University Times

The University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Search Committee held its first meeting on Friday, Sept. 8. At the meeting, Board of Trustees Chairman J.W. Connolly gave the committee its official charge. He told the committee members that the task of identifying candidates for the position for Board consideration is an "immense responsibility. It is an assignment that will have significant consequences for our University, our community and Western Pennsylvania." Board member James Roddey is chairman of the committee and Board member Martha Munsch serves as vice chair.

The first meeting was primarily an organizational one. The committee reviewed the announcement (see full text below) of the chancellor search that will be placed in several national publications, including The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The committee will begin accepting nominations and applications immediately, and will continue to accept them until qualified candidates are identified.

Campus Comment As part of the search process, the committee will hold open meetings on the Pittsburgh campus and on each of the four regional campuses. The purpose of the meetings will be to give faculty, staff, students and friends of the University an opportunity to tell the committee what characteristics and competencies they are looking for in the next chancellor. The committee set the following schedule for the meetings: Pittsburgh — Wednesday, Sept. 20 Titusville — Friday, Sept. 29 Bradford — Monday, Oct. 2 Greensburg — Friday, Oct. 6 Johnstown — Monday, Oct. 9 The specific times and locations of the meetings will be announced on each campus prior to the meetings.

Student Members Two student members have been added to the committee. They are Elsa Crick, representing the College of General Studies Student Government, and Paul Ferraro, representing the Graduate and Professional Student Association. A representative of the undergraduate students will be selected by the Student Government Board by the end of September. That will bring the committee to its full complement of 24 members. In addition to the students, the members include nine trustees, seven faculty members elected by the University Senate, three deans, one University of Pittsburgh Medical Center representative, and one Staff Association Council representative. (Richard Colwell has replaced Darlene Harris as the Staff Association Council representative). Search Announcement UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CHANCELLOR Recommendations and letters of interest are invited for the position of Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. The Chancellor is the chief executive officer of the University and reports to the Board of Trustees.

Founded in 1787, the University of Pittsburgh is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States. Pitt is a state-relate university and a member of the Association of American Universities.

The University of Pittsburgh is one of the nation's leading centers of teaching and research, with annual operating revenues of $796.3 million. Pitt serves 32,519 students on the Pittsburgh campus and four regional campuses at Bradford, Greensburg, Johnstown, and Titusville, Pennsylvania. The 3,133 full-time faculty support offerings in more than 400 degree programs.

The Pittsburgh Campus includes 16 schools: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences which includes the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences and the graduate programs in the arts and sciences, the College of General Studies, the University Honors College, the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, the Graduate School of Public Health, and the Schools of Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Law, Library and Information Science, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work. The full-time equivalent student enrollment at the Pittsburgh Campus alone for Fall Term 1994 was 21,809.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center provides a full range of medical, surgical and psychiatric services and is the region's only major academic medical center.

Leading candidates will have distinguished records of accomplishments in the field of higher education or other professional fields and possess demonstrated abilities to meet the challenges of the future.

The new Chancellor should be well versed in, and strongly committed to, the values of liberal arts and professional education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as scholarly research and public service.

Recommendations and letters of interest should be submitted to: Mr. James C. Roddey, Chairman, Chancellor Search Committee, University of Pittsburgh, Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Chancellor Search Committee, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Facsimile (412) 648-165.

or Mr. John H. Kuhnle, Managing Vice President, Korn/Ferry International, 900 19th Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Facsimile (202) 822-8127.

All inquiries, nominations and expressions of interest received will be held in confidence throughout the search process and thereafter.

The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and actively seeks and encourages nominations of and expressions of interest from minority and female candidates.

Applications will be reviewed after October 1995, continuing until the position is filled.