A candidate for the dean position at the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences told campus constituents Wednesday that her strengths included good communication with faculty and an ability to develop curriculum.

Diane Hoadley, the second of four candidates to visit the university, meet with the search committee, interim college dean Martha Brown, the dean’s Student Advisory Board, the Administrative Council as well as held an open meeting with faculty, staff and students.

Faculty who attended the open meeting Wednesday voiced concerns about an issue the college is currently facing regarding faculty assessment by administrators, and questioned Hoadley on her feelings on the issue.

Hoadley responded by saying, “Don’t you want to know that you’re engaging in efforts that are productive?”

She went on to stress that it is important for someone to measure the success of the faculty’s efforts. She said resistance to administrator assessment from faculty is a result of a misunderstanding about the assessments.

Ideally, Hoadley said assessment should be an exciting thing that everyone can benefit from.

Hoadley also told those present for the open meeting that she has done a lot of research on Eastern and recognizes that its reputation is one she would be honored to be a part of.

Hoadley received her bachelor’s in economics, MBA in finance, and J.D. in commercial law all from the University of Illinois.

She began her career as instructor at the University of South Dakota, but has taken many turns in her career from her instructor position to director of the School of Business, then to business department chair and then to the associate dean.

She is currently the acting dean in the School of Business.