Each candidate will participate in interviews with faculty, staff, administrators,
and students; each finalist will also give a presentation to Winthrop faculty, staff,
students and interested community members in Whitton Auditorium, located in Carroll
Hall. Feedback on each candidate will be solicited by way of electronic survey for those
who participate in the interview process, said Gloria Jones, dean of University College
and chair of the 13-member search committee.
ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA — Four finalists for the dean of Winthrop University's College
of Arts and Sciences will visit the campus for interviews and will give public presentations
between Feb. 18 and March 1.
The finalists are:
Adrienne McCormick, professor of English; Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; State University
of New York at Oswego; Oswego, N.Y. She will visit campus Feb. 18-20.
Tom Williams, associate professor of English; associate dean, School of English, Communication,
Media and Languages, Morehead State University; Morehead, K.Y. He will be on campus
from Feb. 20-22.
Carmen Rivera, professor of Spanish; associate dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; State
University of New York at Fredonia; Fredonia, N.Y. She will visit campus from Feb.
25-27.
Robert McCormick, professor of history; associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences; USC Upstate;
Spartanburg, S.C. He will be on campus Feb. 27-March 1.
Each candidate will participate in interviews with faculty, staff, administrators,
and students; each finalist will also give a presentation to Winthrop faculty, staff,
students and interested community members in Whitton Auditorium, located in Carroll
Hall. View dates and times for the presentations.
Debra Boyd, Winthrop provost, commended the search committee members "for the work they have
done in bringing four exceptional individuals to campus. We all look forward to learning
more from the candidates about their ideas and their capacity for leading the College
of Arts and Sciences."
Members of campus and local communities are urged to attend the candidate presentations.
Feedback on each candidate will be solicited by way of electronic survey for those
who participate in the interview process, said Gloria Jones, dean of University College
and chair of the 13-member search committee.
Winthrop's College of Arts and Sciences is the academic home to 14 departments with more than 2,000 undergraduate students
majoring in 19 areas across the humanities, sciences and social sciences; five interdisciplinary
programs; and more than 300 graduate students in nine graduate programs, including
one interdisciplinary program. In addition, the college offers courses that provide
the liberal arts foundation to all undergraduate programs on campus. The college has
a total of 230 faculty members, of whom 140 are full-time and 90 are part-time faculty
who are experienced professionals from the surrounding metropolitan area. Faculty
and administrative staff members support the academic and professional development
of students who pursue coursework and program work in the college.
Winthrop's programs of biochemistry, human nutrition and dietetics, mass communication,
and social work are nationally accredited. In addition, Winthrop's education certification
programs (biology, chemistry, English, world languages, mathematics, school psychology
and social studies within CAS) are accredited through the National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education.
For more information, contact Judy Longshaw, news and media services manager, at 803/323-2404 or longshawj@winthrop.edu.
