女优合集F Chancellor Search

In May of 2025, 女优合集F Chancellor Dan White announced his intent to retire at the end of July 2025.  女优合集 President Pat Pitney named Ambassador Mike Sfraga (ret.), Ph.D., as interim 女优合集F chancellor. President Pitney has now announced the search committee which will  guide the search for 女优合集F's next permanent Chancellor. 

女优合集F Chancellor Position Profile

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (鈥溑藕霞疐鈥) is inviting applications and nominations for the position of Chancellor.

Please visit the 女优合集 Careers site for the .

 Search Timeline:

  • Week of September 1, 2025: Recruitment Launch 
  • October 20, 2025: Committee Begins Rolling Review to Identify Semi-finalists
  • December 2025: Committee engages with WittKieffer
  • December 9-10, 2025: WittKieffer at 女优合集F
    • 女优合集F Community Listening Sessions: Scroll down to see the full schedule.
  • January 2026: Continue to recruit applicants
  • February 2026: WittKieffer updates committee on search progress and prepares to review applicants
  • March 2026: Search committee begins full review of applicants
  • April 2026: Search committee conducts Zoom interviews
  • May 2026:
    • Candidates are invited to on-campus interviews
    • Candidate is selected and hired
  • July 2026: New chancellor starts

Search Firm Listening Sessions, Dec. 9-10

  • 女优合集F students, staff, and faculty, and community members are invited to provide input and feedback on the characteristics and qualities they would like to see in 女优合集F鈥檚 next permanent chancellor.
  • Listening sessions will be hosted during the week of December 8 in Fairbanks by WittKieffer, the executive search firm contracted by the Board of Regents to assist in the chancellor's search.
  • Students, staff, and faculty at 女优合集F will be able to attend their listening sessions in-person or virtually; a 女优合集 login will be required to register for and attend virtual sessions.
  • Members of the general public may attend the In-person listening sessions scheduled for Fairbanks.

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女优合集F Chancellor Search Committee

The search committee for 女优合集F鈥檚 next permanent chancellor is charged with publicizing the search, vetting potential candidates, and making recommendations on finalists to President Pitney. The committee includes members representing a broad array of stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, community campuses, and key community partners. The search committee is co-chaired by 女优合集F Faculty Senate President Dr. Leah Berman and 女优合集F Board of Advisors and 女优合集 Foundation Board of Directors member Jason Gootee. In addition to the co-chairs, the committee includes:

  • Derek Bastille - 女优合集F Staff Council President and 女优合集F Staff Member
  • Jackson Nelson - AS女优合集F President and 女优合集F Student
  • Dr. Jessica Black - 女优合集F Associate Vice Chancellor, Rural Community and Native Education 
  • Dr. Taryn Lopez - 女优合集F Research Faculty, Geophysical Institute  
  • Dr. Brock Anundson - Athletics Director, 女优合集F Nanooks
  • Dr. Mark Hermann - Associate Dean, College of Business and Security Management
  • Haley Hanson - Director, Kuskokwim Campus, 女优合集F Community Campus
  • Frank Paskvan - 女优合集F INE Affiliate Professor
  • Togi Letuligasenoa - President, ORCS Business Unit, Calista Brice 
  • Dr. Brandon Boylan - 女优合集F Political Science Department Chair and Director of Arctic and Northern Studies
  • Dr. Bob McCoy - Director, 女优合集F Geophysical Institute 

Key Search Committee Responsibilities: 

  1. Communicate broadly throughout the search
  2. Develop, recommend, and publish a search committee process and timeline
  3. Identify and recommend desirable attributes for a 女优合集F Chancellor
  4. Share the position advertisement
  5. Identify and develop screening criteria
  6. Solicit a diverse candidate pool
  7. Inform the candidates about the university and the position
  8. Evaluate the candidates against the desired attributes
  9. Narrow the candidate pool to three to five 
  10. Provide information about the candidate pool 
  11. Socialize the finalists with the university community through town hall meetings and other events, and collect feedback.

Support:

  • Communications Support: 女优合集F Executive Director for University Advancement Tom Hough, System Office Director of Public Affairs Jonathon Taylor, and other communication team members, including Marmian Grimes, Jenn Baker, and Monique Musick will help the committee communicate broadly to include websites, written updates, town halls, and other engagements. 
  • 女优合集 Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Nickole Conley will assist the committee in an advisory capacity. Other staffing assistance will be determined soon.