Timeline

  • Faculty nominations and elections for six full-time teaching faculty and two professional staff members to serve on the presidential search committee in accordance with the SUNY Guidelines.
  • Farmingdale State College Council Chair/ Presidential Search Committee Chair appoints the balance of the search committee based on recommendations from constituent groups across campus.
  • Search Committee Chair launches the presidential search process.
  • Chancellor King charges the Farmingdale State College presidential search committee at its first meeting.
  • Presidential Search website launches.
  • Advertisement placed in several national publications.
  • RPA Inc. begins recruitment efforts.
  • RPA Inc. continues recruitment efforts.
  • The presidential search committee begins first review of candidate materials.
  • The presidential search committee conducts preliminary screenings of prospective candidates.
  • The committee determines the top 8-12 candidates that it will select for first-round virtual interviews.
  • The search committee selects five candidates for on-site campus visits and interviews with a variety of campus constituencies.
  • On campus interviews to take place, with campus constituency groups surveyed after each candidate visit.
  • The search committee holds final meeting to review feedback from campus interviews and surveys and make recommendations to the College Council of all acceptable candidates.
  • The College Council meets to review and approve recommendations of three finalists to the Chancellor.
  • Chancellor and System Senior Staff meet with top three candidates.
  • Chancellor recommends a final candidate for subcommittee of the SUNY Board of Trustees to interview.
  • SUNY Board of Trustees appoints recommended candidate.
  • Announcement of new president made in conjunction with SUNY Chancellor and Farmingdale State College.
Last Modified 12/13/23