This week’s College Faculty meeting consisted of an update on the implementation of the strategic plan as well as statistics about recent admissions and a discussion of the dean search process, which included pointed criticism of President Nancy Dye by politics professor Ben Schiff.

The presentation on the search process was made by French Department Chair Nelson DeJesus. He said that three candidates would soon be brought to campus for interviews. He emphasized that the fact that no current faculty members were under consideration “should not in any way reflect negatively on this faculty.”

Schiff, the chair of the politics department, was considered the leading internal candidate for the position.

“The president has determined that I’m not acceptable,” he said.

Schiff, who is going on sabbatical next year, said that he spoke with “a light heart and weighty concerns” and asked, “Can we have a dean who can both lead the faculty and be acceptable to the president?

“The problem is the president,” he added. “I have a light heart because I’m a member of a great faculty and together we can overcome Oberlin’s problems.”

Thomas Abeyta from the Office of Admissions gave a presentation on statistics for admissions at Oberlin. This year, Oberlin had an admit rate of 36 percent, slightly lower than last year.

One third of those accepted applied to Oberlin Early Decision. The average Grade Point Average is 3.7 and the average SAT score is 1388. Seventy percent of those admitted are in the top 10 percent of their high school classes.

One fourth of those admitted are students of color, 137 of whom are African American.

“We’re really going the extra mile to add the personal touch to get students to enroll here,” Abeyta said.

The meeting concluded with a presentation by Provost Clayton Koppes about the implementation of the strategic plan.

According to Koppes, committees are currently being set up to facilitate the implementation process.

“The good news is: we passed the plan; the bad news is: now we have to implement it,” he said.