The search for the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences has been narrowed to a pool of 12-15 candidates, according to Marcia Colish, chair of the search committee.
"We are very pleased with the very high quality of candidates," Colish said, who described the selection meeting as "exhilarating".
Wednesday the dean search committee began calling the applicants, which is the first step in narrowing the field of candidates.
If the calls proceed as scheduled, the committee will complete the task by September 29, Colish said.
College Search Consultant Christine Young will then meet with the dean search committee to discuss the candidate pool, eventually cutting the number of applicants in half again.
Interviews will then be held with those remaining candidates in a neutral setting. According to Colish interviews will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Cleveland.
Following the interviews, the remaining candidates will visit the campus in late October. In a series of forums, faculty, staff and students will have opportunities to meet the candidates and contribute to the final selection.
According to Colish, the Stufessor of history, is acting as dean of the college. He took over the position July 1. James Helm, professor of classics, had been acting dean after Mary Ella Feinlieb resigned from the post in March.
In preparation for taking office on July 1, 1997, the new dean will be brought to the college to meet students, faculty and staff.
Colish said that it will be important to integrate the new dean quickly so that he or she may begin to work with Karen Wolff, Conservatory dean on sabbatical this year, in the new role. The new dean will act not only
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