By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Northwest Missouri State University is searching for its new president after not renewing the contract for John Jasinski.
Clarence Green is currently serving as the interim president for the university.
Board of Regents Chair John Moore, who is also head of the search committee for the new president, says currently the committee does not have any specific candidates in mind for the job.
"The approach is truly going to be open and nationwide, one of the other things we will be asking members of the search committee and members of the community is if they have someone they feel will be qualified for the position," Moore tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.
Moore says recommendations from the community will be given to the search firm to have them contacted about interest in the position.
Moore says he is also not aware of anyone internally at the university that has declared interest in the job.
Moore says as part of the search the search firm will hold public input sessions, after many people with Northwest asked ot have input on the new president.
"Several people, alumni, staff, and faculty, indicated that they would like to have the opportunity to provide that input," Moore explains
Moore said after asking the search firm if it was something that made sense, the firm came back saying that receiving public input is a standard practice
"That this is a norm for how they do things, they like to get the input at the beginning of the process and give everybody a chance to participate," Moore says.
Moore says the search committee has hired Anthem Executive Search Firm out of Houston, Texas to assist in the search for the new president.
Public input sessions will be held on August 22nd and August 23rd at the Student Union on the Northwest campus.
Each session will be 50 minutes with Anthem Executive. You can find more information online.
Moore says he doesn't think the controversy behind the board not renewing John Jasinkis contract will have an impact on the search.
"I'm sure that candidates will ask a few questions about that, but I don't expect it to have any negative effect over candidates' willingness to apply," Moore says. "I think it's going to be a very attractive job for someone who wants to be the President of a regional university."