Georgia Southern University has launched a national search for its next Dean of the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing in Academic Affairs. Reporting directly to Provost Avinandan (Avi) Mukherjee, Ph.D., the selected executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
About the Position
Search Process
Timeline
October 2025
- Announcement of Search
- Initial Search Committee Meeting
November – December 2025
- Search firm commences networking and screening of prospective candidates
- Search updates provided to the Search Committee
March 2026
- Search Committee conducts initial interviews with candidates
- Search Committee selects finalists for campus interviews
- Campus interviews with finalists
TBD
- Offer
Advisory Committee
- Amy Lingo, Ph.D., (Co-Chair ), Dean, College of Education
- Stuart Tedders, Ph.D. (Co-Chair), Dean, JPHCOPH
- Lindsey Chappell, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor of English
- Brandonn Harris, Ph.D., Professor, Health Sci & Kinesiology
- Ben Tankersley, M.Ed., Asst. Director, Graduate Programs
- Ashraf Saad, Ph.D., Asst. Dean/Professor, AEPCEC
- John Carroll, Ph.D., Professor/Interim Dir., Biology/Coastal Plain
- Naronda Wright, Ed.D, Assoc. Dean, Graduate Student Services
- Brenda Blackwell, Ph.D., Assoc. Dean/Prof., Behavioral & Social Sciences
- Aolany Navas-Griggs, M.Ed., Director, Grad. Admissions & Recruitment