West Campus House Professor-Dean, Hans Bethe House and Alice Cook House

Provost Kotlikoff and Vice Provost Nishii are pleased to issue a call for nominations for two house professor-dean positions on West Campus. The open positions are in Hans Bethe House and Alice Cook House and both appointments will begin July 2025. Faculty members are encouraged to nominate themselves or colleagues for either, or both, positions. Nominees must be members of the tenured faculty.

Faculty leadership is at the core of the West Campus House System, and its goal is to create an environment that links the residential life of students to the academic mission of the university. The five West Campus houses offer upper-level students unique faculty-led, living-learning opportunities within their diverse and inclusive communities, and bring together students and faculty in a spirit of inquiry and active citizenship.

Nominations should be sent to Stacy Kesselring, sk866@cornell.edu, by January 31, 2024; however, nominations will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis. For more information, please visit the following.


Open Houses for Interested Faculty

Chantal Thomas, current house professor-dean in Alice Cook House, is offering interested faculty the opportunity to participate in a house fellow reception at her Cook House apartment on February 7th at 5:00pm followed by an opportunity to join house dinner at 6:00pm. Interested faculty can choose to participate in all or part of the evening. Please direct questions and RSVP to Chantal at ct343@cornell.edu.

Drew Hicks, current house professor-dean in Hans Bethe House, is also offering an opportunity to participate in a house fellow reception at his Bethe House apartment on February 14th at 5:00pm followed by house dinner at 6:00pm. Interested faculty can choose to participate in all or part of the evening. Please direct questions and RSVP to Drew at ajh299@cornell.edu.

Contact Information

If you have questions about the search, the house professor-dean position, or would like to attend a West Campus house program, you are encouraged to contact Ethan Stephenson, Director of Faculty Living-Learning Programs, evs24@cornell.edu, or any of the current house professor-deans.