Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,
I am pleased to provide an update on the progress of our provost search and share additional opportunities for community engagement.
We have finalized our full search committee, and I am delighted to share the members who will help guide this important process. This diverse group combines perspectives from across our community and will be vital in ensuring we identify candidates who align with DePaul's values.
Provost Search Committee
Sonia Soltero – President of Faculty Council and Professor, College of Education (co-chair)
Kathy Stieber – Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (co-chair)
Sulin Ba – Dean, Driehaus College of Business
Dana Hall – Professor and Associate Dean, School of Music
Valerie Johnson – Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Associate Provost, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Alyssa Kupka – Senior Associate Vice President, Academic Administration
Greg Mark – Professor, College of Law
Martha Martinez-Firestone – Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Director of Undergraduate Program (Sociology)
Scott Ozaroski – President, Staff Council and Associate Director of Program Management, Study Abroad
Jesús Pando – Associate Professor and Dept. Chair, Physics & Astrophysics, College of Science and Health
Prince Priyanshu – President, Student Government Association
Lucy Rinehart – Associate Provost, Academic Programs and Faculty and Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Sherri Sidler – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Rob Steel – Professor, Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
In response to community interest, we are adding an additional listening session to encourage broad participation across our university. These sessions will provide an important opportunity for our campus community to help shape the profile of our ideal provost candidate. Here is the full schedule of listening sessions:
Wednesday, September 17
Lincoln Park Campus
Student Center 325
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 18
Lincoln Park Campus
Arts & Letters 306
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Loop Campus
DePaul Center, 8208
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Thank you for your continued engagement in this vital process.
Sincerely,
Robert L. Manuel
President