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Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
Overview
The University of Maine is seeking an innovative, accomplished, and visionary leader who possesses the credentials and experience to serve in this integral role at a land, sea, and space grant, R1 university, and someone who will be able to assist with strategic re-envisioning implementations.
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Academic Search is assisting the University of Maine in this search. All inquiries, nominations, and applications will be held in strict confidence.
Although the search remains open until the position is filled, for full consideration by the Search Committee, candidates should submit application materials by Monday, March 10, 2025.
Nominate
Although nominations are not required to be considered for this position, leaders who know of outstanding candidates are welcome to submit confidential nominations by sending an email to UMaineProvost@academicsearch.org. Please include the nominee’s full name, position, institution/ organization, and email address.
Timeline
This is a national search with the objective of developing the most talented pool of candidates possible with a goal of announcing the next Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost in time for a July 2025 start.
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Search Committee
The provost search committee is composed of representatives from UMaine, UMaine Machias and the University of Maine System.
Committee Co-Chairs
Amanda Klemmer
Faculty Senate President and Associate Professor, School of Biology and Ecology, College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences
Habib Dagher
Executive Director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center and Professor of Civil Engineering, Maine College of Engineering and Computing
Committee Staff
Tanya Pinkham
Assistant Director for Development and Administration, Institute of Medicine
Committee Members
Henri Akono
Associate Professor of Accounting, Maine Business School
John Bear Mitchell
Native American Waiver and Educational Program Coordinator, University of Maine System; Wabanaki Center Outreach and Student Development Coordinator, UMaine; Lecturer of Wabanaki studies and Multicultural Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Deborah Bouchard
Director of the Aquaculture Research Institute and Associate Professor of Aquatic Animal Health with UMaine Cooperative Extension
Hannah Carter
Associate Provost for Online and Continuing Education; Dean and Chief Executive Officer of UMaine Cooperative Extension
Kevin Coughlin
Vice President of Enrollment Management
Laura Curioli
President, Graduate Student Government
Sandra De Urioste-Stone
Associate Professor of Nature-based Tourism, College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences and Assistant Vice President for Research
Justin Dimmel
Associate Dean for Academics and Student Engagement; Associate Professor of Mathematics Education and Instructional Technology, College of Education and Human Development
Emily Haddad
Dean and Professor of English, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Liliana Herakova
Associate Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Eric Jones
Associate Professor of Botany; Co-Chair of the Division of Integrative and Marine Sciences, UMaine Machias
Anila Karunakar
Director for Diversity and Inclusion, Student Life
Renee Kelly
Associate Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Innovation and Engagement
Ezekiel Kimball
Interim Dean and Professor, College of Education and Human Development
Michelle Rogers
Chief of Staff to the President
Daisy Singh
Dean of Libraries
Jeffrey St. John
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, University of Maine System
Keegan Tripp
President, Undergraduate Student Government
Yifeng Zhu
Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Norman Stetson Professor, Maine College of Engineering and Computing