  {"id":191729,"date":"2024-02-09T17:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T03:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=191729"},"modified":"2024-04-17T21:23:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:23:18","slug":"regents-to-consider-presidents-search-advisory-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/09\/regents-to-consider-presidents-search-advisory-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>UH<\/abbr> regents to consider president\u2019s search advisory group candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_106522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106522\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/system-bachman-mural-sm.png\" alt=\"University of Hawaii system seal with Jean Charlot mural\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-106522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/system-bachman-mural-sm.png 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/system-bachman-mural-sm-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/system-bachman-mural-sm-130x73.png 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bachman Hall mural by Jean Charlot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Board of Regents<\/a> (<abbr>BOR<\/abbr>) will consider candidates for the stakeholder advisory group that will assist in the search for the next president of the state&#8217;s public higher education system. The regents will vote to approve up to 12 candidates for the Presidential Search Advisory Group at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\/regular\/materials\/202402161200\/Special_BOR_02_16_2024_Materials.pdf\">February 16 special presidential search <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> meeting<\/a> at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates are being recommended to the board by a group that consists of a representative from each of the four <abbr>UH<\/abbr> governance groups (All Campus Council of Faculty Senate Chairs, University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Staff Council, University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Student Council and \u200b\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/pukoa\/Mission.html\"><span aria-label=\"Pukoa\">P&#363;ko&#699;a<\/span> Council<\/a>) and Regent Ernest Wilson and Gabriel Lee, the <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> vice chairs. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/04\/regents-finalize-process-president-search-advisory-group\/\">selection process for the advisory group was approved January 4<\/a> at a special presidential search <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidential Search Advisory Group candidates are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jaret <abbr>KC<\/abbr> Leong&#8212;Director of M\u0101noa Academy and Academic Pathways; <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Staff Council Co-Chair<\/li>\n<li>Erin E. Centeio&#8212;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Associate Professor in the College of Education; All Campus Council for Faculty Senate Chairs (<abbr>ACCFSC<\/abbr>) Co-Chair<\/li>\n<li>Lindsey Millerd&#8212;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> <abbr>ASUH<\/abbr> President; <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Student Caucus Representative<\/li>\n<li>Kamakanaokealoha Aquino&#8212;Native Hawaiian Coordinator, P&#363;ko\u2019a Council Representative\n<\/li>\n<li>Dom Bonifacio&#8212;Leeward Community College <abbr>ASUH<\/abbr> senator<\/li>\n<li>Jerris R. Hedges&#8212;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa John A. Burns School of Medicine Dean Emeritus<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Marc T. Higa&#8212;Former <abbr>UH<\/abbr> regent, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College Grants Office Director<\/li>\n<li>Duane K. Kurisu&#8212;Former <abbr>UH<\/abbr> regent, aio Chairman and <abbr>CEO<\/abbr><\/li>\n<li>Tammi Oyadomari-Chun&#8212;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Education Deputy Superintendent of Strategy<\/li>\n<li>Dirk Soma&#8212;<span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> Community College Associate Professor of Business<\/li>\n<li>Livingston &ldquo;Jack&rdquo; Wong&#8212;Kamehameha Schools Chief Executive Officer<\/li>\n<li>Noe Noe Wong-Wilson&#8212;Hawaiian Civic Club of Hilo President, &#699;\u0100ina Aloha Economic Development Futures Initiative Founding Co-Author<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/offices\/bor\/regular\/materials\/202402161200\/Special_BOR_02_16_2024_Materials.pdf\">More information on the candidates can be found in the meeting materials<\/a>. To be considered, candidates had to agree to advise the search committee, be open to receiving recommendations and names, observe confidentiality and avoid conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p>The regents say they are committed to an open and inclusive process and will provide all stakeholders\u2014faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, other constituencies\u2014opportunities to share their views in soon-to-be scheduled listening sessions. The board also sent out <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfesyhMO5tuPVWfgSl8XwudEWJz0rP3wgTr-w6RjcOQo4BIbA\/viewform\">a short, eight-question survey<\/a> on the next president available until February 15 to collect data that will be used by the advisory group and selection committee.<\/p>\n<p>The regents will receive an update at the February 16 meeting on the status of the selection of a search firm to assist the Board with the presidential search. The search firm will work with the <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> to develop the profile and to recruit candidates. The regents aim to hire a new president in summer 2024. President David Lassner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/19\/uh-president-lassner-retirement-plans\/\">announced in September<\/a> that he will retire in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The regents will vote to approve up to 12 candidates for the Presidential Search Advisory Group at a February 16 special presidential search <abbr>BOR<\/abbr> meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[72,626,61,62,63,64,65,546,1633,71,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-191729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-board-of-regents","tag-executive-search","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-presidential-search-2","tag-presidential-search-2024","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191729"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":191747,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191729\/revisions\/191747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}