The YSU Board of Trustees has approved a 12–page university profile and position description in preparation for the official launch of the advertising phase of the search for a new university president.

Following a series of open forums with faculty, staff, students and community members in September, the YSU Presidential Search Committee developed the profile document, with the assistance of search consultant Storbeck/Pimental & Associates.

The document will now be used to recruit and advertise for the position. Advertisements will be placed beginning this week. Over the next six weeks, the search committee will review candidate materials. By mid–November, the committee plans to select 8 to 10 candidates for in–person, confidential interviews, which will be held over two days in early December near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Following reference checks, the committee plans to present to the Board of Trustees as early as mid December an unranked slate of 3 to 5 candidates as potential finalists for the position. Following review and further referencing as needed, the Board will extend invitations to finalists for on–campus visits. Those visits will take place in late January. In February, the Board will undertake the final stages of the search, including further reference checks as needed. The Board hopes to name a new president by its regular quarterly meeting in March.

David C. Sweet, president of YSU since 2000, retires July 1, 2010.

To read the "Profile of the Institution and Position," visit http://www.ysu.edu/trustees/pdfs/prof_inst_pos.pdf.

To read the advertisement/announcement for the position, visit http://www.ysu.edu/trustees/pdfs/president.pdf.

The YSU Presidential Search webpage can be viewed at
http://www.ysu.edu/trustees/president2010.shtml.

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