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July 30, 2013 - Presidential Search Committee holds
                            inaugural meeting

The Presidential Search Committee held its inaugural meeting on July 30, 2013 via teleconference, with all Committee members present.

The Search Committee considered key business, including:

• review of the group’s terms of reference, and overview of the respective roles & responsibilities of the Search Committee, search consultant, Board of Governors, and University Secretariat;
• an update on preliminary activities undertaken to launch the Committee and to support it in its work;
• reaching agreement on the Committee’s next steps in engaging an executive search consultant to assist the Committee throughout the recruitment process.

A formal Request for Proposals (RFP) process is currently underway to solicit proposals from search consultants who have proven experience and success with senior leadership recruitment in the post-secondary sector in Canada.  The RFP process was designed to be fair and transparent, and meets all requirements of the Ontario Broader Public Sector procurement guidelines.

 

The RFP closes on August 9, 2013, after which time qualifying proposals will be evaluated by the Search Committee through (1) scoring of the proposals according to criteria set out in the RFP, followed by (2) in-person presentations and interviews with the highest-ranking proponents.  It is anticipated that award of the contract to the successful search consultant will be in place by early September 2013.

Questions regarding the Search Committee and search process may be directed to Deb deBruijn, University Secretary, debdebruijn@trentu.ca, 705-748-1223.

 

Bryan Davies
Chair, Executive Committee of the Board of Governors
Chair, Presidential Search Committee