Dear 蜜桃影像传媒community,
With Executive Vice President & Provost John Wiencek's recent announcement to return to faculty and pave the way for a new chief academic officer, I reach out with a message of simultaneous gratitude and opportunity.
First, I'd like to thank Dr. Wiencek for his dedication over the past years. As our community knows, during John's five-year tenure as provost, our institution weathered a global pandemic, the subsequent recovery efforts, leadership changes and much more. During that time, Provost Wiencek provided academic guidance and experience. I have enjoyed working with John over the past eight-plus months in my role as president and thank him for his hard work.
With strong momentum for moving forward and a collective desire to grow and reinvent, the current season is one of opportunity for 蜜桃影像传媒. Many of our colleagues across campus are proven academic leaders. With the endorsement of our shared governance leaders, we will conduct a full internal search for interested candidates. With demonstrated passion thriving throughout our campus, I am confident we will find a transformational academic leader to guide our faculty and programs forward. More information on how to express interest in the provost role will be coming soon. All search parameters will closely follow the requirements of the Akron-AAUP's Collective Bargaining Agreement with UA.
I will be inviting members to serve on the search committee this week. The committee will convene and begin the search immediately. My hope is to identify our next provost by April 1 to ensure a smooth transition as John departs.
As we grow and shape 蜜桃影像传媒 into the place it will be long into the future, I look forward, with your input and passion, to anchoring and leading our efforts.
With enthusiasm for the future,
President R.J. Nemer
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Media contact: Cristine Boyd, 330-972-6476, cboyd@uakron.edu