海角社区 this week launched a comprehensive website for the university鈥檚 search for a new president, creating a resource that will help attract the best candidates for the job while keeping the university community informed about progress.
The presidential search website can be found at . It includes the position description; a search 鈥渞oadmap鈥 of the process; short bios and pictures of the 19 search committee members; videos of the five 鈥渓istening sessions鈥 with students, faculty and staff; and other information.
Faculty Senate Chair and Board of Visitors Vice Rector co-chair the presidential search committee.
鈥淚n today鈥檚 market, it鈥檚 essential to have a website that leaves a strong impression with candidates about the university they would lead,鈥 said Hazel, JD 鈥84, who served on the previous two Mason presidential search committees that led to the hiring of (1996-2012) and (2012-2019). 鈥淎t the same time, this is an important resource for engaging with our community. The common refrain we heard from Mason students, faculty and staff at the listening sessions is that they want to be kept as informed as possible throughout the search process.鈥
Davis and Hazel also will host a 鈥減residential search community session鈥 to update the university community and to answer questions about the search. The community session is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Merten Hall, Room 1201, on the Fairfax 海角社区.
鈥淓very member of the university community has a stake in the choice of our next president,鈥 said Davis, who is a in the . 鈥淭he website and community sessions will give all stakeholders an opportunity to engage with the committee early in the process.鈥
The president position opened this past summer when Cabrera departed Mason to become president at Georgia Tech, his alma mater. , the former Virginia secretary of education and a Mason visiting professor, was named interim Mason president effective Aug. 1.