Category: Chancellor

Maybe it was the 7 a.m. start time. Or perhaps it was because the event was held on the western edge of the UW-Madison campus. Whatever the reasons, initial efforts Tuesday morning to gather public input about what characteristics or attributes people would like to see in UW-Madison?s next chancellor largely failed to garner a wide range of thoughts. About half of those on the 25-member search-and-screen committee tasked with helping to identify the next chancellor were in attendance for the public forum held at the Health Sciences Center, which is adjacent to the sprawling UW Hospital and Clinics complex.

In the face of low turnout at a forum Tuesday morning, the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Chancellor Search and Screen Committee heard its first taste of public opinion on the qualities the next leader of Wisconsin?s flagship university should have. The committee aimed to solicit input from faculty, staff and the community at the 7 a.m. forum in the Health Sciences Learning Center. However, with only approximately 15 in attendance, turnout was lower than expected according to Jason Chiang, a student representative on the committee.

As UW-Madison starts public meetings Tuesday on who should be its next chancellor, the university can depend on one well-placed person to sell the job: David Ward, who?s been interim chancellor since 2011. He said that the relationship between the flagship campus and the University of Wisconsin System has improved since former chancellor Biddy Martin unsuccessfully sought to split UW-Madison from the UW System.

A committee searching for the UW-Madison?s next chancellor is looking for the public?s thoughts on what makes a good leader. The committee has scheduled three public forums on campus next week to discuss the abilities the next chancellor should possess. The first forum is set for Tuesday.

The general public will be able to get involved with the search for the University of Wisconsin?s next chancellor through three public forums set to take place next week.

UW-Madison interim chancellor David Ward was a bit of a godsend for UW System when then-chancellor Biddy Martin left Madison abruptly in June 2011 to take a new job at Amherst College in Massachusetts. System leaders were able to tap Ward ? a smart, nationally known administrator who had led the Madison campus successfully as chancellor from 1993 to 2001 ? to step in and lead again, initially on a one-year basis that was quickly extended to a two-year interim role. Now, the search to find a permanent replacement for Martin is gaining steam, starting with three public forums next week where the campus community and larger community can offer input to the 25-member search committee.

A time table and a process have been set in the search for University of Wisconsin-Madison?s next chancellor, with a goal of having a new chancellor in place by July 1, 2013.

The search timetable calls for the 25-member search and screen committee to identify at least five qualified candidates in February.

The public will have a say in who is tabbed as the next UW-Madison chancellor. The university announced on Thursday that three forums will be held on campus, to give both the public and the university staff a chance to offer their views on the talents and qualities the next chancellor should have.

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly formally charged the Chancellor Search and Screen Committee with finding UW-Madison?s next chancellor in the committee?s first official meeting Wednesday. In the coming months, the 25-member committee will nominate and conduct interviews with national and international candidates to fill the top leadership position at Wisconsin?s flagship university.

As University of Wisconsin?s Interim Chancellor David Ward readies to end his two year term, UW system President Kevin Reilly announced the 25-member committee yesterday that will be responsible for the search and screen of the university?s next chancellor.

After having a temporary, albeit familiar, chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for more than a year, the UW System is looking for a permanent replacement.

University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly on Monday appointed a 25-member search and screen committee to help identify a successor to UW-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward, who has served in an interim role since July 2011, with the the departure of former Chancellor Biddy Martin.

History professor David McDonald will chair the 25-member search-and-screen committee that?s charged with helping to identify the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. UW System President Kevin Reilly announced the body Monday afternoon as the process to find a successor to UW-Madison interim Chancellor David Ward ramps up.

Look no further than the University of Virginia, where the sudden ouster and subsequent rehiring of President Teresa Sullivan has made national headlines. Or to state flagship universities in Illinois, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin, where presidents resigned or were forced out in the past year after relatively brief stints in charge.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison hopes to have a new chancellor in place by the summer of 2013. Thats according to a news release on the universitys website.

A national search for the next chancellor at UW-Madison will begin in the fall, according to UW System President Kevin P. Reilly. A search and screen committee will be appointed by Reilly at that time to find a new chancellor to replace Interim Chancellor David Ward, who took over for former Chancellor Biddy Martin when she left in June 2011 for Amherst College.