MADISON, Wis.—Amy B. Bogost, President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, and Jay Rothman, President of the Universities of Wisconsin, today appointed a 14-member Search and Screen Committee to help identify the next UW-Oshkosh (UWO) chancellor. Chancellor Andrew Leavett has announced that he is stepping down next year.
Regent Ashok Rai will chair the Search and Screen Committee. Andrew Smock, Associate Professor, Department of Radio TV Film, College of Letters & Science, will be the vice chair. Other members of the committee are:
- Desmond Adongo, Regent
- Holly Brenner, Board Chair, UW-Oshkosh Foundation
- Seon Yoon Chung, Dean, College of Nursing
- David Fuller, Professor, Department of Economics, College of Business
- Haben Goitom, Regent
- Jim Kreuser, Regent
- Allison Kunde, Administrative Assistant III, Provost’s Office
- Chrissy Lambie, Assistant Director, Career & Professional Development
- Timothy Nixon, Regent
- Aaron Sherer, Executive Director, Paine Art Center and Gardens
- Sandy Yanez Velasquez, Director of Staff, Oshkosh Student Government
- Karen Walsh, Regent
“The next leader of UW-Oshkosh must be prepared to embrace the opportunities and challenges facing the university as it pursues financial sustainability and academic renewal – all while focusing on student success,” Bogost said. Student success is at the heart of UW-Oshkosh, which enrolls nearly 13,000 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and high school learners. Students benefit from personalized support with small class sizes, a wealth of academic and personal support services, and personalized career and academic advising. Located in Wisconsin’s Fox Valley, the university plays a critical role in the region through partnerships and research, while students benefit from employment, entertainment, and recreation in a thriving community and region. The Search and Screen Committee is expected to convene soon when the committee will receive its charge regarding its mission and will review search procedures. A team of staff from Universities of Wisconsin Administration Human Resources, the Office of the Board of Regents, and the executive search firm of Storbeck Search/DSG Global will assist the committee throughout this search process. The committee will determine and interview candidates. A Special Regent Committee will review candidates forwarded by the Search and Screen Committee. The Special Regent Committee will include Regents Rai, Adongo, Goitom, Kreuser, Nixon, and Walsh and will be chaired by Rai. The successful candidate will require the approval of the full Board of Regents.
