Provost Search

Please provide your summary feedback on all four candidates to the search committee through this comprehensive survey. This survey will be available until Monday, March 17 at 2 pm. 

We appreciate your participation and thoughtful feedback throughout this process.

Candidate D:

Dr. Roy Haggerty

CV and Survey (materials and survey available until 5 pm on Saturday, March 15)

Open Forum: Held Wednesday, March 12

Candidate C:

Dr. Elizabeth Wentz

CV and Survey (materials and survey available until 5 pm on Wednesday, March 12)

Open Forum: Held Monday, March 10 

Candidate B:

Dr. Jeannette Riley

CV and Survey (materials and survey available until 5 pm on Saturday, March 1)

Open Forum: Held Thursday, Feb. 27

Candidate A:

Dr. Elizabeth Dumont

CV and Survey (materials and survey available until 5 pm on Wednesday, February 26)

Open Forum: Held Monday, February 24, 2025

We are pleased to share the position description for the UNH Provost opportunity.

If you are interested in applying, or if you would like to nominate someone for this opportunity, please reach out directly to Isaacson, Miller here.

For additional information, if you are interested in applying, or if you would like to nominate someone for this opportunity, please reach out directly to Isaacson, Miller here.

Dear UNH Community,

As co-chairs of the search committee for the university’s next provost, we are pleased to share the schedule for upcoming community listening sessions. As a first step in the search process, these sessions will give faculty, staff, students and other stakeholders the opportunity to provide input on the skills and qualifications they seek in the next provost.

Two of the three listening sessions will be hosted in a hybrid format and the third online to maximize participation. While the first two will focus initially on feedback from the identified stakeholders, they are open to all and opportunities for broader feedback will be provided as time allows. In addition to the listening sessions, we have established a survey ( UNH, Search for the Provost Community Feedback Survey) to collect feedback anytime. The committee will also host additional sessions with additional targeted groups that will work most closely with the next provost.

The search committee and hiring consultant, Issacson, Miller, will use these sessions and input to develop a position description to begin recruiting candidates later this fall. That profile and other pertinent information on the search will continue to be posted to the Provost Search webpage.

We invite you to attend and participate in these important sessions to ensure a wide range of views and perspectives are incorporated into the search for this critical leadership role. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Michele Dillon and Jeffrey Halpern, Committee Co-Chairs

Isaacson, Miller Memo to Community

Listening Session Schedule

Monday – September 30, 2024
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm    Primarily for faculty and staff, open to all                                        
In-person: Memorial Union Building – Strafford Room
Zoom:  https://unh.zoom.us/j/96409224056

Monday – September 30, 2024
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm    Primarily for students, open to all                                        
In-person: Memorial Union Building – Strafford Room
Zoom: https://unh.zoom.us/j/92137651358

Tuesday – October 8, 2024
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm    General Session, open to all 
 Zoom: https://unh.zoom.us/j/93817536358

The search committee for the university’s next Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs will be co-chaired by Dean Michele Dillon, from the College of Liberal Arts, and Professor Jeffrey M. Halpern, Chair of the Faculty Senate.  The search process soon will begin soon, starting with listening and feedback sessions. Please watch for opportunities to share your thoughts and feedback with the committee.

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee
Dean Michele Dillon, College of Liberal Arts – Co-chair
Professor Jeffrey M. Halpern, Chair, Faculty Senate – Co-Chair
Dean Mike Decelle, College of Professional Studies
Professor Diane Foster, Director, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
Cathy Green, USNH Board of Trustees
Associate Dean for Research Dain LaRoche, College of Health and Human Services
Professor Matthew MacManes, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Senior Lecturer Kevin McLaughlin, Paul College of Business and Economics
Shuva Paul, Vice-President Graduate Student Senate
Chief Diversity Officer & Associate Vice President Nadine Petty
Joseph Skehan, former Undergraduate Student Body President
Professor Sophie Sparrow, Franklin Pierce School of Law
Rachel Stewart, Director of SHARPP Center for Interpersonal Violence Awareness, Prevention, and Advocacy
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Kate Ziemer