The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is moving closer to having a new president.
Six candidates –– academic professionals from across the United States –– visited the Bradford and Titusville campuses in February, meeting with faculty, staff and students in the process to replace Dr. Livingston Alexander, who has been at the helm of Pitt-Bradford since 2003 and Pitt-Titusville since 2012, and will retire June 30.
“That step was completed about 10 days ago,” said Larry Feick, vice provost for special projects at the University of Pittsburgh. “Since then, the search committee has met with the provost of the university and reviewed the candidates with her. That step represents the end of the search committee responsibilities.”
The candidates are Dr. Janine Janowsky, professor and founding dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services of the University of Michigan-Dearborn; Dr. James Hinterlong, adviser to the president for strategic initiatives and former dean of the School of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University; Dr. Rodney Hanley, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fisk University of Tennessee; Dr. Laura Trombley, professor of the practice of English at the University of Southern California and former president of Pitzer College of California; Dr. Kumara Jayasuriya, provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia State University; and Dr. William Behre, provost of Georgian Court University of New Jersey, according to a report in Pitt-Bradford’s newspaper, The Source.
“It is now up to the provost to decide among the candidates. The specifics of her process and the pace of the process from this point forward is up to her,” Feick said.
Pitt-Bradford has had only three presidents — Alexander, Dr. Richard E. McDowell and Dr. Donald E. Swarts.
During his tenure, Alexander spearheaded the development of two five-year strategic plans, the development of academic majors, completion of a $13 million capital campaign, construction of one academic building and several residence halls, major renovations of two academic buildings, development and implementation of an integrated marketing plan and significant increases in enrollment and retention.
