Frequently Asked Questions

President Frederick G. Slabach has accepted the position as dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law effective July 1, 2023. President Slabach and his wife Melany met at and are alums of Ole Miss. They have children who have also graduated from there. Slabach says that returning to his alma mater is an honor for both him and Melany. Read more here. 

Chairman of the Texas Wesleyan Board of Trustees, Glenn Lewis, along with University leadership, identified potential search committee members from among faculty, staff, students, board members and alumni. The members of the search committee were selected because they bring a broad spectrum of experience, expertise and perspective to the work of searching for Texas Wesleyan's 21st president.

Yes. In addition to appointing a search committee, the University will retain an executive search firm and will implement a comprehensive engagement plan to ensure the opinions of our students, faculty, staff and TXWES community are considered.

As of right now, the presidential search committee and board of trustees do not foresee needing an interim president. With the work of the executive search firm, campus partners and the board, they believe a presidential candidate should be announced by May.

This will be an inclusive process with the guidance of the executive search firm that is selected. This will include meeting with multiple stakeholder groups over the coming weeks to build a job profile that considers the needs of Texas Wesleyan University — now and in the future, based on our competitive position in the higher education landscape today. All the input will be collected and reviewed by the search committee and search consultant, and ultimately the full Board of Trustees.

President Slabach has graciously agreed to provide input into the requirements and key characteristics needed for the next president, as well as his view of key challenges for the future. However, as the decision of selecting the next president is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees, he will not participate in the decision-making process for selecting the next president.

There will be periodic updates provided by the search committee chair as important progress and milestones have been achieved. This will be in the form of email updates to various groups, as well as on the presidential search website.