Eastern Iowa Community College trustees to discuss expanding chancellor search | Politics and elections
Eastern Iowa Community College trustees will meet virtually on Saturday, April 2 to discuss expanding the search for a new chancellor.
Friday’s announcement of Saturday’s special board meeting comes a day after trustees announced two finalists vying to lead the community college district.
“We have two good candidates,” Board Chairman Robert H. Gallagher said Friday. “I’m sure they are excellent candidates.”
Gallagher, however, said the board wanted four candidates to choose from. They initially narrowed a pool of applicants to four, but two dropped out after being hired by other institutions.
“The question is whether the board wants to move forward with just the two names or open the door to get a few new names in the hopper,” Gallagher said. “The question is whether we want a bigger pool to choose from. That’s a very important position. It’s a question that needs to be discussed.”
Ellen Bluth
John Maduko
The finalists announced Thursday are Dr. Ellen Bluth, EICC Vice Chancellor for Workforce and Economic Development, and Dr. John Maduko, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State Community and Technical Middle School.
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The search for a new Chancellor has been ongoing since current Chancellor Don Doucette announced earlier this year that he would retire on July 1. Doucette has served as district chancellor since 2011.
Saturday’s board meeting will be held at noon on Zoom at http://www.eicc.edu/boardzoom.
Bluth and Maduko will participate in public forums starting Monday. The board will also interview them and make the final selection, which will be announced in late April or early May.
The public is invited to the forums, which will begin with presentations from the nominees, followed by question-and-answer sessions.
• 10:20 a.m. to 11 a.m., SCC Urban Campus, Room W116/117, 101 W. Third St., Davenport.
Watch via Zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/94443787604
• 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., MCC student center lounge, 152 Colorado Street, Muscatine.
• 4-5 p.m., SCC Belmont Student Life Center, 500 Belmont Rd., Bettendorf.
• 9:30-10:30 a.m., CCC Auditorium, 1000 Lincoln Blvd., Clinton.
• 10:20 a.m. to 11 a.m., SCC Urban Campus, Room W116/117, 101 W. Third St., Davenport.
Watch via Zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/97793107950
• 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., MCC student center lounge, 152 Colorado Street, Muscatine.
• 4-5 p.m., SCC Belmont Student Life Center, 500 Belmont Rd., Bettendorf.
• 9:30-10:30 a.m., CCC Auditorium, 1000 Lincoln Blvd., Clinton.