Interim search officially begins

IU President Adam Herbert will hold a meeting with the Bloomington Faculty Council today concerning the search for an interim chancellor who will temporarily fill in for resigning IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm. \nBrehm announced her resignation Thursday in order to provide Herbert with more flexibility in his plans for restructuring the University's administration. \nToday's meeting marks the official beginning of Herbert's "consultative process" in his search for the interim position. \nBFC President David Daleke said Herbert asked for assistance in developing a "mechanism" for the interim chancellor search. Based on Herbert's comments about the search process thus far, Daleke said he expects the BFC to have a fairly significant role.\n"The president has indicated that he wants to follow our procedures, and that he will work and consult with us during the search," Daleke said.\nDaleke added that Herbert has not mentioned the names of any possible candidates up to this point, but he said he would not be surprised if they discussed the matter during the meeting.\nHerbert's first step in the search process occurred over the weekend when the president said he would sketch out the critical needs the University has in regards to the appointment of a chancellor. \nWith those needs in mind, Herbert said he will begin to discuss with University government and faculty groups, like the BFC and the University Faculty Council, possible candidates on the Bloomington campus who could serve in the interim role. \nAt a board of trustees meeting Friday at IU-East in Richmond, board President Fred Eichhorn said the interim selection could likely be a high-ranking administrator on the Bloomington campus.\nHerbert said the interim selection process should take about two to three weeks. The interim chancellor will come into the position Jan. 1, and is expected to hold office for 12 to 18 months until a permanent replacement is chosen next fall.\n-- Contact senior writer Colin Kearns at cmkearns@indiana.edu.