Campus & Community Funk and Associates retained as consultant for chancellor search
| Funk and Associates retained as consultant for chancellor search |
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| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 | |
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor’s Search Committee has engaged R. William Funk and Associates to help recruit candidates to succeed Chancellor James Moeser.
The University finalized a contract with the firm to work on behalf of the committee. The Dallas-based firm specializes in conducting searches at the senior leadership level for major colleges and universities, especially those that, like Carolina, are members of the prestigious Association of American Universities. “We are confident that Bill Funk will conduct a successful search for the University,” said Nelson Schwab III, chair of the search committee. “We are pleased to reach this milestone and anxious to move on to the next phase of the search – the forums for the campus community later this month.” Committee members interviewed Funk during a meeting on Oct. 16. He assured the committee that he would personally handle the search. He impressed members by outlining plans to visit the UNC campus and meet with key constituent groups in addition to the search committee to understand the University, its current challenges and opportunities, and what the chancellor’s job would entail. Funk formerly headed the education practice at Korn/Ferry International, an executive recruitment firm, for 14 years and has conducted more than 250 educational searches for college and university presidents and chancellors and has helped recruit nearly 70 currently sitting presidents or chancellors. He started his own firm slightly more than a year ago. His recent presidential searches have included Cornell and Syracuse universities. Others included Vanderbilt, Purdue and Tulane universities, as well as the universities of Miami, Washington, Illinois and Wisconsin. The contract terms finalized with Funk include providing services such as meeting with key University constituents, using that information to develop a position description, conducting a broad-ranging search for prospective candidates (both traditional and non-traditional) who will be a good match for Carolina, seeking a diverse candidate pool, conducting pre-screening interviews and preliminary background checks, conducting full reference checks, participating in and helping to coordinate interviews, and conducting other business on behalf of the committee. The University agreed to pay Funk a flat fee of $90,000 plus reimbursement for expenses related to the search, as well as administrative and support costs. The University will cover those costs using non state-appropriated funds. Typically, search firm fees are based on a percentage of the placed candidate’s first-year compensation plus expenses. Funk agreed not to initiate another AAU president or chancellor search for three months after starting Carolina’s search or until the committee makes an initial cut from the candidate pool, whichever comes first. Funk also agreed not to solicit the person hired as UNC chancellor for five years from the date he or she takes office. In addition, the contract terms say Funk may not target any current vice chancellor or dean for a post on another campus for a year after the new chancellor starts the job without permission from the University. For more information about the forums, which begin on Friday, and the committee, refer to www.unc.edu//chan/search |