Schedule change for public session with VP-CTE candidate

By Rachel Coleman

LIBERAL, Kan. — Seward County Community College invites the public to meet the applicant for the newly created Vice President of Career Tech Education. Dr. Amber Jones. Currently the SCCC Dean of Career & Technical Education, Jones is a finalist among the candidates for the position.

Community members may attend public reception to ask questions and get to know the candidate. The event is slated for Thursday, June 6, 10:30 a.m., SCCC Library — Dr. Amber Jones.

The change in schedule was necessary due to the withdrawal of the other finalist.

In their April board meeting, SCCC approved a restructure of academic affairs, adding a Vice President of Technical Education and cutting the two academic deans. The restructure was prompted in part by faculty retirements, which Bennett said always prompt the college to take a fresh look at how the current organizational structure could be improved. The two VP academic models are standard in schools with strong technical and workforce programs.

Folllowing unanimous approval by the board, the restructuring goes into effect on July 1, 2024.