12.10.2003
New UMass President By Spring 2004
State House News Service's Amy Lambiaso is reporting that UMass will be naming its next president sometime next spring, near February or March.
A meeting, closed to the public, was held this morning at 8am at the Omni Parker House.
"Committee members briefed reporters shortly before the closed morning session began, a meeting co-chairman Dennis Austin called the beginning of a 'new phase' of the already four-month long search process," writes State House News. "Austin said he anticipates having the 'very large' field of candidates narrowed to between 10 and 12 by mid-January, when the extensive interview process will begin..."
MORE: "Wednesday’s meeting was to discuss specifically individual candidates and begin narrowing the field, Austin said. The names of all candidates will be kept confidential until a new president has been chosen, he said."
Jack Wilson, former UMass vice president for academic affairs and CEO of UMassOnline, is currently serving as interim president.
RELATED: Wilson, who is coming to the UMass Boston campus this Friday, is seeking an 8% budget hike from the state legislature:
"Jack M. Wilson, president of the University of Massachusetts, is asking for money in the next fiscal budget to cover employee pay raises on an annual basis, but is not seeking funding for any new programs.
Wilson submitted a $382.5 million budget request to Gov. Mitt Romney today, a nearly $30 million or 8 percent increase over the current budget. The new fiscal year begins July 1, 2004..."
The search for a new president for MIT:
"Among the obvious requirements for next president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are a towering intellect, prodigious fund-raising abilities and charm..."
EVEN MORE: Kevin Rothstein reports for the Herald.
Cheryl Wilson for the Hampshire Gazette.
A meeting, closed to the public, was held this morning at 8am at the Omni Parker House.
"Committee members briefed reporters shortly before the closed morning session began, a meeting co-chairman Dennis Austin called the beginning of a 'new phase' of the already four-month long search process," writes State House News. "Austin said he anticipates having the 'very large' field of candidates narrowed to between 10 and 12 by mid-January, when the extensive interview process will begin..."
MORE: "Wednesday’s meeting was to discuss specifically individual candidates and begin narrowing the field, Austin said. The names of all candidates will be kept confidential until a new president has been chosen, he said."
Jack Wilson, former UMass vice president for academic affairs and CEO of UMassOnline, is currently serving as interim president.
RELATED: Wilson, who is coming to the UMass Boston campus this Friday, is seeking an 8% budget hike from the state legislature:
"Jack M. Wilson, president of the University of Massachusetts, is asking for money in the next fiscal budget to cover employee pay raises on an annual basis, but is not seeking funding for any new programs.
Wilson submitted a $382.5 million budget request to Gov. Mitt Romney today, a nearly $30 million or 8 percent increase over the current budget. The new fiscal year begins July 1, 2004..."
The search for a new president for MIT:
"Among the obvious requirements for next president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are a towering intellect, prodigious fund-raising abilities and charm..."
EVEN MORE: Kevin Rothstein reports for the Herald.
Cheryl Wilson for the Hampshire Gazette.
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