The search for the next vice president for student life has begun with the appointment of a search committee chaired by Mark Alnutt, director of athletics.

The search is seeking a successor to A. Scott Weber, who left the position to assume the role of provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Christina Hernandez has been serving as interim vice president.

The search committee, appointed by President Satish K. Tripathi, includes UB senior leadership, faculty, staff and students.

In addition to Alnutt, the search committee includes:

• Ann Bisantz, BS ’89, MS ’91, dean of undergraduate education and professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

• Beth Del Genio, PhD ’01, chief of staff to the president, Office of the President.

• Jeffrey R. Errington, BS ’95, associate dean for undergraduate education and professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, SEAS.

• Mary Clare Fahey, assistant director, Residential and Inclusion Initiatives, Student Life.

• Gaspar A. Farkas, associate dean for academic and student affairs and associate professor, Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Professions.

• Mark Frank, BA ’83, professor and chair, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences.

• Megan M. Holland, assistant professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, Graduate School of Education.

• Scott Hollander, associate university librarian for administration and distinctive collections, University Libraries.

• Elizabeth Lidano, director, Student Conduct and Advocacy, Student Life.

• Hong Luo, professor, Department of Physics, CAS.

• Darius Melvin, EDM ’18, academic adviser, University Honors College.

• Charity Nwadike, undergraduate student, Department of Psychology.

• Betsy Rodriguez, MSW ’07, director, Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program.

• Debra Street, professor, Department of Sociology, CAS.

• Paul Tesluk, professor and dean, School of Management.

• Kathryn Tudini, assistant vice provost and director, International Student Services, Office of International Education.

UB also has hired the consulting firm Spelman Johnson to assist with the search. Mark A. Hall, vice president, will be the principal from the firm working on this search.

The search committee will begin its work very shortly, Tripathi says, with the goal of making an appointment by the end of the spring semester.

Throughout the coming months, Alnutt will update the university community on the committee’s progress. Information also will be available on the search website.