(From left to right) Pranesh B. Aswath, Eric M. Eisenberg, Erin McNamara Horvat and Giovanni Piedimonte are the four finalists in the provost and executive vice president of academic affairs search.
Courtesy of USF
By Sofía García Vargas
The University of South Florida is one step closer to finding its next provost and executive vice president of academic affairs.
In a university-wide email sent yesterday, USF announced the four finalists that advanced to campus visits starting next week.
“After a thorough national search, the broadly representative search committee interviewed eight candidates, all with extensive and accomplished backgrounds in higher education,” the email said.
The four finalists are:
- Pranesh B. Aswath, senior vice provost for academic planning and policy, University of Texas at Arlington
- Eric M. Eisenberg, interim provost and dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida
- Erin McNamara Horvat, senior vice provost for faculty advancement and undergraduate affairs, Drexel University
- Giovanni Piedimonte, vice president of research and institutional official, Tulane University
During the campus visits, the candidates will have the opportunity to engage and receive feedback from the USF community.
USF President Rhea Law will make a final decision based on the feedback shared from the stakeholders.
The finalists stop at the St. Petersburg campus’s University Student Center ballroom on the following days:
- Wednesday, Oct. 12, 1:00 p.m. – Eric M. Eisenberg
- Thursday, Oct. 13, 1:30 p.m. – Pranesh B. Aswath
- Monday, Oct. 17, 1:00 p.m. – Giovanni Piedimonte
- Tuesday, Oct. 18, 9:00 a.m. –Erin McNamara Horvat
The schedule for the visits and town halls are available here. For those who are unable to attend in person, the meetings will also be livestreamed with more details to come.
The USF community is encouraged to submit questions in advance here.
