Executive Vice President and Provost Search

Ohio University has launched a national search for our next Executive Vice President and Provost, with the goal of welcoming a new Provost during the summer of 2024, prior to the start of the 2024-25 academic year.

The Opportunity

The Executive Vice President and Provost will join an institution on an upward trajectory — a University community committed to the possibilities that education can and should offer every student a passionate, global Bobcat network eager to partner with a leader who brings a clear and ambitious vision.

Search Committee

The search committee for OHIO's Executive Vice President and Provost includes representatives from across the University community:

• John McCarthy, Dean and Professor of Communication Disorders, College of Health Sciences and Professions (Co-Chair)
• Sarah Wyatt, Faculty Senate Chair and Professor of Environmental and Plant Biology, College of Arts and Sciences (Co-Chair)
• China Billote Verhoff, Assistant Professor of Interpersonal Communication, Scripps College of Communication
• Candace Boeninger, Vice President of Enrollment Management
• Megan Handle, Student Senate President
• Lisa Harrison. Interim Dean, Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
• Katie Hartman, Vice Provost for Faculty Development
• Lewatis McNeal, Vice Provost for Regional Higher Education and interim Dean of the Lancaster campus
• Karen Petko, Administrative Senate Representative
• Lyn Redington, Vice President for Student Affairs
• Anirudh (Ani) Ruhil, Professor of Leadership and Public Service and Associate Dean for Research and Planning, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service
• Zaki Kuruppalil, Chair and Professor of Engineering Technology and Management, Russ College of Engineering and Technology

Provost Search Timeline

• November 10 — Profile draft text completed; layout and review begin.
• December 1 — Profile formatted, approved, and finalized.
• December 5 — Search launch - advertising placed, and outreach begins.
• Week of January 22 — Search Committee Meeting. Review of draft candidate assessment form and semifinalist questions. Review portal login instructions.
• February 1 — Deadline for best consideration.
• February 8–9 — Search committee meets with AGB Search to select semifinalists (6-9) for first round meetings (2 hours).
  AGB Search conducts preliminary due diligence on semifinalists.
• Week of February 26 — Semifinalist interviews, followed by joint deliberation for selection of finalists (at least 2 consecutive days).
• Weeks of March 18 or 25 — On-campus finalist interviews.
  AGB Search conducts further due diligence, including background checks and off-list reference calls.
• Before April 29 — Offer and announcement of new provost.