Dear members of the university community,
I am writing to share with you that I have accepted the resignation of President Mark B. Rosenberg.
I will be nominating Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration Dr. Kenneth Jessell to serve as interim president while we conduct a national search for FIU’s sixth president. I am asking the Board of Trustees to meet to approve his nomination, and I will then take his nomination to the Board of Governors for confirmation. I know Dr. Jessell will have our support and cooperation as he helps steer our university through the coming months.
Finally, I look forward to working with the entire university community as we search for our next President. I believe the FIU presidency is one of the great jobs in higher education. Located in one of the world’s great cities, it is inevitable that FIU will become one of the preeminent research universities in America. I can assure you that our next leader will be committed to that mission.
Sincerely,
Dean C. Colson
Chair, FIU Board of Trustees