Office of the Provost

Dear Waterbury Campus Colleagues,

We are following up with updates on the next series of steps in the search for a new director of the UConn Waterbury Campus.

Many of you shared feedback over the past several weeks, including important qualities of the next permanent director, the most appropriate structure of the search, and potential search committee members.

As the Provost’s Office has previously shared, this will be a national search, and we have engaged Parker Executive Search to assist in this process. I have also named Indrajeet Chaubey, dean of the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, to chair the search committee. I am grateful for his leadership in this important search.

We have also assembled our search committee, listed below. This will also include student representation, which will be added as we confirm invitations with students.

• Indrajeet Chaubey (Search Chair), Dean and Director of the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
• Kelly Bartlett, Director, UConn Waterbury Office of Student Services
• Kimberly Cuevas, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
• Vern Granger, Director of Undergraduate Admissions
• Tamara Kaliszewski, Assistant Professor In-Residence, Department of Allied Health Sciences
• Daniel Mercier, Director of Academic Services, UConn Avery Point
• Neil O’Leary, Mayor, City of Waterbury
• Claudia Pina, Clinical Case Manager, Waterbury Campus Mental Health Resource Center
• Letissa Reid, Associate Vice President, Office of Institutional Equity
• Melissa Rembish, Assistant Clinical Professor, School of Nursing
• Verna Ruffin, Superintendent of Schools, Waterbury Public Schools
• John Zack, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Feedback Opportunities

The Provost’s Office is hosting several listening sessions next week to seek your feedback on the search and the directorship. Additionally, you may submit your feedback via an anonymous survey and nominate candidates directly to Parker Executive Search.

Listening Sessions

• Tuesday, March 29, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Students)
• Tuesday, March 29, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Faculty)
• Wednesday, March 30, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. (Open: Faculty, staff, students, community members)
• Wednesday, March 30, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (Staff)

If you wish to attend a listening session, please click on the link for your desired session above to register. You will then receive a registration confirmation email including the WebEx link for the session you select.

Feedback Survey

You may provide feedback on the position using the survey below.

• Feedback Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JWVWHSX

Candidate Nomination

To recommend a potential candidate to Parker Executive Search:

• Nominations: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JYYJ2Z6

Your engagement in these next steps is critical to developing a candidate profile that will attract individuals with an ideal set of experiences and skills to lead the Waterbury Campus. Thank you for your participation in this process.

Sincerely,
Carl

Carl Lejuez
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs