The Presidential Search Committee held a meeting at the Lod Cook conference Center on April 10 to discuss the final steps of the presidential search and to determine a schedule for moving forward.Â
Although it is subject to change based on Parker Executive Searchâs response, the committee unanimously agreed to the following schedule:Â
April 19:Â Interest period of the search will be concluded
April 21:Â Presidential Search Committee will meet to vet candidates and determine who they would like to considerÂ
April 26:Â Presidential Search Committee will conduct interviews with persons of interestÂ
April 30:Â Presidential Search Committee will decide which applicants they will submit to the Board of Supervisors as a final pool of candidatesÂ
As the search for the next LSU president continues, members of the LSU community are outlining what attributes they want their next leader to embody.
LSU hired Parker Executive Search Nov. 13 to handle the search. After developing a position description and creating a new website for the search, Parker Executive Search is now compiling a pool of candidates from a myriad of backgrounds. From this pool, the company will narrow down the list of candidates to seven or eight individuals that the LSU Presidential Search Committee will conduct further interviews with and ultimately choose the next president from.Â
After being accused of domestic abuse last fall, former LSU football player Ray Parker now faces an additional accusation of abusive behavior …
UCF s Josh Heupel named Tennessee Volunteers football coach
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Heupel sees bright future for Tennessee football despite investigation (0:51)
New coach Josh Heupel sees the investigation into alleged recruiting violations as a minor speed bump and details why he took the Volunteers job. (0:51)
White previously hired Heupel when White was the UCF athletic director. We ran an exhaustive nationwide search, White said at a news conference introducing Heupel. I know that sounds crazy because I m hiring the guy I ve worked with the last three years. If anything, I was trying not to hire the coach from UCF.
White said Heupel was his top candidate based on his integrity, history of winning titles and being an innovative football mind who has led explosive offenses.
UPDATE: Tennessee has hired Danny White away from UCF to become the new AD.
The hottest name in Tennessee’s search for a new athletics director has reportedly exited the race. Jon Gilbert, the.
Tennessee fires Pruitt, 9 others for ‘serious’ NCAA issues
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt yells at the officials during an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tennessee fired Pruitt Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) Vasha Hunt
University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd speaks during a press conference in Knoxville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, as school chancellor Donde Plowman, center, and athletic director Phillip Fulmer, left, look on. Tennessee has fired football coach Jeremy Pruitt, two assistants and seven members of the Volunteers recruiting and support staff for cause after an internal investigation found what the university chancellor called “serious violations of NCAA rules.” (Brianna Paciorka/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP) Brianna Paciorka