Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State University’s provost plans to be a frequent visitor to the school’s Lake Campus as it searches for its next dean.
The Lake Campus in Celina, about 80 miles north of Dayton, is Wright State’s sole branch campus. Although an interim dean has already been appointed, the university will search for a permanent replacement this fall.
“My plan is to be there every week as we get that transition going,” said provost Sue Edwards, the university’s top academic adminsitrator.
Edwards was in Celina recently with interim dean Dan Krane to meet with members of the Lake Campus community. Edwards said she wants to hear from people at the branch campus as the search for the new dean commences.
Former dean Jay Albayyari resigned at the end of June after being asked to do so by president Cheryl Schrader.
When asking for Albayyari’s resignation, Schrader cited “serious concerns” regarding the dean’s “interactions with Lake Campus personnel” and the “climate” created by Albayyari’s “management style,” according to a letter obtained by this news organization through a public records request. Albayyari has said Schrader’s accusations were false.
But, Edwards said that Albayyari had said he intended to leave the dean’s job on more than one occasion before he was formally asked to step down. Albayyari will return to a faculty position at the Lake Campus after taking paid time to prepare for his new role.
