President Search
Updated: March 5, 2025
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Campus Update on KU Presidential Search
Dear Kutztown University Community:
As part of our commitment to keep the community updated as the KU presidential search process moves forward, I would like to share with you where we are now.
Over the last few weeks, the search committee met virtually to conduct the final review of applications and selected a group of candidates for initial, face-to-face video interviews. After completing those interviews, the committee identified a smaller group of candidates for deep reference checking. We will conduct those references and further due diligence on the candidates over the course of the next few weeks.
Based on the referencing, the committee will select a small group of candidates to visit campus during the weeks of March 24 and March 31. We expect to provide more information on the specific dates and meeting times shortly.
All candidates who come to campus will participate in several forums with various constituents. All faculty, administrators, staff, students, and alumni/foundation board members will be invited to in-person forums on campus. We invite and encourage everyone to participate in these forums.
Attendees will be asked to provide feedback to the committee after the forums, which will be collected via an online survey. That feedback will assist the search committee in its final report to the KU Council of Trustees.
As we have mentioned throughout this search, a thorough search for a university president requires a careful balance between transparency of the process and confidentiality, including individual candidates’ names until we reach the campus interview stage. We thank you for understanding that the best candidates require confidentiality and that the committee members have all agreed to abide by this rule.
Thank you for your support, as we continue with this important search.
Sincerely,
Dennis Giorno
Chair, Kutztown University Presidential Search Committee
Chair, Kutztown University Council of Trustees