  Search Launched for Becker College PresidentMarch 2010 President Search Complete: Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D. Named Tenth PresidentThe Becker College Board of Trustees have voted to appoint Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D. as the tenth president of Becker College. The appointment comes after a seven month national search that identified a number of talented candidates who were considered by the Search Committee, the Board of Trustees and the internal and external Becker College communities. Click here to read the full press release. February 2010 President Search UpdateLast week, after the final candidate visited campus and the community feedback had been collected, the Search Committee convened to discuss the reference checking performed by Isaacson, Miller, as well as the feedback that was submitted on each finalist by those who attended the meetings with the candidates. The Board of Trustees will receive a report from the Search Committee and a comprehensive packet of materials on each candidate, an overview of the references, and the community feedback, which they will have an opportunity to review in advance of the March 5 Trustee meeting. Fran Polito January 2010 President Search UpdateThe President Search Committee is pleased to announce the four finalists for the position of President of Becker College:
You may also learn more by viewing the finalists' campus visit schedule or the Finalist C.V.'s. Fran Polito
December 2009 President Search UpdateLast week, after a focused and active search period that began in early September and included numerous search committee meetings through the Fall, the President Search Committee interviewed eight semi-finalist candidates in Boston. Each candidate can be considered an outstanding leader and exciting prospective president of Becker College. Our subsequent deliberations focused on the alignment of each candidate's experience and the identified priorities of the College. Those deliberations led to the selection and invitation of four finalist candidates who will visit campus the weeks of January 25th and February 1st.
These campus visits will likely span two days for each candidate, including sessions with faculty, staff, students, trustees and other constituency groups. Attendees will be invited to provide feedback to the search committee via evaluation forms that will be available at those times. Each session will begin with brief opening remarks from the candidate, followed by ample opportunity for questions and answers. The specific schedule for those visits will be crafted over the coming weeks and will be posted to this site. Everyone's involvement and input will be very important to the search process and the future of the institution.
We will announce each of the candidates on January 15th and make their background information available. This should allow all participants in the campus visits the opportunity to get to know the backgrounds of each candidate before they come to campus. Waiting until January 15 to announce the finalist names will allow the search firm representatives time to perform a rigorous process of reference and background checks on each of the candidates.
It is important that this intermediate stage is done in a careful, thoughtful, and focused manner, and we thank you for your patience. Updates will continue to be posted throughout the remainder of the search.
Fran Polito
Chair, President Search Committee December 2009 President Search UpdateTwo Search Committee meetings were held this Fall during which information was reviewed about potential candidates and eight semi-finalists were identified. The semi-finalists were interviewed this week in person by Search Committee members. Finalists will visit the campuses in early 2010 to meet with students, faculty, staff and Trustees. More detailed information will be posted in the near future. Fran Polito October 2009 President Search UpdateMaria Allard, our alumni representative, is unable to continue on the President Search Committee due to work commitments. Becker College thanks Maria for her service. Bob Vartanian, Leicester Jr. College alumnus and School Choice Coordinator for the Worcester Public Schools, has joined the Committee. At our launch meeting on October 5, we discussed the search timeline and received an update from our search firm representatives regarding the candidate pool to date. Our next meeting is scheduled for October 28. Fran Polito September 2009 President Search UpdateThe President Search resumed this month. Four members of the original Search Committee will not continue with us this Fall (Florence Harrison, Professor of Business, Kristin Leeman, former Veterinary Science student, Mohammad Nezam-Mafi, Associate Professor of English, and John Prosser, former Chair, Becker Board of Trustees). Becker College thanks them for their service during the initial phase of the search. The new members of the Committee are Daun Anderson, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Chair, BSBA Program, Brittany DeWolf, senior Veterinary Science student, Jay DiGeronimo, Chair, Becker Board of Trustees, and Jay Lacke, Ph.D., Professor of Business Management. The Committee will meet on Monday, October 5. Further information will be forthcoming within the next few weeks. Fran Polito Chair, President Search Committee |