Presidential Search
Adopted: 04/23/96
Reaffirmed: 7/26/2016
Revised: 1/29/26
When a vacancy for the College President occurs or is anticipated, the Board of Trustees ("the Board") shall appoint a presidential search committee that includes persons from Atlantic and Cape May counties and is broadly representative of the college community. The composition of the search committee may include various stakeholders, such as members of the Board, Foundation Board member(s), faculty, staff, student representative(s), business and industry partner(s), and educational partner(s). Final selection and approval of the members serving on the search committee will be directed by the Chairperson of Board of Trustees; who will also appoint the committee chair.
The Board shall develop a charge to the search committee which will initially require assessment of the needs of the College and a recommendation to the Board of criteria for the selection of the new President. The search committee shall provide appropriate opportunities for the College community and the public to comment upon the needs of the College and the development of criteria for selection of a new President.
The Board shall establish a timetable for the search which will ensure that the office of the President is filled in a timely manner.
The Board shall determine how the search will be conducted.
The Board may adopt, modify, or reject the search committee's assessment of the needs of the College and the committee's recommended criteria for the selection of a new President.
Based upon the selection criteria, also known as “Presidential Profile” established by the Board, the search committee shall arrange for appropriate public advertisement of the anticipated vacancy or vacant position, shall review all applications received, and select candidates to be interviewed by the search committee. Primary communication on the Presidential Profile, advertisement and timeline of events, committee progress reports, updates, application portal, list of search committee members and more will be housed on the College’s Website under Presidential Search.
The search committee shall recommend to the Board candidates deemed most qualified for appointment. Only applicants interviewed by the search committee shall be recommended to the Board.
The Board may interview candidates recommended by the search committee and make such further inquiries as the Board deems appropriate. If the Board determines not to appoint any of the candidates recommended by the search committee, it shall direct the committee to continue the search process and to recommend additional candidates.
Interviews, evaluations, and deliberations of candidates by the Search Committee and the Board are considered confidential.
The Board shall allocate appropriate resources to enable the search committee to discharge its responsibilities effectively.
The primary responsibility of the Board of Trustees is to hire and evaluate the President, therefore the Board has the executive authority and final approval in the appointment of the President of Atlantic Cape Community College.
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