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Update: Deadline extension for USF presidential search survey

Dear USF community,

I’m very pleased to share with you that we are receiving a tremendous response to our presidential search survey launched last week. As a result of how much interest you’ve shown in providing input, we are extending the deadline to complete the survey from the original date of Sept. 30 to Oct. 20. Your feedback is very valuable as we create a position profile that we’ll use to attract the strongest pool of candidates possible, and it’s important that we spend some additional time listening to your perspectives.

On behalf of our entire presidential search committee, thank you for taking a few minutes to share your thoughts by filling out the anonymous survey.

Go Bulls!

Mike Griffin
Chair, USF Presidential Search Committee
Vice Chair, USF Board of Trustees


September 20, 2021

Dear USF community,

As chair of the USF Presidential Search Committee, I’d like to update you on the next steps in the process and share several opportunities for you to get involved in helping us find the eighth president of the University of South Florida. Your input will be very valuable as we search for the person to lead the next chapter for our great institution.

Today we’re launching a survey to gather feedback on specific qualities we should look for in the new president. Your responses will help us create a position profile that we’ll use to recruit and attract the strongest pool of candidates possible. The survey is available here and we ask that you complete it by the end of the day on Sept. 30th.

Along with Alberto Pimentel from SP&A Executive Search, I’ll also be leading a listening tour over the next couple of weeks to meet with stakeholders, including representatives from all three campuses within the university and key groups from the surrounding communities we serve. We want to gather a broad range of perspectives, including faculty, students, staff, alumni, deans, business leaders and other important partners in this process. 

We’ll soon be scheduling dates for the listening tour and we’ll post information about our next search committee meeting on our presidential search website. We look forward to keeping you informed as the search progresses. Thank you for your continued support and passion for USF.

Go Bulls!

Mike Griffin
Chair, USF Presidential Search Committee
Vice Chair, USF Board of Trustees

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