EPHRAIM, Utah (April 14, 2023)—的 犹他州高等教育委员会 selected Stacee Y. McIff as the 18th president of 雪的大学 today, following an extensive national 搜索.
McIff will assume the position on May 1, 2023. 她接替了布拉德利J。. 库克曾在 2019年5月至2022年7月担任总裁. McIff has served as interim president of Snow 2022年7月1日起进入大学.
“I am very honored to have been selected as 雪的大学’s 18th president. 出生和 raised in rural Utah, I am proud to lead Utah’s rural community college. 学生的成功 is our number one priority,” McIff said. “Thanks to incredible faculty and staff, students who attend 雪的大学 have a personalized transformational experience that is unique in our higher education system. As the degree-granting institution and technical college for central Utah, 雪的大学 is well-positioned to meet workforce needs 支持各种各样的学生. 我期待着继续 my work with the 犹他州高等教育委员会, the 雪的大学 Board of Trustees, technical and degree-granting institutions, our K12 partners, legislators 和社区 leaders. I’m grateful to my colleagues, friends and family for their support.”
In collaboration with the 犹他州高等教育委员会, the 雪的大学 Board of 受托人委任 13人遴选委员会 in December 2022 that included a variety of community members and stakeholders who spent several months interviewing and soliciting input. 遴选委员会于 open meetings and conducted re搜索 to select finalists qualified to fill the president's 根据法定标准扮演角色. 的 搜索 committee forwarded three finalists to the 犹他州高等教育委员会 and a public comment period ensued. 董事会 then heard input on the finalists and interviewed them. 麦基夫就是其中之一 三名决赛选手揭晓 2023年3月29日.
“We are delighted to have Stacee as our eighteenth president. 她在……工作过 college for nearly twenty years and has a deep love for this place and the people 犹他州中部. I have no doubt she will continue to propel 雪的大学 forward 用她的精力和热情. Stacee’s experience on both campuses, as a faculty and staff member, and with technical education and degree-granting programs suits 她很适合担任总统. She has a clear vision of where 雪的大学 is going, and we look forward to supporting her,” said Leslie Keisel, 雪的大学 Board of Trustees and Presidential Search Committee Chair.
Stacee Y. McIff is currently the Interim President of 雪的大学. 作为临时总统， she has prioritized students and employees, as well as community and USHE partnerships. Before she was appointed as interim president, Stacee led the college’s expanded mission into technical education and served as Vice President of Technical Education and Workforce Engagement for two years after serving for a time as Associate Provost and as Business 当了八年系主任. She has held a faculty role at the college since 2006, where she has prioritized student engagement and worked with various internal and external task forces, including co-椅子ing the last strategic planning process 与认证挂钩. Stacee has been heavily involved in the community and has served as national board 椅子 of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc.，在苏全国 校友 Council, Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service Board, the Board of Directors of the New Horizons Crisis Center, as president of the Sevier County Republican 女人，还有更多.
"I am confident the Board of Higher Education has selected the right individual to 铅雪学院. President McIff’s powerful community ties and robust experience at the college and within the System will continue to serve her well as president for many years to come,” said Lisa Michele Church, 犹他州高等教育委员会 椅子. “雪的大学 has prospered under President McIff’s leadership as interim president for nearly a year, and we are pleased to have her continue the work she has started.”
出生和 raised in rural Utah, McIff holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University and a master’s degree from Utah State University.
“President McIff has had an exemplary career and has a deep understanding of higher education and the 雪的大学 community,” said Dave R. Woolstenhulme,专员 高等教育. “Today, 雪的大学 gained a great leader, dedicated to student success, who can guide it in this new, exciting chapter. 我期待着继续 our work together in the System to support 雪的大学’s students, faculty, staff 和社区.”
了解更多关于McIff总统的信息 雪.edu/presidential-搜索
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关于雪学院
雪的大学, founded in 1888 by Utah pioneers, is a two-year college with campuses 位于犹他州的以法莲和里奇菲尔德. 的 college also has a learning center in Nephi, Utah, and offers a wide-range of online courses. 为5000多名学生提供服务， the college has been nationally recognized for its student success rates, affordable cost-for-value, involvement opportunities, and exceptional teaching. 了解更多关于 all 雪的大学 has to offer online at 雪.edu.
About the Utah System of Higher Education
的 犹他州高等教育系统(USHE) 是由 犹他州高等教育委员会 and is comprised of Utah’s sixteen public colleges and universities. USHE的首席执行官 是 高等教育专员. 欲了解更多信息，请访问 推.edu.
