Ok, I can take them constantly calling to see if I've changed my mind. But, these emails have to stop! I won't take the job!
Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2012, at 4:39 PM, University of Florida <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are unable to view the message below, Click Here to view this message > on our website > > > August 1, 2012 > > > > To: Family and Friends of the University of Florida > > The Presidential Search Committee convened today for the first time. Please > allow me to share with you some of the highlights of this meeting, which lay > the groundwork for a successful search of the university’s next president. > > Greenwood/Asher & Associates has been selected as the search firm to solicit > and accept nominations and assist the search process going forward. Named > partner Jan Greenwood will be the university’s lead consultant and has an > excellent record of successful searches for presidents of member-institutions > of the Association of American Universities and other highly regarded > universities. > > If you recall, she assisted with the recruitment of President Bernie Machen > in 2003. She said she believes UF’s growth over the last decade, sound > financial leadership, and stature as a comprehensive > nationally- and internationally- recognized academic research university > makeit an attractive opportunity for the next president. > > We reviewed the Search Committee’s responsibilities, which are: > > Conducting outreach to identify highly qualified candidates, as measured by > the UF Board-approved criteria; > Identifying and implementing means for meaningful engagement by the UF > community and extended family, as well as other stakeholders; > Recommending highly qualified candidates for short campus interviews and top > candidates for extensive campus visits and the Board of Trustees’ > consideration; > Supporting a successful transition of the next President of the University of > Florida. > To help the full Search Committee meet its goals, four subcommittees began > discussions today: Marketing and Communications, Qualifications and Criteria, > Compensation, and Housing. > > The Qualifications and Criteria Subcommittee received benchmarking materials > to begin evaluating the credentials and former positions of the presidents > and chancellors of all AAU public universities and public > universities ranked in the top 19 by U.S. News & World Report. UF is both an > AAU university and ranked No. 19 among publics. > > Additional input will come as the Presidential Search Committee and its > subcommittees will hold several public meetings over the coming months. The > subcommittees will present their results to the full Presidential Search > Committee, which in turn will provide recommendations to UF’s Board of > Trustees. > > Frequent communications and meaningful opportunities for engagement are high > priorities for the search. > There will be faculty and student focus groups as well as other outreach to > solicit and gather information from stakeholders and other sources. Some of > you may be contacted to provide your input. > > An open forum is planned for August 24th. Details will be posted on the > search website as they become available and you are encouraged to > participate. > > The Board of Trustees is responsible for approving the search criteria and > job description and, when the time comes, will select the next President. A > joint meeting between the Search Committee and the Board of Trustees will be > held on August 28th. > > All meeting schedules and engagement activities will be posted on the > Presidential Search website at http://presidentialsearch.ufl.edu/. You also > will find additional information about our search firm Greenwood/Asher & > Associates and the charges of the Search Committee and Subcommittees on the > website. > > We plan to continue the search until the right leader is selected as the 12th > president of the University of Florida. > > Sincerely, > > C. David Brown II > > > Chairman > UF Board of Trustees and UF > Presidential Search Committee > > > > > Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend | Visit our web site > > University of Florida. © 2008 All rights reserved. > > -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
