Vice Provost and Dean Search
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:
Download position profile (pdf)
Search Updates
Updates regarding the search will be made available as the search begins.
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-Early October 2024 - Final Interviews and Selection
