Two CVHEC Members Conducting Presidential Searches

Presidential searches are underway at two CVHEC-member institutions: Fresno City College and Fresno Pacific University with public forums and interviews held this week.

At FCC, virtual public forums were held April 19 with four finalists in the search to fill the position vacated by the appointment of Dr. Carole Goldsmith to chancellor of SCCCD last year.

They are Dr. Cory Clasemann, Vice President for Student Success at Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana; Dr. Lataria Hall, FCC Vice President of Student Services; Dr. Madjid Niroumand, Vice President of Student Services at Orange Coast College; and Dr. Robert Pimentel, FCC Vice President of Educational Services & Institutional Effectiveness. A decision is expected by ______, ? said Kathy Bonilla, FCC public information officer.

At Fresno Pacific, semifinalist interviews were held April 18 and 19 in the search for a 14^th president to succeed Dr. Joseph Jones who announced his retirement effective this summer  (or: ____ actual date?). The date for finalist review will be determined after the university’s May 7 commencement, reports Wayne Steffen, FPU associate director of Publications and Media Relations.