Search Communication
December 1, 2009
To: The NLU Community
From: Scott Smith, Chair, Presidential Search Committee
Date: December 1, 2009
Re: Update on the Presidential Search
The Presidential Search Committee met for the fourth time today to review potential candidates to become NLU’s next president. The candidate pool includes over 30 people who contacted National-Louis about the opportunity and more than 50 individuals our search firm, Isaacson, Miller identified through their work.
Out of this broad pool, the Committee has decided to focus on ten strong candidates whom we intend to interview in person before the end of the year. The Committee feels very positive about the qualifications of these candidates. They include College Presidents, Provosts, Deans and other Senior Executives with less traditional backgrounds. The candidates represent very diverse experiences and ethnic backgrounds. All have strong academic credentials and have expressed great interest in NLU’s mission, priorities and future opportunities.
If you have questions and/or comments beyond those expressed in our town hall meetings, please share them with a committee member, appreciating that our next phase of interviews and in-depth candidate review is very confidential. Early in the New Year, we expect to be in a position to communicate with you further on final candidates.
We appreciate your continued focus on all of the important everyday activities at National-Louis and are confident we are on a solid path to select a terrific individual as president to lead NLU forward.
August 26, 2009
TO: The NLU Community
FROM: Scott C. Smith, Chair, Presidential Search Committee
The Presidential Search Committee would like to give you an update on the good progress we are making towards the selection of NLU’s next President.
The committee has met twice with the consultants from Isaacson, Miller (IM), the firm we have engaged to assist us in the search. IM specializes in higher education, having completed over 30 searches for college and university presidents in the past three years. Gale Merseth, a former business school professor and dean, leads our IM team. He and his colleagues have also met with... view full text.
June 30, 2009
TO: NLU Community
FROM: Richard M. Ross, Jr., Chairman, Board of Trustees
RE: Presidential Search Committee
I am pleased to announce the appointment of the 18 member search committee for the 10th President of National-Louis University.
The members of the committee are as follows: view full text.