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Stetson Departure | Search begins for new admit dean
Advisory committee meets for first time; search firm picked to recruit candidates
Emily Babay
Gutmann has only said the date switch was in the "best interests" of Stetson and the University.
It is important for a search firm to know the full picture behind a resignation as it helps a school find a replacement, Leo said.
"The easiest way to make life difficult for anyone trying to assist an institution is to not tell them the whole story," he said.
When an official leaves under circumstances that might make the position less attractive to candidates, Leo said, it is "important to be up front and honest and have a response to that."
Consultants say an average academic search takes about seven to nine months.
Alam added that a longer search process is not unusual and is a "sign that the search committee is being very stringent and good at selecting the right person rather than feeling rushed to come to a decision."
The advisory committee includes University Board of Trustees chairman James Riepe; the deans of the Wharton School and the schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Applied Sciences and Nursing; the tri-chairmen of the Faculty Senate; Penn Alumni President Paul Williams; Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity chairman Egbert Perry; Undergraduate Assembly chairman Jason Karsh and senior-class president Puneet Singh.
Eric Kaplan will remain interim dean until a replacement is found.
It is important for a search firm to know the full picture behind a resignation as it helps a school find a replacement, Leo said.
"The easiest way to make life difficult for anyone trying to assist an institution is to not tell them the whole story," he said.
When an official leaves under circumstances that might make the position less attractive to candidates, Leo said, it is "important to be up front and honest and have a response to that."
Consultants say an average academic search takes about seven to nine months.
Alam added that a longer search process is not unusual and is a "sign that the search committee is being very stringent and good at selecting the right person rather than feeling rushed to come to a decision."
The advisory committee includes University Board of Trustees chairman James Riepe; the deans of the Wharton School and the schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Applied Sciences and Nursing; the tri-chairmen of the Faculty Senate; Penn Alumni President Paul Williams; Trustees Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity chairman Egbert Perry; Undergraduate Assembly chairman Jason Karsh and senior-class president Puneet Singh.
Eric Kaplan will remain interim dean until a replacement is found.
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