The board that will hire the University of 蜜柚直播鈥檚 next president is putting together a road map for the process and bringing in professional help.
The 蜜柚直播 Board of Regents expects to announce next week its choice of an executive search consultant to help identify prospective candidates for the 蜜柚直播 school鈥檚 top job.
The regents have also set up a website that allows the public to comment on the search process:
The UA鈥檚 next president should be 鈥渟elected and in place by next summer," board chair Greg Patterson said in a statement following a special board meeting in Phoenix Wednesday.
UA President Ann Weaver Hart recently announced she will step down as president and stay on as a faculty member when her presidential contract expires in June 2018.
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It鈥檚 unclear what Hart鈥檚 role would be during the final year of her contract if a new UA president takes over in 2017.
Board members already have some idea of the characteristics they seek in the UA's next leader.
Business acumen, entrepreneurial vision, strong interpersonal skills and a record of 鈥渄istinguished achievement in higher education or related fields of endeavor,鈥 are among the qualities regents cited when seeking proposals from consultants interested in leading the UA search.
A more detailed leadership profile is being developed and will be made public the week of Sept. 22
Patterson, the regents board chair, is in the process of choosing search committee members and will announce his picks the week of Sept. 11.