Over the next three weeks, SMU will be hosting four finalists for consideration as the next dean of Meadows School of the Arts. The position is empty after Jose Bowen left to become Goucher’s College’s 11th president on July 1.

Bowen was also a professor of music and the Algur H. Meadows Chair. During Bowen’s eight years at SMU, Meadows’ rankings and academics test scores rose, and he added the fashion media, creative computing and arts entrepreneurship/management majors and minors.

The first candidate to visit for the position will be Victor Coelho, professor of music and chair of music and ethnomusicology at Boston University. Students and faculty who wish to meet Coelho may view his schedule and, following his visit, provide feedback and their perceptions of his suitability to serve as the dean of Meadows.

“A successful outcome to this search is vitally important to the life of the university and the Meadows School,” Leon Simmons Endowed Dean David Chard who is leading the search said in an email. “We hope everyone that meets the candidates will devote an equal amount of energy and stamina for every candidate, sustaining your interest throughout the process.”