McNeese Presidential Search on Campus Tuesday and Wednesday
The four semifinalists selected by the McNeese State University Presidential Search Committee will be on campus Tuesday, April 16, to meet with faculty, staff, students and alumni/community leaders. Those semifinalists are:
Andy Benoit, Jr., Vice President of Enrollment Management, Texas A&M University
Shadow Robinson, Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, University of Arkansas
Wade Rousse, Executive Vice President, McNeese State University
Allen Vital, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Southern University System
The Committee will host Stakeholder meetings at the following times on Tuesday, April 16:
Faculty and Staff Meetings in F.G. Bulber Auditorium
9 a.m. Dr. Shadow Robinson
10:30 a.m. Dr. Andy Benoit
1 p.m. Dr. Allen Vital
2:30 pm. Dr. Wade Rousse
Student Meetings in the Student Union – La Jeunesse Room
9 a.m. Dr. Allen Vital
10:30 a.m. Dr. Wade Rousse
1 p.m. Dr. Shadow Robinson
2:30 p.m. Dr. Andy Benoit
Community Leaders and Alumni Meeting at the Alumni Center Conference Room
9 a.m. Dr. Andy Benoit
10:30 a.m. Dr. Shadow Robinson
1 p.m. Dr. Wade Rousse
1:30 p.m. Dr. Allen Vital
The Committee will conduct interviews with all semifinalists on Wednesday, April 17 in the SEED Center.
9 a.m. Dr. Andy Benoit
11 a.m. Dr. Shadow Robinson
1 p.m. Dr. Wade Rousse
3 p.m. Dr. Allen Vital
After the interviews are complete, the Search Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. to select the finalists. The finalists will be announced following the meeting.
These finalists will then be invited to Baton Rouge to interview with the full Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System on April 25. The Board will select McNeese’s next president at that meeting.
