Leadership Searches

The University of Cincinnati community is invited to attend a series of open forums to meet candidates for our next Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. These sessions are designed to allow members of the community to learn about the candidates, hear their vision, ask questions and provide input.

The University of Cincinnati partnered with the search firm Greenwood Asher & Associates to assist with the national search. Open forums with members of the UC community were held in late 2024 to gather perspectives on the qualities, experience, and vision UC’s next Provost should embody. Insights were used to develop the leadership profile and ensure the search reflects the collective aspirations and needs of our academic community.

The following members of the UC community have been selected to serve as members of the search committee:

• Kristi Nelson, Interim Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Search Committee Chair
  
• Kevin Burke, Professor, College-Conservatory of Music and Head of Media Production
• Dan Carl, Professor and Director of Health Sciences, College of Allied Health
• Neelakshi Chatterjee, President, Graduate Student Government
• Brandi Elliott, Chair, Staff Senate and Executive Director, Student Affairs
• John (Marty) Emmert, Professor, College of Engineering and Applied Science, and Director of the NSF Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust
• Haider Ala Hamoudi, Dean and Nippert Professor of Law, College of Law
• Ryan Hays, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer
• Susan Longfield Karr, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Tamika Odum, Chair, University Faculty and Faculty Senate and Associate Professor, UC Blue Ash
• Greg Postel, Senior Vice President of Health Affairs and Dean of the UC College of Medicine
• Madison Wesley, Student Body President, Undergraduate Student Government

The University of Cincinnati is searching for a teacher and scholar who  demonstrates a commitment to both academic excellence and innovative research to serve as the next dean of our renowned College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP).

The national search firm WittKieffer has been selected to assist in our national search. Nominations and inquiries should be sent to UCincinnatiDeanDAAP@wittkieffer.com.

Candidate materials should be received by March 4, 2025.

The following members of the UC community have been selected to serve on the search committee:

• Marianne Lewis, Search Committee Chair, Dean, LCOB
• Todd Timney, Associate Professor, Design 
• William Williams, Associate Professor, SAID 
• Flavia Bastos, Professor, Art 
• Hayden Shelby, Assistant Professor, Planning 
• Lisa Barlow, Associate Professor, CCPS DAAP 
• Marianne Cadio, 3rd year, Architecture 
• Arthur Schmid, 2nd year, Master of Community Planning 
• Kim Lawson, Program Coordinator, SAID 
• Caleb Whitted, UC Foundation