduled on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 9:30 a.m.; and Thursday, Nov. 17, at 2:30 p.m. All of the meetings will be held in the North Ballroom at the Bernhard Center. The committee says the comments it receives will be considered as it develops a "leadership profile" of the qualities Western needs in its next president.
In the interest of transparency, the committee says it will issue regular updates about the status of the search.
Western is looking for someone to replace current President John Dunn when he retires June 30, 2017.
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