Recruited dean declines WSE post
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student council”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article reports on the delayed search for a permanent dean of the Whiting School of Engineering.
- The News-Letter reported that the appointment was tentatively delayed until July 2004 after the leading candidate declined the offer for personal reasons.
- The paper reported that a 14-member committee led by Provost Steven Knapp would continue the search, with help from a professional search firm, while seeking another undergraduate member.
- The article says Knapp attributed much of the delay to the academic calendar and said the committee remained confident it would find a suitable candidate.
- The reporter writes that the search firm would build a large candidate pool, narrow it for committee interviews and have finalists meet faculty and students before an appointment.
- The article adds that Knapp said the delay would not directly affect students’ academics or research, while Interim Dean Andrew Douglas said he would continue handling student issues and CUE recommendations.