More University leaders may be on the way out as they emerge as top candidates for jobs at other schools, adding to a domino effect of flighty leaders that began in April.
Eric Monday, CFO and vice chancellor of finance and administrative services, was announced Nov. 15 as the candidate for a similar position at the University of Kentucky.
Monday attended a forum at the university hosted by UK’s Staff Senate where he was featured as the preferred vice president for finance and administration candidate, according to campus newspaper The Kentucky Kernel.
A search committee gathered a pool of 50 potential candidates that was later narrowed down to 10 individuals who personally interviewed at the campus in Lexington, Ky.
Katrice Albert, vice provost for equity, diversity and community outreach for the Office of Academic Affairs, is a finalist for vice president of equity and diversity at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Albert traveled to Minnesota earlier this month to give a public presentation and vie for the job, according to campus newspaper The Minnesota Daily.
If Monday and Albert leave for other institutions, they join the ranks of several other University administrators who have traveled down similar higher education paths.
Most recently, Dean of the College of Science Kevin Carman announced he will leave LSU to fill a provost position at the University of Nevada, Reno. It was announced late last month that Carman would begin his new job Feb. 1.
At that time, Carman told The Daily Reveille his departure did not stem from bitter feelings toward the University after years of combatting budget cuts.
But sentiments were not as cordial when former LSU System President John Lombardi was ousted by the Board of Supervisors in April.
Carman is only one of the administrators who has departed since Lombardi’s firing.
In May, former University Chancellor Michael Martin took a job with the Colorado State University System as chancellor. Martin’s move came as a surprise to the University community, especially after Lombardi’s departure and the end of Jack Hamilton’s tenure as provost and executive vice chancellor.
Stuart Bell was hired to fill the provost position before Lombardi and Martin saw their way out.
Now, the University’s hierarchy is shaky. As Interim System President and Chancellor William “Bill” Jenkins guides both the LSU at Baton Rouge campus and the System, the Board of Supervisors made a controversial vote in October to make this hybrid position permanent.
But the vote may not hold after the Board was notified of illegal procedure for not adequately informing the public of its intention, and the decision will be revisited in December.
