25 Feb Five candidates selected to interview for Bismarck State College president position
BISMARCK, N.D. – Five candidates have accepted invitations to visit Bismarck State College to interview for the position of president. Candidates will visit the campus March 2-5. Additional information about each candidate and a schedule of campus and community open forums with the candidates will be released later this week.
The candidates are:
Dr. Clark Harris
Special Assistant to the President
Laramie County Community College
Dr. Douglas Jensen
President and CEO
Rock Valley College
Dr. Philip Klein
Dean of Health and Public Safety
South Piedmont Community College
Dr. Joan Poor
Executive Director
Slack Farms Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Richard Sax
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of Rio Grande & Rio Grande Community College
The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education will name BSC’s next president at their March 26 meeting.
A total of 41 applications were submitted for the position. The BSC Presidential Search Committee interviewed 12 candidates last week, narrowing down the field to the top five. Current President Larry C. Skogen will retire on June 30, 2020.