IUPUI Conducts Nationwide Search to fill Key Leadership Post

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has begun a nationwide search for candidates for the position of Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties.

This is a key leadership position at IUPUI, with the person who fills it serving as both chief academic officer and chief operating officer of a campus with an annual operating budget of $1.2 billion and $400 million in external research funding, more than 30,000 students and more than 3,000 faculty.

The Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties has an important leadership role in developing—and guiding the implementation of—the campus’ academic plans and programs. He or she also oversees the processes for recruitment, hiring, and advancement of faculty and for promoting the success of the campus’ efforts to continue to increase the quality and diversity of the faculty.

Candidates must demonstrate exceptional records of academic and scholarly accomplishments, professional and personal achievements, leadership experience in complex environments, and the highest qualities of intellect, integrity, and character.

IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz appointed a 14-person search committee after Uday Sukhatme, currently Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties, announced he would leave IUPUI in May to become Executive Vice President of Pace University.

The membership of the search committee includes several faculty, a dean and three other administrators (one of whom is a former dean), plus a staff representative, graduate student, and community leader. The search committee chair is Dr. William Blomquist, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Professor of Political Science.

The next Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties will be called upon to:

•Continue improvement of the campus learning environment, student life, the quality of undergraduate education, and the undergraduate retention rate.
•Advance the strategic development of graduate and research programs, particularly innovative interdisciplinary programs, that are critical to the IUPUI research mission and national reputation.
•Promote continued improvement in faculty recruitment and development.
•Lead and encourage the development additional sources of revenue to counterbalance the nationwide trends affecting traditional revenue sources.
•Capitalize upon and further advance IUPUI’s position as a transformative force and an indispensable civic partner with the city and state in the continuing economic and cultural development of Central Indiana.
•Strengthen the campus identity among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community stakeholders and advance the agenda of IUPUI as a whole, emphasizing the cohesive development of the liberal arts and sciences as well as the health and professional disciplines.
•Foster a culture of internal collaboration that encourages the crossing of departmental and disciplinary boundaries—including collaboration between the health professional schools on the campus and with all other schools—to take full advantage of the extraordinary interdisciplinary learning and research opportunities on campus.

The search committee will begin reviewing applications March 9th. It expects to conduct interviews toward the end of March, invite finalists to campus mid-April, and to make recommendations to Bantz shortly thereafter.

IUPUI has engaged AGB Search to assist in this search. For further information, candidates for the post may contact in confidence Dr. Ted Marchese of AGB Search at (703) 967-9760 or tjm@agbsearch.com.

Listed below is the membership of the search committee.

Faculty:

William Blomquist, Chair
Dean, School of Liberal Arts

Anne S. Belcher
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Environments for Health
School of Nursing

Catherine Bonser-Neal
Associate Professor of Finance
Kelley School of Business

Karen E. Bravo
Professor of Law
John S. Grimes Fellow and Dean’s Fellow
IU McKinney School of Law-Indianapolis

Andrew D. Gavrin
Chair & Associate Professor
Department of Physics
School of Science

Maryellen E. Gusic
Executive Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
Delores and John Read Professor of Medical Education
Professor of Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Stephen Hundley
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs
School of Engineering and Technology

Khaula Murtadha
Associate Vice Chancellor for Lifelong Learning
Executive Director of Community Learning Network

L. Jack Windsor
Associate Professor of Oral Biology
School of Dentistry

Administration:

Ken Durgans
Assistant Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Community:

Chief Justice Randall Shepard
Indiana Supreme Court

Purdue University:

Beverly Davenport Sypher
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair for Leadership Excellence
Purdue University

Staff Representative:

Teresa McCurry
University Library – Office of the Dean
IUPUI Staff Council Parliamentarian

Student Representative:

Janice D. Vinson
3rd-Year PhD Student
IU School of Social Work
Graduate Assistant
McNair Scholars Program
IUPUI Center for Research & Learning