Last DOS finalist to address UI
Charles Brown, a finalist in the running for the University of Idaho vice provost of student affairs and dean of students position, will be the fourth and final candidate to visit campus for an onsite interview and open forum.
Charles Brown
Brown is slated to speak at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Clearwater room of the Idaho Commons.
Search Committee Chair Alton Campbell said the committee is scheduled to meet to discuss each candidate in depth on Oct. 10, after the conclusion of all four onsite interviews. He said the search committee would then make its final recommendation to Aiken, who will work with UI President Chuck Staben to make the appointment.
Brown earned a doctorate in educational administration at Illinois State University, specializing in higher education. He also received a master’s in education administration from Blackburn College in Illinois, after going through the management development program at the Harvard University School of Education and spending a semester abroad in Puebla, Mexico, at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla.
Bringing 30 years of experience in higher education administration, Brown worked at a number of universities across the country in various positions. Most recently, Brown served as vice president for Student Affairs at Florida Atlantic University. Working with FAU from 2006 until 2014, Brown provided leadership for the Division of Student Affairs by managing and supervising staff members and the annual operating budget and providing resources to the student population.
Before working at FAU, Brown worked at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg as vice chancellor for Student Affairs; Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan as vice president for Student Development and Campus Life; and the University of Alabama as senior associate vice president for Student Affairs.
Brown has experience in higher education both as an administrator and classroom teacher. He taught courses as either an assistant or associate professor at most of the universities he was employed with.
At FAU, Brown was involved in creating and implementing many student-centered programs and initiatives. He created a university veteran center and assistant dean position for veterans and military services, an LGBQTA office for the community, the co-sponsorship of a university-wide free speech and campus civility forum, the establishment of a one-hour credit leadership course for student leaders and the creation of a partnership with the dean of Undergraduate Studies Office to create an academic service-learning program.
Like the other finalists, Brown boasts involvement and achievement in honor societies, professional associations, various honors and awards, and community service with programs including American Association of Caregiving Youth and the Big Brothers Big Sisters Board of Directors.
Cara Pantone can be reached at arg-news.uidaho.edu