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From: Search Advisory Committee for the OSU-Cascades Chancellor and Dean

Dear Students,

The Search Advisory Committee for the OSU-Cascades Chancellor and Dean seeks your input. We will be holding three virtual (via Zoom) listening sessions next week to hear from community members and to inform the position profile. We invite you to attend the session that works best for your schedule. If you are unable to attend any of the listening sessions, you may send input via a survey by 5 pm, Thursday, December 1, 2022: OSU-Cascades Chancellor and Dean Search - Community Survey.

Listening Session 1: Monday, November 28, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 pm [Zoom password 764160]

Listening Session 2: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 10:00 – 11:00 am [Zoom password 411582]

Student Listening Session: Wednesday, November 30 4:00 – 5:00 pm [Zoom password 502270]

We will use the following prompts:

  • What are the most important opportunities and challenges facing OSU-Cascades?
  • What are the key agenda items for the OSU-Cascades Chancellor + Dean to work on?
  • What are the ideal qualities and qualifications for the OSU-Cascades Chancellor + Dean?
  • What are the points of pride for OSU-Cascades that should be emphasized as we work to create a robust candidate pool?
  • Your input will be used to inform the position profile that will be used to recruit candidates for this important leadership role. 

Please find next a synopsis of the responsibilities of the OSU-Cascades Chancellor and Dean. The OSU-Cascades Chancellor and Dean has both academic and operational responsibilities. The Chancellor and Dean works closely with leadership across the university to advance the excellence and impact of OSU-Cascades as a highly innovative campus that brings the resources of a land grant research institution and small university experience to central Oregon. The Chancellor and Dean is responsible for:

  • Leading operations, budgeting, and physical development of the campus.
  • Leading the development and implementation of the academic program portfolio of the campus, through building and maintaining strong relationships with the deans of OSU’s 11 colleges, the dean of the Honors College, and the vice provost and dean of the Graduate School;
  • Overseeing strategic planning and alignment of campus goals and plans with OSU’s overall strategic plan.
  • Achieving the campus goal for net zero energy, water, and waste.
  • Actively stewarding community and industry partnerships, and relationships with state and local leaders.
  • Proactively advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion goals in all mission elements.
  • Undertaking fundraising and alumni engagement in partnership with the OSU Foundation.

OSU-Cascades Chancellor and Dean Search Advisory Committee members assisting in this process include:

Toni Doolen, Dean, Honors College –Search Advisory Committee Chair

Bahman Abbasi, Associate Professor, Energy Systems Engineering

Verenice Alvarez,OSU-Cascades Advocacy and Advisory Board

Pablo Baldivieso, Senior Instructor I, Statistics

Neil Browne, Interim Dean of Academic Affairs; Program Coordinator, American Studies & Liberal Studies; Associate Professor, English

Gigi Bruce, Chief Assistant to the Provost –Search Administrator

Taha Elwefati, President, Associated Students of the Cascades Campus

Carmen Martinez, Academic Advisor

Mike Moran, Senior Director of Development, Scholarships and University Initiatives, OSU Foundation

Andrew Olstad, Assistant School Head + Senior Instructor, College of Business –Faculty Senate Administrative Appointments Committee Representative

Heather Pesch, Assistant Professor of Accounting –Search Advocate

Christine Pollard, Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program; Professor, Kinesiology

Geoff Raynak, Executive Director in Residence, Outdoor Products; Program Director; Instructor

If you have questions about the search or the development of the profile, please feel free to contact me directly. The final version of the profile and other search-related updates and materials will be added to the search web site as they become available.

Regards, Toni

Toni L. Doolen, PhD (she/her/hers), Dean, Oregon State University Honors College, Professor, School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, 450 Learning Innovation Center | Corvallis, OR 97331, [email protected], 541.737.5974 | Website

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022