The University of Hawaii Board of Regents is meeting at the end of this month with its two finalists for the UH presidency. It’s one of the last steps in the selection process before the formal vote, which will occur in an open session on June 2 at UH Manoa.
The meetings, which are starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, are public. But the regents’ deliberations after them are not.
The candidates, Interim UH President David Lassner and retired Army General Francis Wiercinski, will meet with the board separately in one-hour sessions each. They will each give an “introductory statement,” after which they’ll participate in question-and-answer segments with the regents.
The regents will then go into executive session, during which they’ll discuss the candidates privately.
The regents’ search process has gotten some flack in recent weeks, with critics questioning its transparency and the choice of candidates. Some wonder whether a former Army general is the right person for the job, while others say someone who’s already served as interim president shouldn’t be considered for the permanent position.
Read Civil Beat’s recent profile on Wiercinski: The Right Stuff? Retired General Vies for University of Hawaii Presidency.
Photo: David Lassner (L) and Francis Wiercinski. (Courtesy of UH)
— Alia Wong
