Greenwood /Asher & Associates Seeks Provost for Louisiana State University
May 16, 2022 – Miramar Beach, FL-based executive recruitment firm Greenwood /Asher & Associates has been enlisted to find the next executive vice president and provost for Louisiana State University’s (LSU) flagship campus in Baton Rouge. Betty Asher, co-founder, and Julie Holley, senior executive search consultant, are spearheading the assignment for the search firm.
“Louisiana State University is seeking an exceptionally innovative, dynamic, and strategic leader to serve as its next executive vice president and provost,” said Greenwood /Asher & Associates. “This is a rare opportunity to lead at a major multi-campus university system at a unique inflection point in its storied history.”
The provost reports directly to LSU president William F. Tate IV, who serves as chief executive officer of the flagship institution as well as the statewide system, said the search firm. The provost serves as chief operating and chief academic officer for LSU’s flagship campus, the chief academic officer for all LSU campuses across the state, and the chief academic advisor to the president. The provost coordinates and consults with all chief academic officers throughout the LSU enterprise to advance the university’s overall academic programs statewide.
Across all of the state system campuses, the provost is also responsible for assisting the president in the university’s academic and research collaborations with the executive and legislative branches of state government, said Greenwood /Asher & Associates. He or she will also be charged with enhancing the university’s global presence, including leveraging existing and creating new strategic partnerships with international institutions to increase research and instructional opportunities for faculty and students, among other duties.
Articulating the Vision
The provost’s flagship campus responsibilities include articulating the academic vision and providing leadership in academic strategic planning. The provost will work with faculty, students, staff, and alumni to promote a shared vision of higher education dedicated to research excellence and exceptional student instruction. He or she will also oversee all instruction, student support, enrollment management, and research.
Candidates for the role should have a terminal degree from an accredited institution, said Greenwood /Asher & Associates. A record of academic achievement in teaching and research commensurate with appointment to the rank of professor with tenure in a discipline offered at the flagship institution is essential. Also required is a demonstrated ability to direct and advance the research functions of a major public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university. Prospects must have a proven record of academic achievement and administrative experience, including proven dynamic visionary leadership and innovation regarding major issues, challenges, and future directions in higher education.
LSU is the flagship institution of Louisiana and is one of only 30 universities nationwide holding land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant status. Since 1860, LSU has served its region, the nation, and the world through extensive, multipurpose programs encompassing instruction, research, and public service. The university brings in more than $150 million annually in outside research grants and contracts, a significant factor for the Louisiana economy. It has a student population of over 35,000 and more than 330 academic fields of study
A Women-Owned Search Firm
Greenwood / Asher & Associates is a women-owned executive search firm with a diverse consulting team and extensive experience in executive search, consulting and training for education markets including elementary, secondary, higher education, university systems, campuses and non-profit organizations including associations, service, and cultural institutions.
The firm, led by founders and partners Jan Greenwood and Betty Turner Asher, was acquired in November by Kelly Education, a global leader in workforce management solutions offering staffing services to top companies.
Ms. Asher, who is also vice president and managing partner of Kelly Education, was one of the first women to serve as president of a flagship institution. She brings to executive search, consulting and training a unique background of leadership service at all levels of higher education institutions and systems, in academics and student affairs and in public and private institutions. She has been a leader in executive search, consulting and training for the past two decades. Ms. Asher has led more than 500 searches, most at the president/CEO level.
Ms. Holley brings a broad knowledge of education and non-profits and of all aspects of search processes to her assignments. In her search work, she puts particular emphasis on identifying and recruiting world-class leaders for presidential searches and the nuances of referencing these leaders. Ms. Holley has completed hundreds of searches, many at the president level. While she has conducted searches in the full range of higher education organizations, she particularly focuses on searches at AAU and high extensive research and doctoral institutions. She has a track record of recruiting world-renowned leaders into positions of president, chancellor, provost, and dean. She also has extensive experience conducting searches for cabinet level positions. Ms. Holley specializes in searches for positions relating to her legal background, including law dean and general counsel positions and other legal-related positions in higher education. She also specializes in positions relating to internationalization and global affairs.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Managing Editor; and Stephen Sawicki, Managing Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
