Chancellor List down to Five Finalists!

[Maxell]

From the Associated Press

Chancellor candidate pool cut to five at N.C. A&T
Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. - A search committee has cut the list of potential candidates for chancellor of N.C. A&T State University from about 100 to five and officials expect to have a new leader for the school by January.

The search committee, led by trustees Chairwoman Velma Speight-Buford, plans to send a list of finalists to the university trustees for their Sept. 20 meeting. The trustees will send a list of three candidates to UNC President Erskine Bowles, who will recommend a finalist for approval by the UNC Board of Governors.

Speight-Buford said the five finalists include candidates with experience leading universities as well as some from the business world.

Former Chancellor James Renick stepped down this year after almost seven years at A&T. Lloyd Hackley has been the school's interim chancellor since May.

[captaggie]

Would like to see the three finalists to have an open interview with the students and faculty.

[Maxell]

Remember A&T won't select the chancellor, Bowles will. So if there was an open interview, it would better be with the five in order to give Bowles the best three. At a minimum, maybe another open forum with the committee(on which there are student and faculty reps). The BOT give him the three candidates with no single recommendation. You can contact the committee below:

If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please email the Chancellor Search Committee at [e-mail] or call toll free at 1.866.518.6792.

[Bigboy]

I don't trust Bowles at all and anyone he picks I would not trust them either. And this is only my opinion, but I don't feel that Bowles has A&T's best interest in mind.

[A&T AGGIE 96]

bigboy said:

I don't trust Bowles at all and anyone he picks I would not trust them either. And this is only my opinion, but I don't feel that Bowles has A&T's best interest in mind.

I don't "know" Bowles, but what has he done that makes you think he doesn't have A&T's best interest in mind? That's the first time I've heard anything like that and would like to get some more feedback if you can give it.

I went to the commitee meeting they had in Raleigh for Raleigh-Durham Alumni. There were people there from the seach commitee and the UNC system. It was a great meeting. The Alumni didn't hold back in what they wanted and the search commitee and UNC system reps were very responsive.

In fact as I recall the UNC system rep said that Bowles wanted a leader at A&T that was a "big" thinker, fund raiser, and community leader. There were lot's of applicants because the A&T job was concidered a top position in many circles They (UNC system reps) were very aware of A&T's history as an HBCU...and understood what A&T means to Black community in N.C. and around the country.

[AggieBorn]

Wasn't Renick a Bowles hire? We're finding out that everything wasn't in order with the Renick Administration but no other HBCU that I can think of has ever experienced the amount of growth that we did in Renicks tenure. Bowles is fine with me.

[aggierob]

Renick was hired by Molly Broad, when she was UNC system President. Broad had a big academic background and hired chancellors with similiar backgrounds. Bowles is a businessman and a politician. He is looking for people with business acumen and who can assist universities in being less dependent on the UNC system and tax payers for funding. A lot of Renicks success was connected to the $3 Billion Education Bond passed by voters in 2000. Bowles have been told that the NC General Assembly it is not willing to ask voters to approve a big bond program anytime soon. Therefore, campuses must find other ways to fund projects and programs. I believe this will hurt athletic fundraising at HBCU's. Corporations rather give to academics than athletics unless you are a national champion program.

[Aggie77]

captaggie said:

Would like to see the three finalists to have an open interview with the students and faculty.

An open interview with 7-8k people and what would they do in the end, take a vote like the SGA? I don't see where you are going with that "Cap".

[Aggie77]

ataggie96 said:

bigboy said:

I don't trust Bowles at all and anyone he picks I would not trust them either. And this is only my opinion, but I don't feel that Bowles has A&T's best interest in mind.

I don't "know" Bowles, but what has he done that makes you think he doesn't have A&T's best interest in mind? That's the first time I've heard anything like that and would like to get some more feedback if you can give it.

I went to the commitee meeting they had in Raleigh for Raleigh-Durham Alumni. There were people there from the seach commitee and the UNC system. It was a great meeting. The Alumni didn't hold back in what they wanted and the search commitee and UNC system reps were very responsive.

In fact as I recall the UNC system rep said that Bowles wanted a leader at A&T that was a "big" thinker, fund raiser, and community leader. There were lot's of applicants because the A&T job was concidered a top position in many circles They (UNC system reps) were very aware of A&T's history as an HBCU...and understood what A&T means to Black community in N.C. and around the country.

I don’t trust Erskine Bowles not because he has a hidden agenda, but because he is basically a political appointee with no academic background. However, I don't believe the final decision will actually be made by Erskine Bowles anyway, he may make the announcement, but his decision will be based on a recommendation. That recomdendation comes in form of three people, any one of them capable of leading the University if the selection committee and BOT have done their jobs. So, if we end up with the wrong leader, is it really Erskine Bowels we should blame?

Article published Sep 12, 2006 news-record.com

Candidates narrowed to 5 at A&T

By Lanita Withers
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO -- About 100 people applied, but the number of candidates for the open chancellorship at N.C. A&T has been whittled to five.

The chancellor search committee, led by A&T trustees Chairwoman Velma Speight-Buford, plans to meet Sunday and Monday to conduct a second round of interviews with the remaining candidates. Speight-Buford said she hoped to present a slate of candidates to the university's trustees at their meeting Sept. 20.

The trustees will send three finalists, unranked, to UNC system President Erskine Bowles who will recommend a finalist to the UNC Board of Governors for final approval.

A&T has not released the names of the candidates.

The five include a mix of traditional and nontraditional candidates, Speight-Buford said.

"We have candidates who are now serving either as presidents or chancellors," she said. "We also have some nontraditional candidates, coming from business."

It's possible the candidates' names will be revealed prior to the final decision.

"We will be asking the candidates if they would like to meet the people on campus. If they are comfortable with doing that," Speight-Buford said. "If they are not comfortable with us releasing their names, certainly we won't do it."

Speight-Buford said A&T wants to have a chancellor in place by January.

Former Chancellor James Renick stepped down this year after almost seven years in Greensboro.

Lloyd "Vic" Hackley has served as A&T's interim chancellor since May.

Contact Lanita Withers at 373-7071 or [e-mail]

[captaggie]

I like the fact that Bowles is a businessman/politican. He brings a different perspective to defining policy (which is heavy on the political side) for the system. I sure there enough Phds on the board, including our own Dr. H. Martin, to account for academic issues.

True, there are representatives on the screening board for the various university constituents. Evenso, these potential CEOs are interviewing us as well. I cannot think of a better way for the final candidates to understand our school's culture than a "question and answer" session with the foundation of the school -- students and faculty.

[da heretic]

Good idea, Capt.