Tomorrow, the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees will begin the final phase of its selection for the college’s next president. Forums with the four candidates will be held Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 at the Wolfson Campus and are open to the media and the public. The forums will also be streamed online. Space is limited as COVID safety restrictions will be observed.
The position is being filled after a more than two-year search process began to replace former Miami Dade College President Dr. Eduardo Padrón who announced his retirement in 2018.
For more information about the search process and the times and dates for candidate forums, please see below.
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Miami Dade College Board of Trustees to Conduct Candidate Forums for College President Position
The four finalists include current and former MDC administrators as well as two external candidates
MIAMI, FL (November 11, 2020) - This week, the Miami Dade College (MDC) Board of Trustees will be conducting candidate forums for the four finalists selected for the Miami Dade College President’s position on Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13. The candidate presentations will be live-streamed with limited space available for those who would like to attend in person. Live stream of the presentations can be viewed at www.mdc.edu/livestream.
“While we look to the Board of Trustees to keep its commitment do right by our community in selecting the best person for the job, we remain vigilant over the process to ensure the transparency that our faculty, students, and stakeholders have demanded and deserve continues to be the driving force of this selection,” said United Faculty of Miami Dade College President Elizabeth Ramsay.
The MDC Board of Trustees announced the slate of candidates for the College's President position on Wednesday, October 28 with a final decision to be made on Tuesday, November 17. The finalists include Dr. Lenore Rodicio, who currently serves as Miami Dade College’s Provost, and former MDC Wolfson Campus President Madeline Pumariega. The other two candidates are Dr. Gregory Fowler, and Dr. Morgan Phillips.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presentation with Dr. Morgan Phillips
1:30-3:00 p.m. Presentation with Dr. Lenore Rodicio
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Presentation with Dr. Gregory Fowler
1:30-3:00 p.m. Presentation with Ms. Madeline Pumariega
Wolfson Campus - Chapman Conference Center – Room 3210
(Very Limited Space – First Come, First Served)
The candidates' presentations to the College community will be live-streamed at www.mdc.edu/livestream
The appointment of a new president for Miami Dade College will happen 15 months after a long, expensive, tumultuous search process came to a sudden halt in June 2019. A series of last-minute changes made to the job’s qualification requirements by the Board of Trustees led to a public outcry from MDC students, staff, and community leaders, prompting the Board of Trustees to start a new search process for the position.
Although the deadline to apply was October 23, some members of the Search Committee have reiterated that the committee may accept applications after the deadline should a highly qualified candidate emerge after the final slate of candidates has been decided. This caveat has raised concerns among many in the community who remain wary of the process and its outcome.