Rhode Island College Presidential Search Committee Announced
Thursday, February 25, 2016
The Council on Postsecondary Education has announced their search committee for the next President of Rhode Island College (RIC) to replace outgoing President, Dr. Nancy Carriuolo.
The committee consists of 11 members and includes representatives from RIC faculty, staff, and student body, as well as members of the Council of Postsecondary Education and community leaders.
“The members of the search committee are a diverse group committed to the success of Rhode Island College, and the Council greatly appreciates the time and talent they bring to the search process. I look forward to working closely with them in the coming months to identify the strongest candidates for RIC," said William Foulkes, Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education who will also chair the search committee.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe Search Committee is as follows:
- (Chair) Mr. William Foulkes, Chair, Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education
- Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, Director, Rhode Island Department of Health
- Dr. Vincent Bohlinger, Associate Professor, English Department & Rhode Island College Council Member
- Ms. Anna Cano-Morales, Director, University Outreach and Engagement, Roger Williams University
- Mr. William Fazioli, President, Rhode Island College Alumni Association
- Dr. Donald Halquist, Dean, Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, Rhode Island College
- Dr. Quenby Hughes, Associate Professor, History Department & Rhode Island College AFT President
- Mr. William Hurry, Chair, Rhode Island College Foundation
- The Honorable Thomas Izzo, Member, Council on Postsecondary Education
- Mr. John Rainone, Student, Rhode Island College Student & Member of Council on Postsecondary Education
- Mr. Dennis Sousa, Computer Manager & Rhode Island College PSA President
First Meeting Scheduled
The committee will meet for the first time on February 29, while conversations with the campus community will begin in early March.
The committee will conduct its search throughout the spring, with the goal of recommending candidates to the Council on Postsecondary Education by its June Meeting and having a new President in place before the Fall 2016 semester.
Related Slideshow: RI Experts on the Biggest Issues Facing Public Education
On Friday November 22, the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University, the Latino Policy Institute of Roger Williams University, the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, the Providence Student Union, and RI-CAN: Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now will host Rhode Island leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors for a symposium on "the civil rights issue of the 21st century, adequacy and equity and the State of Education in Rhode Island."
Weighing in on the the "three biggest factors" facing education in the state today are symposium participatnts Gary Sasse, Founding Director of the Hassenfeld Institute for Leadership; Christine Lopes Metcalfe, Executive Director of RI-CAN; Anna Cano-Morales, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees, Central Falls Public Schools and Director, Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University; Tim Duffy, Executive Director, RI Association of School Committees; and Deborah Cylke, Superintendent of Pawtucket Public Schools.
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