KU to welcome School of Pharmacy dean candidates to Lawrence campus
Editor's note Feb. 5: Candidate presentation dates have been updated; new dates are reflected below.
LAWRENCE — Four candidates will hold public presentations in consideration of becoming the next dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Kansas. The university seeks a visionary, collaborative leader and scholar to advocate for excellence in research and teaching that betters the world.
The name of each candidate will be announced approximately two business days before their respective campus visit. The public presentations will take place in Room 1020 of the School of Pharmacy building and are scheduled for the following dates:
- Candidate 1: 4-5 p.m. Feb. 13
- Candidate 2: 4-5 p.m. Feb. 17
- Candidate 3: 4-5 p.m. Feb. 20
- Candidate 4: 4-5 p.m. Feb. 24
The presentations also will be livestreamed through links available on the Provost’s Office website. Members of the KU community are encouraged to attend each candidate’s public presentation and provide feedback to the search committee. Presentation recordings and the online feedback form will remain open throughout the visit process.
The dean will be responsible for all school administration matters, including academic programs, research, personnel, budgets, alumni engagement, fundraising and government and industry relations. The dean will also be expected to be a strong proponent for pharmacological research, professional pharmaceutical education and the school.
The School of Pharmacy trains researchers who help solve the world’s most pressing medical problems and elevates workforce development through educating nearly 400 pharmacists annually who serve the people of Kansas and beyond. The school additionally has been in the top 20 National Institutes of Health-funded pharmacy schools for more than 20 years.
The search committee, co-chaired by Michelle Carney, dean of the School of Social Welfare, and Candan Tamerler, associate vice chancellor for research and professor of mechanical engineering, is aided in the process by WittKieffer, an executive search firm specializing in higher education.
More information about the search can be found online.