Owens to hold Presidential Finalists Open Forums Feb. 20 - 21 | News

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH (PRESS RELEASE) – Owens Community College will welcome the three presidential finalists to the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses as the academic institution announces open forums for the candidates to meet employees, students and members of the community, Feb. 20-21.

The open forums will take place each day (Feb. 20-21) in the College’s Audio/Visual Classroom Center Rooms 125-128 on the Toledo-area Campus and the Community Education and Wellness Center Room 111 on the Findlay-area Campus. The Owens Toledo-area Campus is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township, while the College’s Findlay-area Campus is located on Bright Road in Findlay. The forums are open to the public.

The three presidential finalists will visit Northwest Ohio on the following days and open forum times: Dr. Mike Bower, President of Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, N.D. on Monday, Feb. 20 from 9-9:45 a.m. (Toledo-area Campus) and 1:30-2:15 p.m. (Findlay-area Campus); Dr. Randall Miller, Senior Consultant to the Chancellor at Wayne County Community College District in Detroit, Mich. on Monday, Feb. 20 from 10:30-11:15 a.m. (Findlay-area Campus) and 1:30-2:15 p.m. (Toledo-area Campus), and Dr. Dorey Diab, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Stark State College in Canton, Ohio on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 9-9:45 a.m. (Toledo-area Campus) and 1:30-2:15 p.m. (Findlay-area Campus).

“Owens Community College’s Presidential Search Committee and Board of Trustees are pleased to welcome the presidential finalists to Owens Community College and the Northwest Ohio region,” said Dee Talmage, Owens Board of Trustees Chair and Presidential Search Committee Chair. “The community forums are intended to provide both the campus and community with the opportunity to meet the presidential finalists. Both the Presidential Search Committee and the Board of Trustees looks forward to the next phase of the search process with goal of having a new Owens President in place by the end of June.”

Last year, the Board of Trustees announced that a national search for the new President of Owens Community College was underway to succeed Dr. Larry McDougle, who retired Sept. 30. John Satkowski, Vice President of Finance and Administration/Chief Financial Officer, has served as the College’s Interim President since the beginning of October. The presidential search process is being led by Owens Board of Trustees Chair Dee Talmage, who is serving as Chair of the Presidential Search Committee.

The Board of Trustees has enlisted the professional services of the global firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. to assist in conducting the presidential search. Heidrick & Struggles has a long and storied history of conducting searches nationwide as well as extensive experience in higher education.