If you keep up with any of the news coming out of RIT as a whole, you're probably aware that RIT's 9th college will be starting up this fall: the Institute of Health Sciences and Technology (IHST). The IHST will be an academic unit that will include a College of Health Sciences and Technology, a Health Sciences Research Center, and a Health Sciences Outreach Center, and is a product of the RIT-RGHS (Rochester General Health System) partnership. RIT is currently undergoing a search to appoint a VP/Dean for IHST, and the Staff Council Executive Committee has been invited to meet with the candidates in joint meetings with members of RIT's Academic Senate.
So far, 3 of the 4 identified candidates have visited campus, and I participated in meetings with each of them. RSC-EC is not exactly involved in the whole process, as we don't really get any say in the final decision of who is hired; but we do get the unique and powerful opportunity to meet with the candidates, ask questions, and express concerns from a staff point of view. We then fill out a campus-wide Clipboard survey with our thoughts and reactions. It has been very interesting for me to be involved in the meetings, particularly because I am not directly involved with IHST or the new position (and admittedly have not participated in many candidate interviews period in my young professional life). Despite my limited familiarity with IHST and the new position, I have learned a lot from meeting with the different candidates. All of them are very well qualified, and as such I am confident that RIT's newest college will be a groundbreaking success.
If you would like to hear more details about my meetings with the candidates, leave a comment and I will respond!
So far, 3 of the 4 identified candidates have visited campus, and I participated in meetings with each of them. RSC-EC is not exactly involved in the whole process, as we don't really get any say in the final decision of who is hired; but we do get the unique and powerful opportunity to meet with the candidates, ask questions, and express concerns from a staff point of view. We then fill out a campus-wide Clipboard survey with our thoughts and reactions. It has been very interesting for me to be involved in the meetings, particularly because I am not directly involved with IHST or the new position (and admittedly have not participated in many candidate interviews period in my young professional life). Despite my limited familiarity with IHST and the new position, I have learned a lot from meeting with the different candidates. All of them are very well qualified, and as such I am confident that RIT's newest college will be a groundbreaking success.
If you would like to hear more details about my meetings with the candidates, leave a comment and I will respond!
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