After almost two years of having an interim superintendent-president, the search for the permanent President of Long Beach City College is on.
Long Beach City College is currently holding a nationwide search for a new permanent superintendent-president. The board will have a position soft close date of October 20, 2021, with first-level interviews beginning in mid to late November.
Second-level interviews are set to be held in the beginning of Dec. 2021, with a new appointee to be made by January 1, 2022.
The interim Superintendent-President position is currently held by Dr. Mike Muñoz, who is also in the running for the permanent position. This has yet to be officially announced.
The Board opted to appoint Dr. Muñoz as the new interim superintendent-president, as he was already serving in the position of vice president of student services. Muñoz stepped into the role in March of 2020.
The Board is working hard to improve the way they work together this year by attending two retreats that are created to help with Board goals.
According to Muñoz, “If you compare past board meetings from a year ago to the last couple current board meetings you would see a stark difference.”
“The Board has worked very hard over the last couple of months to increase their efficiency as a Board in terms of Board meetings and their collaboration with each other,” added Muñoz.
Although two years seems like a long time to go without a permanent president, it is not uncommon for institutions to appoint an interim first, especially during a global pandemic.
The pandemic has taken a toll on the hiring process at Long Beach City College and is a big factor as to why the hiring process has taken a while.
“If you look across the states there are a number of vacancies across the board on the vice president positions as well as the superintendent-president positions,” said Loy Nashua, Vice President of Human Resources.
The Board of Trustees claims to look for someone who has an earned doctorate from an accredited college or university and has classroom-teaching experience at a post-secondary institution.
Ideal characteristics for the new Superintendent-President are centered around having collaborative leadership skills and caring about student success.
Long Beach City College cares heavily about its students and faculty and is looking for a candidate who takes an interest in student life on campus and wants students to succeed.
Interested applicants can visit the website to apply.