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Purdue Northwest Provost Search

PNW is interviewing final candidates as part of the search for the university's next Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

Chancellor Chris Holford invited faculty, staff and students to hear from finalists and to provide feedback to help inform the process of selecting the next Provost of Purdue University Northwest.

Feedback surveys closed at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 14.

Candidate Presentation and Feedback Links

Brien Smith

Brien Smith

Special Assistant to the President and former Provost at Youngstown State University
Professor of Industrial Psychology

View Dr. Smith’s CV

Claudia Petrescu

Claudia Petrescu

Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School at Kansas State University
Professor of Public Administration

View Dr. Petrescu’s CV

Marie Mora

Marie Mora

Deputy Provost and Former Provost AD Interim at Metropolitan State University
Professor of Labor Economics

View Dr. Mora’s CV

The Provost Search Advisory Committee met with multiple candidates and made recommendations to the Chancellor for those to move forward in the process. Each candidate offered a presentation on “PNW Moving Forward as a Metropolitan University:  Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education.”

The forums were open to all members of the university community. There was a Q&A session for those attending in person in Alumni Hall. (No questions or comments were facilitated for the Zoom option.)

Each session was recorded, and recordings were posted to the PNW website on April 10, 2024 and removed April 14, 2024.

Your feedback on each candidate is important to the search process. Please use the survey links to share your feedback on each candidate after attending or viewing their presentation.

Feedback surveys closed at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 14.

Provost Search Advisory Committee

  • Chair: Lisa Goodnight, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement and Professor of Communication
  • Amy Fry, Dean, College of Nursing
  • Raida Abuizam, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Operations Management
  • Nicolae Tarfulea, Professor of Mathematics
  • Jake Lenson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Facilities
  • Amanda Zelechoski, Director of Clinical Training and Professor of Psychology
  • Britt Hudson, Assistant Dean of Students
  • Kwangsoo Park, Associate Dean, College of Business and Director and White Lodging Services Professor in Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Chandramouli Chandramouli, Department Chair, Construction Science and Organizational Leadership and Professor of Construction Engineering and Management Technology