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Vice Provost and Dean Search

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Michigan State University is conducting a search for its next Vice Provost and Dean for International Studies and Programs. Updates throughout this process will be provided on this webpage. The executive search firm,  Greenwood Asher & Associates, will facilitate the search process. If you have nominations for qualified applicants, please send them to the search firm at this address:  MSUVPDeanISP(at)greenwoodsearch.com  

Download position profile (pdf)

Candidate Materials

Access candidate materials, including the public presentation recordings and surveys.


Search Committee Members

First
Name
Last
Name
Title/Unit
Cameron Thies* Dean, James Madison College 
John Ambrose Executive Director, Admissions and Recruitment, Office of Admissions 
Jonathan Choti Associate Professor of African Languages and Cultures, College of Arts and Letters
William Cunningham Associate Dean for Global Health, Director of the Institute for Global Health (IGH), College of Osteopathic Medicine
Oliver Gomez Ph.D. Student, Urban and Regional Planning; Assistant Director of the Housing, Opportunities, Prosperity, and Equity Lab, School of Planning, Design, and Construction, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and College of Social Science
Ahmet Kirca Associate Professor of International Business and Marketing; Director of International Business Center and Center of International Business Research (CIBER), Broad College of Business 
Opal Leeman Bartzis** Executive Director of Education Abroad; Interim Director, Global Youth Advancement Network (GYAN), International Studies and Programs
Mywish Maredia Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 
Krista McCallum Beatty Director, Office for International Students and Scholars, International Studies and Programs
Jennifer New  Director of Academic & Student Affairs, College of Communication Arts and Sciences
Lalita Udpa University Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering 
Rochisshil Varma Undergraduate Student, College of Engineering; Past President, International Students Association
Bethany Wilinski Associate Professor of International Education, College of Education

*Search Committee Chair

**Affirmative Action Advocate


Search Timeline

  • April 8, 2024 - Search Charge Meeting
  • May-September 2024 - Recruitment
  • Early September 2024 - Candidate Review
  • Mid-September 2024 - First Round Interviews
  • Late September-Late October 2024 - Final Interviews and Selection

Questions?

Questions about the Vice Provost and Dean for International Studies and Programs search can be directed to the search firm, Greenwood Asher & Associates, at MSUVPDeanISP(at)greenwoodsearch.com   

Greenwood Asher & Associates Executive Search Firm Partners:

Tracey Weldon, Vice President of Executive Search, traceyweldon(at)greenwoodsearch.com  

Julie Holley, Associate Vice President of Executive Search and Practice Leader for Research Institutions, julieholley(at)greenwoodsearch.com