WLU Board of Governors To Begin Contract Negotiations For President
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West Liberty University will begin contract negotiations to hire its next president, the unviersity's Board of Governors announced Tuesday evening, according to a WLU release.
After a 62-minute closed-door session, the BOG emerged to announce it had authorized board President Rich Lucas and board members Dr. Jamie Evick and Jack Adams to finalize negotiations and secure a contract for the next president. The name of that candidate was not announced Tuesday.
A special BOG meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday.
The university's presidential search committee invited four finalists to campus for interviews: Tim Borchers, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Peru State College in Nebraska; David Christiansen, Chancellor of Penn State York; Kelly Ryan, Interim Chancellor of Indiana University Southeast; and Robert T. Smith, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Valdosta State University in Georgia.
The university is replacing former president W. Franklin Evans, whose contract was not renewed last year after two years on the job. Cathy Monteroso has served as interim president since then. Monteroso is one of two finalists for president of West Virginia University-Parkersburg.
After the BOG votes on WLU's new president, it will forward the name to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission for approval. The new president's contract is expected to begin July 1.
In other board matters, it voted unanimously to increase salaries, and will search for additional funds to raise them higher. In that raise, faculty and staff in a regular employment status, who are employed on or before May 1 with a full-time equivalent of .53 and above shall receive $1,230, prorated according to FTE. The increase is effective July 1 Senior administration are excluded.
Lucas and board member Richard Carter both suggested the university find additional funds to raise salaries a total of $2,300.