Minnesota State University, Mankato
Presidential Search Committee

MnSCU Chancellor’s Charge to
Search Committee for President
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)

Selecting a new president for Minnesota State University, Mankato is one of the very important tasks before us in the months ahead. Accordingly, it is vital that you as a committee provide the Board of Trustees and the Chancellor with the best possible candidates from which the final selection will be made.

You are charged to provide a list of three (3) unranked candidates, each of whom is fully capable of serving as President of Minnesota State University, Mankato. Your work developing this list shall take place as outlined in Board of Trustees Policy 4.2, under the direction of Dr. Wilson Bradshaw, Chair of the Committee and President of Metropolitan State University, and with the assistance of Ms. Linda Skallman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Personnel, Office of the Chancellor. The MnSCU Presidential Search Procedures document, which provides a framework for conducting a presidential search, should guide your efforts.

It is the expectation that each of the three (3) candidates that you refer for final consideration by the Board of Trustees and the Chancellor will be fully able to do each of the following:

• Lead and preside over a university and its constituencies in accordance with a model of shared governance conducive to cooperation and creativity.
• Assure the efficient administration of the university by establishing and making reasonable progress toward achieving annual goals; establishing and maintaining an effective team of academic and administrative officers; and developing and administering necessary functions and systems to support the academic mission.
• Demonstrate leadership, fairness, and sensitivity to all issues which create an inclusive, respectful environment for protected class associates.
• Advise the Chancellor, Office of the Chancellor staff, and the Board of Trustees on matters of system policy as requested, as appropriate, and otherwise administering and supporting all MnSCU policies and programs.
• Lead in generating and sustaining a vision of the university, within the university, throughout the region, and as an integral part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Chancellor James H. McCormick