Updates

FSU Board of Trustees Meeting & Presidential Candidate Interviews

The Florida State University Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet Monday, May 24, to interview the three presidential candidates and select the university’s 16th president.

The interviews and board meeting will be live streamed via https://youtu.be/8LtqwvBNQYs. For more information, visit trustees.fsu.edu.

Each of the three finalists participated in on-campus open forums between May 18-20, giving stakeholders an opportunity to interact with the final candidates. Recordings of the forums are available below, as well as links to campus feedback surveys for each finalist. Please submit surveys by 12 p.m. Sunday, May 23.

Update: May 21, 2021

Presidential Search Candidate Forums

After a weekend of semifinalist interviews for FSU’s 16th president, we will host community forums to provide our many stakeholders an opportunity to interact with the final candidates. The committee has voted to forward the following slate of candidates to the Board of Trustees.

The daily forum schedule is as follows:

We value your input and hope you will attend. The forums will be hosted at the Augustus B. Turnbull Conference Center. In-person attendees will have the opportunity to ask candidates questions.

This event will also be live-streamed on the Presidential Search website. Virtual attendees will also have an opportunity to ask pre-submitted questions. Please send your candidate questions to presidentialsearch@fsu.edu.

Each candidate’s biography and curriculum vitae are available on the Presidential Search website. Those who cannot attend in person or virtually will be able to view the recorded forums on the Presidential Search website after the event’s conclusion.

Thank you for being an invaluable part of this critical process. We look forward to hearing from you.

Update: May 16, 2021

Campus Update: Presidential Search Interviews

As previously communicated, the Florida State University Presidential Search Committee met Tuesday, May 11, to discuss applicants for the university’s 16th president. The committee invited nine individuals to interview with the committee. In-person interviews with the selected candidates will take place May 14-15, 2021.

In order to preserve the integrity of the interview process, SP&A Executive Search has recommended the institution record each of the interviews and post them Saturday afternoon upon the conclusion of the meeting. All interview recordings will be posted in their entirety on presidentialsearch.fsu.edu. Members of the public will not be permitted to livestream or record audio or video during interviews.

For those who wish to attend in person, the University is moving the meeting venue in order to accommodate a larger audience, while still allowing for social distancing. The meeting and interviews will be held at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, which provides seating for four times that of the Turnbull Center.

Doors at Ruby Diamond will open one hour before each day’s events. Large signs or banners that obstruct others’ ability to view the proceedings will not be permitted.

The agenda also will include a public comment section Friday. Individuals may provide public comment in person or remotely. Please contact Lynna Sands to register 24 hours in advance at LSands@fsu.edu.

The interview schedule for May 14-15 follows:

Thank you for being an invaluable part of this critical process. We feel confident this process will identify a candidate to build upon the success the University has experienced during President Thrasher’s term.

Update: May 12, 2021

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UPDATE: 11:30 a.m. May 6, 2021

Update to Campus: Presidential Search Forums

As you may be aware, the Florida State University Presidential Search Committee has been diligently recruiting and reviewing many exceptional prospects for President. An important part of the search process includes the input of our faculty, staff, students, and community members. The committee will provide ample opportunities, both in-person and virtual, for our campus community to meet the candidates. Following first-round interviews with the FSU Presidential Search Advisory Committee on May 14 – 15, the committee anticipates hosting a series of open candidate forums for faculty, staff, and students during the week of May 17. Additional information about these forums will be communicated in the coming weeks.

Read More regarding these search forums

UPDATE: April 16, 2021

UPDATE: February 12, 2021

UPDATE: February 11, 2021

Presidential Search Stakeholder Survey

If you were unable to attend any of the previous stakeholder listening sessions, please access the link below to submit your comments electronically.

Your input is very important to us. Please submit your comments no later than 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.

Take the Survey

UPDATE: February 5, 2021

UPDATE: January 22, 2021

UPDATE: December 2, 2020

The Presidential Search Advisory Committee voted unanimously to engage in negotiations with Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates to lead the search for the next president of Florida State University. Since 2007, Storbeck/Pimentel has led nearly 400 senior executive searches on behalf of clients in higher education and nonprofit institutions, including the 2014 presidential search and numerous searches for vice presidents, deans and other executives at Florida State University. Most recently, Storbeck/Pimentel led presidential searches for the University of Central Florida and the University of California. The committee plans to meet again in early December to develop a candidate profile.

UPDATE: November 18, 2020

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UPDATE: October 14, 2020

FSU Board of Trustees Approves Presidential Search Advisory Committee

Florida State University Board of Trustees Chair Ed Burr appointed a 15-member committee, as required by the Florida Board of Governors, to conduct a national search for the university’s 16th president during a special board meeting today via Zoom. Trustees unanimously affirmed Burr’s appointees.

The selection of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee followed guidelines set forth in Florida Board of Governors Regulation 1.002 and includes three members of the FSU Board of Trustees and a member of the Board of Governors, as well as students, faculty, alumni and community members.

William “Billy” Buzzett, vice chair of the FSU Board of Trustees, will serve as chair of the presidential search committee. Renisha Gibbs, Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Finance and Administration Chief of Staff, will serve as vice chair.

The board also approved the committee-charge, which includes selecting an executive search firm, developing a position description, reviewing prospective candidates without predetermined bias and presenting the most qualified candidates to the Board of Trustees for selection.

Presidential Search Advisory Committee

UPDATE: October 2, 2020