SWAGÊÓƵ

Dear Members of the SWAGÊÓƵ Community,

Earlier this week, the Board of Trustees met with President Robin Farias-Eisner for the first time since the formal selection of Dr. Paula Crone as the new provost at SWAGÊÓƵ. During the meeting, the board unanimously voiced its support for the selection and the collaborative community-oriented process that was undertaken to provide input to President Farias-Eisner as part of his decision-making process.

As a board, we were pleased to see the collaborative and thoughtful manner with which the President approached this important decision. At every stage there was a consistent commitment to shared governance and a clear consideration to ensuring all stakeholders had the ability to engage in the consultative process to inform President Farias-Eisner’s decision. Watching how the President approached the process reinforced that he is the right leader at the right time for our continued growth at SWAGÊÓƵ.

With the appointment of Dr. Crone, President Farias-Eisner has selected a leader with a proven track record of success in the SWAGÊÓƵ community. Dr. Crone is someone who knows the University deeply and appreciates the specific needs of the faculty, staff and students that SWAGÊÓƵ serves—all attributes that were reflected by the community commentary gathered as part of the process.

As a board, we have the utmost confidence in President Farias-Eisner and Provost Crone to lead SWAGÊÓƵ into the future. We want to echo the President’s thanks to the committee that collaborated and gathered the input that informed President Farias-Eisner’s decision and resulted in the hiring of a superb academic leader as provost, especially co-chairs Dr. Stephanie Bowlin and Dr. Raj Kandpal.

Warmly,
The SWAGÊÓƵ Board of Trustees