Search is on for arts, sciences dean

The search for a dean for UB's new College of Arts and Sciences has been launched, with a goal of having a new dean on board by Aug. 1.

The search committee, which was appointed in September by Provost Thomas E. Headrick, has met three times to discuss the position and develop a position description "that reflects what we thought was important in a candidate," said Louis J. Goldberg, chair of the search committee and dean of the School of Dental Medicine.

"The dean will work closely with university groups designing the internal structure of the new college and its relationship with other units of the university and the community," Goldberg said. "For that reason, the search committee is especially interested in candidates with vision, energy and the ability to work in a condition of ongoing change and challenge, with faculty committed to the idea of shared governance."

The composition of the search committee "reflects various communities of scholars that will be incorporated into the new college. This is going to be a very important college and the dean is a very key position within the university," he said.

"I've felt very good about the discussions we've held. There's been a lot of optimism and cooperation among members of the committee."

In addition to Goldberg, members of the search committee are Joseph Gardella, professor of chemistry; Peter Gold, associate dean of the Undergraduate College; Adele Henderson, associate professor of art; Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of English; Robert Jacobi, professor of geology; Carolyn Korsmeyer, professor of philosophy; Martha Malamud, associate professor of classics; Bruce McCombe, professor of physics; Jack Meacham, professor of psychology, and Peter Rogerson, professor of geography.

The committee also includes Sarah Anderson, representing the UB Alumni Association, and students Emily Neimeyer and Lisa Merren.

The committee recently sent ads regarding the position to various newspapers and professional journals, according to Goldberg.

Review of applications will begin after the first of the year and continue until the position is filled. The preferred starting date for the new dean is Aug. 1, 1998, or before.