Board of Regents Special Meeting Summary

News Release from UH BoR June 6, 2013

The Board heard a report from its Presidential Selection Task Group which was charged with examining the logistics of a presidential search. The group’s report included specific considerations on how to proceed with both appointing an interim president who can assume office in September and executing a search for a permanent president.

The Board approved that this same Task Group work with Board of Regents leadership to identify a slate of 2-3 candidates for Interim President for consideration by the Board at a Board meeting in July.

The members of the Task Group are:

• John Holzman, Chair
• Regent Saedene Ota
• Regent Jan Sullivan

The interim president will serve only until a President is in place. It is expected that the selection process for the President will take some months.

The Board also voted to create a Presidential Selection Committee to be composed of the following:

• Regent John Holzman – Chair
• Regents Saedene Ota
• Regent Jan Sullivan
• Regent Chuck Gee
• Regent Barry Mizuno
• Regent James Lee
• Regent Jeffrey Acido            

Ex Officio and non-voting members will be Board Chair Eric Martinson and Committee on Personnel Chair Coralie Matayoshi. 

The Board charged the Selection Committee with preparing as soon as possible a detailed plan for the presidential search, to include items such as a proposed charge for the Selection Committee, proposed statement of criteria for selection, recommendations on engaging the public and key university constituencies in the selection process, consideration of the use of a search firm in the process and associated costs, and proactive efforts to solicit and incorporate public input in the process.

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