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Group to look for Falk's replacement
Committee tasked with finding new Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences
Issue date: 11/5/09
Faced with the upcoming departure of Adam Falk, Hopkins administrators have formed a committee to begin the search for a new head of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS).
Chaired by Provost Lloyd Minor, the 20-person committee is comprised of faculty members from a variety of disciplines, but only has one student representing the undergraduate population.
"I will do my best to represent the undergraduate student interest and encourage suggestions and input from my undergraduate classmates," said senior Katelyn Saner, the sole undergraduate voice on the selection committee.
Saner was unsure why Minor asked her to serve on the committee. "I'm not sure how he got my name," she said.
The history major has previously served on the committee that selected James Fry to be the Assistant Dean of Academic Advising in 2008, and has worked on the Dean's Advisory Committee.
In an e-mail broadcast to the Hopkins community on Monday, Minor wrote that he and President Ronald Daniels "believe this committee will do an excellent job of bringing all of these perspectives to the search process. "
"In the weeks ahead, search committee members will be reaching out to other constituents across the university and certainly to members of the Krieger School community."
Minor could not be reached for comment before press time.
Saner did express some concern about having such a small undergraduate presence on the committee.
"The committee is heavy on faculty and perhaps could have done with a few more undergraduate and graduate representatives, certainly when one thinks about the student-to-faculty ratio within the Krieger School," she said.
Patricia Peart, the sole graduate student on the committee, declined a request for comment from The News-Letter.
Andrew Douglas, committee member and Vice Dean for Faculty for the Whiting School of Engineering, felt it was important to have the views of undergraduate students during selection.
Chaired by Provost Lloyd Minor, the 20-person committee is comprised of faculty members from a variety of disciplines, but only has one student representing the undergraduate population.
"I will do my best to represent the undergraduate student interest and encourage suggestions and input from my undergraduate classmates," said senior Katelyn Saner, the sole undergraduate voice on the selection committee.
Saner was unsure why Minor asked her to serve on the committee. "I'm not sure how he got my name," she said.
The history major has previously served on the committee that selected James Fry to be the Assistant Dean of Academic Advising in 2008, and has worked on the Dean's Advisory Committee.
In an e-mail broadcast to the Hopkins community on Monday, Minor wrote that he and President Ronald Daniels "believe this committee will do an excellent job of bringing all of these perspectives to the search process. "
"In the weeks ahead, search committee members will be reaching out to other constituents across the university and certainly to members of the Krieger School community."
Minor could not be reached for comment before press time.
Saner did express some concern about having such a small undergraduate presence on the committee.
"The committee is heavy on faculty and perhaps could have done with a few more undergraduate and graduate representatives, certainly when one thinks about the student-to-faculty ratio within the Krieger School," she said.
Patricia Peart, the sole graduate student on the committee, declined a request for comment from The News-Letter.
Andrew Douglas, committee member and Vice Dean for Faculty for the Whiting School of Engineering, felt it was important to have the views of undergraduate students during selection.
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