Selkirk College President Search
Recruitment Launched
The president plays an integral role in the life of the college and a visible role as a community leader. Qualifications, skills, knowledge and leadership abilities have been identified as Selkirk College searches for the ideal candidate. What are we looking for in a leader? Are you the person for the job?
The Right Person Through the Right Process
The Selkirk College Board of Governors, with executive search consultants Leaders International, has initiated a search for the college’s next president as Angus Graeme retires after a 30-year career in post secondary. Get the background...
Consulting our Community - Thank you!
Input is vital to selecting the best candidate. An online questionnaire ran until July 9 asking everyone to weigh on on what traits the next Selkirk College president should possess. We are pleased that the Selkirk community answered this call for input with incredible enthusiasm. Thank you!
Responses were amalgamated to provide a sense of the president's role as recruitment is launched while consultation with stakeholders continues. You can still share your thoughts! Inquiries and feedback are welcome throughout this process:
Further Resources
Board of Governors - President's Selection and Succession Policy
The Selkirk College Board of Governors is composed of provincial government appointed external members of various sectors of the community served by the college and several internal members representing students, faculty and support staff. The board is responsible for management, administration and control of property, revenue, business and affairs of the college. In practice, the management of the college on a day-to-day basis is done by college administration headed by the president who answers directly to the Board of Governors. View the Policy.
Search Firm
The Board of Governors is working with executive search firm Leaders International.
Search Timeline
While candidate confidentiality is of utmost importance to a successful search process, we are committed to transparency and will keep the Selkirk College community informed as to the progress of the president search. The search timeline illustrates some benchmarks of the process.
Selkirk College is committed to the values of equity, diversity and inclusion in its hiring practices.
- Search firm selected: complete
- Search committee selected: complete
- Community consultation: commences complete
- Role defined and recruitment launched: complete
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Committee review
- Long list committee review: complete
- Short list committee review: October through November
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Interviews
- First round/short list interviews: November
- Finalist interviews: late November
- Assessments/References: to follow
- President Selection: December
- Public Announcement: December
President Angus Graeme will step aside in May 2022.
“It was important to me to provide the Board ample time to consult widely while undertaking a thoughtful and comprehensive search for a new president,” Angus Graeme says. “It will be an exciting opportunity to recruit someone with a deep understanding of Selkirk College’s mission for students and a vision for the indispensable contribution that accessible post-secondary education makes to the socio-economic vibrancy of our amazing communities. I absolutely love my job, but will be ready next Spring to step aside to create space for new vision and ideas for our beloved college.