Dean of Arts & Science candidates presented

 

Four shortlisted candidates for the position of Dean of Arts and Science toured the campus and held meetings March 9, 10, 11 and 14.

Each candidate met over the course of a single day with administrators, the Faculty Advisory Board, faculty members and students. They also made themselves available at open meetings of the university community held at lunchtime on the Sir George Williams Campus.

The candidates are Kevin McQuillan, Professor and past Chair, Department of Sociology (1997-2002), University of Western Ontario; Reeta Tremblay, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Concordia University; David Graham, Professor of French and Dean of Arts, Memorial University of Newfoundland; and John Capobianco, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Vice-Dean, Research and International Relations, Faculty of Arts & Science, Concordia University.

The candidates’ CVs are available in the Provost’s Office on the Loyola Campus (AD-226) and at the reception desk on the second floor of Bishop Court, for a limited time.

Written comments concerning the candidates were invited by the advisory search committee by noon tomorrow, March 18. They should be signed and addressed to Ann M. Bennett, Secretary to the Advisory Search Committee, Dean, Faculty of Arts & Science, c/o: Office of the President, at L-AD-224. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to amb@alcor.concordia.ca or by fax at 848-4508.

The advisory search committee is expected to make a decision by the end of the month, for recommendation to the Board of Governors’ meeting in April.

In the ongoing search for the next Dean of Fine Arts, the following dates have been reserved for presentations by shortlisted candidates: March 29, 30 and 31.