This week UTM will host two of the candidates who have applied for the open Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs position.

On Wednesday April 19, Dr. Deborrah Hebert will visit campus. Hebert will be followed by Dr. Gary Gaston on April 20, Dr. Leroy Durant on April 24 and David Belote on April 27.

Each of the candidates will have nine appearances on campus, including a meeting with the chancellor, campus and community tours, meeting with the student media, lunch with the chancellor’s staff, meeting with the directors in student affairs, a campus open forum, a meeting with Equity and Diversity Officer Ann Duncan, dinner with the search committee and a meeting with the student open forum.

University Relations Director Bud Grimes will be conducting the campus and community tours for some of the candidates. “I will drive the candidates around campus, around the city and to any residential areas that they wish to see,” Grimes says.

Faculty, students and community members are invited to attend the campus open forums. Each of these forums will be held at 3 p.m. in the legislative chambers in the UC on the day of the candidate’s visit.

The student open forums, sponsored by SGA, will be held each night at 8:30 p.m. on the night of the candidate’s visit. The student open forum for Dr. Hebert will be held in Watkins Auditorium. Because of Watkins Auditorium not being available, all of the other student open forums will be held in room 206ABC of the UC.

The Pacer and WUTM will have 20 minute live interviews with each of the candidates. These media outlets plan to ask the candidates what it is that they can contribute to UTM and find out what student affairs experience the candidates would offer. The live interviews will be aired on WUTM 90.3 FM.

Hebert and Gaston will be interviewed by The Pacer and WUTM at 11 a.m. on the day of their campus visit. Durant will be interviewed at 4:10 p.m., on the day he visits campus and Belote will interview at 2:30 p.m. on April 27.

Chancellor Nick Dunagan is expected to hear the search committee’s recommendations and select someone to fill the position before the end of the Spring semester.

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Official Job Description

Planning, development, administration and daily operation of the Student Affairs Division. Serving as advisor to Student Government. Providing leadership for the delivery and administration of the full range of student affairs programs. Developing overall policies and procedures. Overseeing budgets for the Division. Serving on the Chancellor’s Staff and on committees as assigned by the Chancellor.

The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (VCSA) reports to the Chancellor and is responsible for the educational and service missions of the Division of Student Affairs.