WHAT: Andrew Westmoreland, Senior Vice President of Higher Education for FaithSearch Partners, who has 44 years of service in higher education, is available to discuss the academic challenges, trends and insights of the changing higher education landscape.
Westmoreland can address the following trends and news topics:
Current challenges in higher education enrollment. According to Forbes, the relevant primary issues in higher education currently revolve around “the decline in student enrollment,” “shifting student expectations” and the “gaps in agility and flexibility in providing a high-quality and consistent learning experience.”
Is college worth the price? A recent poll, co-conducted with the Wall Street Journal, cited that over 40 percent of people surveyed did not believe that college was worth the cost. Westmoreland can address why Americans are increasingly united in their lack of trust in colleges and universities.
Leadership in the “great resignation.” In what many are calling the great resignation, with faculty and staff burnout levels reaching a peak, Westmoreland is able to address how strong and strategic leadership can help universities retain and attract new talent.
University crisis management. Westmoreland, through his experience as a college president, can address crises related to budget issues due to lower enrollment, endowment losses, debt and an uncertain economy, mental health among students and faculty and the difficult accreditation process.
WHO: With 44 years of service in higher education, including two college presidencies and the oversight of hundreds of searches for every segment of university life, Dr. Andrew Westmoreland brings a wealth of insight to executive searches throughout higher education. In addition to his collegiate presidential experience at Samford University in Alabama and Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, Dr. Westmoreland also taught political science, has served on various charity boards and is an accomplished author and speaker.
Dr. Westmoreland was the 2022 Eileen Tosney Award for Career Leadership in Higher Education honoree, the highest individual recognition provided by the American Association of University Administrators. He is the past Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, which oversees accreditation for approximately 800 colleges and universities from Virginia to Texas.
WHEN/WHERE: Dr. Westmoreland is available by appointment for interviews via Zoom, phone or in person.
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About FaithSearch Partners
FaithSearch Partners is the largest executive search firm in the U.S. focusing exclusively on serving the complete spectrum of the faith community. With a foundation of more than 30 years’ experience from two major international retained executive search firms, FaithSearch Partners was founded in early 2007 to serve faith-based healthcare organizations and non-profits, as well as colleges/universities, K-12 schools, ministries, churches, athletics organizations and other faith-oriented businesses. In addition, the firm also responds to clients which are not formally “faith-based” but place a high value on leadership with strong spiritual values. With meaningful, long-lasting solutions, FaithSearch Partners is empowering their clients to advance their mission by establishing strong leaders who will champion the organization, its people and God’s Kingdom.
For more information on Faith Search Partner’s Dr. Andrew Westmoreland, visit https://faithsearchpartners.com/andy-westmoreland-senior-vice-president-higher-education/