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Mirabelli's contract to expire in June
By Joseph Hannan
Issue date: 5/2/07 Section: News
The contract of Pamela Mirabelli, current fraternity and sorority affairs coordinator, is set to expire June 30. Mirabelli, who was brought on as a one-year replacement for former fraternity and sorority affairs coordinator John Stout, will not have her contract with the College renewed.
Leaders of the Greek community, including Daniel Gaughan, president of the Inter-Greek Council (IGC), and Meghan Bermudez, president of the Panhellenic Association, said they have been overlooked and left out of the search for Mirabelli's replacement thus far.
"I do not feel the College has been sensitive to the needs of the Greek community in finding Mirabelli's replacement," Bermudez said. "At this time, two weeks before the end of the semester, the Greek community has been presented with no possible candidates for the position."
According to Tim Asher, associate director of the Office of Student Activities, the decision has been made to revert to the original qualifications for the position, including "a master's degree in college student personnel administration, higher education administration or a related field and a minimum of one to two years post-master's degree professional experience." Asher added that "previous experience advising Greek chapters and a commitment to diversity goes without saying."
Asher said the vacant position will be publicized through a few online higher education job Web sites beginning the week of April 30. From there, a pool of five to 10 candidates will be identified, then narrowed down to three to four through phone interviews. After a reference check, these candidates will be meeting with what Asher referred to as a "selection committee," comprised of "students, faculty/staff chapter advisors, other faculty and/or staff the position most closely interacts with, staff from the Office of Human Resources (and) the Vice President of Student Life" in addition to Asher himself. Asher said he will make the final decision based on input from the aforementioned parties.
Leaders of the Greek community, including Daniel Gaughan, president of the Inter-Greek Council (IGC), and Meghan Bermudez, president of the Panhellenic Association, said they have been overlooked and left out of the search for Mirabelli's replacement thus far.
"I do not feel the College has been sensitive to the needs of the Greek community in finding Mirabelli's replacement," Bermudez said. "At this time, two weeks before the end of the semester, the Greek community has been presented with no possible candidates for the position."
According to Tim Asher, associate director of the Office of Student Activities, the decision has been made to revert to the original qualifications for the position, including "a master's degree in college student personnel administration, higher education administration or a related field and a minimum of one to two years post-master's degree professional experience." Asher added that "previous experience advising Greek chapters and a commitment to diversity goes without saying."
Asher said the vacant position will be publicized through a few online higher education job Web sites beginning the week of April 30. From there, a pool of five to 10 candidates will be identified, then narrowed down to three to four through phone interviews. After a reference check, these candidates will be meeting with what Asher referred to as a "selection committee," comprised of "students, faculty/staff chapter advisors, other faculty and/or staff the position most closely interacts with, staff from the Office of Human Resources (and) the Vice President of Student Life" in addition to Asher himself. Asher said he will make the final decision based on input from the aforementioned parties.
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