Finalists for the position of Dean, Graduate Education announced
University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaThree finalists have been identified for the position of Dean, Graduate Education (formerly “Division”) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The three are scheduled to participate over a one and a half day period of visits that covers department discussions; meetings with senior administrators, faculty, staff, and students; and a public presentation.
Campus and community members, as well as the general public, are encouraged to attend.
The campus visits of the three candidates have been scheduled as follows:
Dr. Ellen Hoffman, visiting January 22-23
Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Technology
College of Education
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Public Presentation: Thursday, January 23, 3:00-4:15 p.m./George Hall 227
Dr. Nathan Murata, visiting January 27-28
Professor and Graduate Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Services
College of Education
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Public Presentation: Tuesday, January 28, 3:00-4:15 p.m./George Hall 227
Dr. Krystyna Aune, visiting January 30-31
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Communicology
College of Arts and Humanities
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Public Presentation: Friday, January 31, 3:00-4:15 p.m./George Hall 227
“I would like to thank the Search Advisory Committee for identifying a pool of exceptional candidates. We are excited to have had such a strong pool of candidates from within the University,” said Chancellor Tom Apple. “We encourage the UH community to come out and meet the candidates, and look forward to them providing input which will assist in hiring the best person for the position.”
Added Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Reed Dasenbrock, “the state of graduate education at Mānoa will need to be a focus in the next few years, so this is a very important position for the campus. I look forward to working with the new Graduate Dean on addressing the challenges we face.”
For more information about the search process, including a list of the members of the search advisory committee, the campus visit daily schedule and the candidate biographies, see the search website at http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/executivesearch/gradeduc.
For more information about the Office of Graduate Education at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, please visit http://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate.