Dear Members of the Roosevelt University Community,

I am pleased to share that, after weeks of reviewing application materials and hours of thoughtful discussion, the Presidential Search Committee has identified a group of first-round interview candidates from a final pool of almost 160 applicants. This marks another important step forward in our search for Roosevelt University’s next president, and I applaud the Search Committee for their focus on and commitment to Roosevelt's future.

Each step of this presidential search process has been carefully designed, in collaboration with our search partners at WittKieffer, to surface the greatest amount of relevant information about each candidate so that the Search Committee can consider and evaluate them against the qualifications and qualities we want in Roosevelt’s next president. The candidates selected for first-round interviews are impressive, and their materials revealed significant and meaningful alignment with the aspirations outlined in the leadership profile.

The first-round interviews will afford both the Search Committee and the candidates the opportunity to get to know one another better and explore the potential for continued conversation. Following those interviews, the Search Committee will determine which candidates will move forward to second-round interviews.

I am grateful for the diligence, judgment and collaborative spirit the Search Committee continues to bring to this work, and I am excited for the conversations and next steps ahead.

I look forward to sharing another update with you later this fall.

In service,

Valerie Barker Waller
Chair, Presidential Search Committee
Vice Chair, Roosevelt University Board of Trustees