Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) communications and media office announced three presidential finalists: President of University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Robert G. Gregerson, Acting President of SUNY Polytechnic Institute Tod A. Laursen and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of Ball State Susana Rivera-Mills.
FCGU will host public forums on campus for students, faculty, staff and community stakeholders to meet the finalists Oct. 28, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
FCGU’s Board of Trustees plans to hold interviews Wednesday, Nov. 2. The chosen president-elect will go in front of the board for confirmation in November.
In December 2022, when the current FCGU President Michael Martin retires, the president-elect is expected to take on the duties.
Whoever is hired will be the fifth president of FCGU, according to FGCU’s presidential search.