UH Mānoa launches search for director of new Health Sciences Institute
The position will oversee the institute’s mission of addressing the complex health challenges facing Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.
The position will oversee the institute’s mission of addressing the complex health challenges facing Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.
The position description and leadership profile were based on feedback provided through six public forums, and a public survey along with input from the regents and the Presidential Search Advisory Group.
Shomaker is scheduled to begin on July 1, 2024.
Approximately 85 people attended the six public feedback forums in person, and roughly 480 participated via Zoom.
Former vice dean Thomas Samuel “Sam” Shomaker was selected to lead the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Four finalists for the Hawaiʻi CC chancellor position will hold public forums on April 24 and 25.
The updated timeline was announced at a March 21 BOR presidential search special meeting.
Regents also voted to require advisory group members to sign a confidentiality agreement and have an ethics inquiry on any potential conflicts.
A Chicago-based search firm will help with finding the next University of Hawaiʻi president.
According to a poll of UH Professional Assembly, boosting research is crucial to maintaining UH's prestigious R1 status.