Finalists Selected for VP of Student Development
11/10/2020
In a message to the campus community on Monday, Nov. 9, the search committee for Saint Louis University's new vice president for student development announced four finalists.
Each candidate is scheduled to meet virtually with the community stakeholders over the next two weeks.
Read the Message From Interim Provost Michael Lewis, Ph.D.
Dear members of the SLU community,
The search committee for our next Vice President for Student Development is pleased to announce that we have selected four finalists for this important position. Our four finalists are:
Dr. Sarah Cunningham, Assistant Provost for Student Life Policy and Strategy, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Peter Gitau, Vice President for Student Success and Affairs, Fairmount State University
Dr. Darrel Ray, Director of Special Projects, Rhodes College
Dr. W. Wayne Young, Associate Vice Provost for Student Retention and Associate Vice Provost for Student Development, Creighton University
Each candidate is scheduled to meet virtually with the community stakeholders over the next two weeks. Our first virtual visit will be with Dr. Sarah Cunningham on Thursday, November 12.
You are invited to attend a Zoom open forum with Dr. Cunningham on Thursday from 11:30 to 12:15 PM. Dr. Cunningham will give a 20-25 minute presentation followed by an opportunity for you to ask her any questions you may have. Please take this opportunity to meet Dr. Cunningham and provide feedback on her candidacy to the search committee. Links to a feedback survey will be made available during the open forum. You may join the open forum through the following Zoom link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://slu.zoom.us/j/92219389436?pwd=VTRVQ0xoTGdlT1hDdzFGVUFlSnNUZz09
Meeting ID: 922 1938 9436
Password: 550882
The open forum will be recorded and made available to the community.
The remaining finalists will hold virtual open fora with the campus community as follows:
Dr. Peter Gitau, Vice President for Student Success and Affairs, Fairmount State University
Monday, November 16, at 2:00-2:45 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://slu.zoom.us/j/93585405722?pwd=enRlakFoaU5UTzgvd0o4SGFpU2xnQT09
Meeting ID: 935 8540 5722
Password: 550882
Dr. Darrel Ray, Director of Special Projects, Rhodes College
Wednesday, November 18, at 11:00-11:45 AM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://slu.zoom.us/j/91848437744?pwd=U2JnamZDeWFEbmNwOUsrSkdpcGl3UT09
Meeting ID: 918 4843 7744
Password: 550882
Dr. W. Wayne Young, Associate Vice Provost for Student Retention and Associate Vice Provost for Student Development, Creighton University
Thursday, November 19, at 11:45 AM-12:30 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://slu.zoom.us/j/97723361975?pwd=SStFSkNzdkVobFRyT3hzbmpWYXhWZz09
Meeting ID: 977 2336 1975
Password: 550882
Information about the candidates, including their current CVs, will be posted and can be viewed on the Vice President for Student Development website, https://www.slu.edu/about/leadership/active-searches/student-development-vice-president-search.php.
If you have any questions, you may contact the chair of the search committee.
Sincerely,
Mike Lewis, Ph.D.
Interim Provost