, to hold in-person and virtual meetings with faculty, students and other key stakeholders to get input on what skills and experience the next president should have. Those sessions are expected to begin later this month.
“This is a transformative moment for the university, and, with a team that will help center the voices of our community, key administration and stakeholders, we look forward to finding the right candidate who represents our institutional mission and can lead our great school into the future,” Mitchell L. Morgan, chair of the board of trustees, said in a message to the nearly 31,000-student university, based in North Philadelphia.
In addition, a 16-member advisory committee made up largely of trustees, but also including two members of the faculty, two deans, a student leader and and an administrator, was announced to support the search and ultimately evaluate candidates and make recommendations to the full trustees board.