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Candidate Visits Set for North Park Campus
CHICAGO, IL (April 4, 2006) - Three candidates for the position as president
of North Park University will visit the campus during the next two weeks
to meet with faculty, staff, and students, beginning with one visit today.
The three candidates are Dr. Mitchel D. Livingston, vice president for
student affairs and services at the University of Cincinnati; Paul
Maurer, senior vice president for institutional advancement at Trinity
International University; and Dr. David L. Parkyn, Provost and senior
vice president of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Various groups will meet today with Livingston, who has held his current
position at the University of Cincinnati since 1994, also serving on the
President's Cabinet. The university is a doctoral/research extensive
institution with 34,000 students. In his role, he manages a $30 million
budget and a staff of approximately 350 in creating visionary and
strategic plans that guide a diverse supportive learning environment. He
previously served as vice president of student affairs at the State
University of New York in Albany and as dean of student life at Ohio
State University. He also had a brief experience as the administrative
assistant to the president at Southern Illinois University. Livingston
earned his Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Michigan
State University and his Master of Science from Southern Illinois
University.
Maurer will visit the campus on Thursday. He has held his position at
Trinity since 2002, also serving as president of the Trinity
International Foundation. Trinity International University offers
undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and is affiliated with
the Evangelical Free Church. Current enrollment is approximately 3,000
students at campuses in Illinois, Florida, and California. His
responsibilities include directing external relations for the university
as well as serving on the President's Executive Council. Previously,
Maurer served as director for the capital campaign at Westmont College,
also serving at one time as vice president for development at the
National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families. Maurer
earned his Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary and is completing doctoral studies in political philosophy this
year at Claremont Graduate University.
On Tuesday next week, Parkyn will visit the campus to meet with various
groups. He has held his current position at Elizabethtown College since
2004. Elizabethtown College is a baccalaureate–general institution with
an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students and is affiliated with the
Church of the Brethren. Previously, Parkyn served 19 years at Messiah
College, eventually serving as senior vice president. As Provost, he is
responsible for all curricular and co-curricular educational programs.
As senior vice president, he serves as the chief operating officer of
the institution, overseeing four vice presidents. He had similar campus
oversight experience at Messiah College's Philadelphia campus. Parkyn
earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Boston College and his
Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Each visit will include forums with the respective campus constituencies
– each forum will last 75 minutes at Anderson Chapel. Candidates also
will meet with members of the Office of the President and the Executive
Cabinet.
Visits to each of the candidates' campuses also are scheduled, involving
the members of the presidential search committee and the search firm.
Reports from these background visits, as well as the candidate visits to
the North Park campus, will be discussed by the search committee and
Board of Trustees during a scheduled April 20-21 meeting.
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