On March 1, 2018, the Board of Governors requested the Search Committee for the Seventh President and Vice-Chancellor to renew its efforts in the coming academic year. In accordance with this, and as announced to the campus on May 10, the search will be re-launched shortly through the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a search firm, with the goal of having the search committee and the search firm meet in early 2019 to begin their formal work.

As the process has moved forward, the membership of the committee has changed somewhat. Chair of the search committee, Sheila MacKinnon, will be ending her nine-year term on the board December 31, and therefore is no longer eligible to serve, and William Willis will be assuming the role of board chair on October 28, making him unable to serve, since the board chair must be independent from the process.

The board has appointed Jodi Butts and Helga Reidel to fill these vacancies, with Norbert Hartmann appointed as chair of the search committee. Hartmann has served on the committee from the outset and has extensive experience in senior level hiring and with public-sector appointments, as former assistant deputy minister of education.

The board also has been informed that Senate will be electing new representatives to replace members who are no longer able to serve.

The board expressed its gratitude to outgoing search committee members for all their work and their commitment to the search during their tenure, to those who will be continuing on the search committee for their continued dedication to this task, and to the newly-appointed members for their willingness to serve. Special thanks to Sheila MacKinnon for her outstanding leadership during her tenure as chair of the search committee. The executive brief, the search committee membership, and the search process, along with the latest updates or announcements related to the search, can be found on this webpage.