F. Jack Witt III

Jack Witt was named vice president for human resources effective September 6, 2016. As the senior officer responsible for the oversight of the university’s Division of Human Resources, Witt ensures that all human resources programs and initiatives are integrated and effective in supporting the overall mission, goals and objectives of the university. The component activities of the division include talent acquisition, equal opportunity and affirmative action, employee development, compensation, records, employee engagement, labor relations, wellness and benefits. He reports to Mark Polatajko, senior vice president for finance and administration. 

Witt previously served as vice president of human resources and administration at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, from 2012-2016.  Prior to that, he was vice president for human resources at Macomb Community College and director of human resources for Genesee County, both in Michigan.

Admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1978, he is a member of the American Bar Association and the Society for Human Resources Management. He earned a certificate in benefits and compensation management from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and is an HR Certified Professional by the International Public Management Association for Human Resources. Witt has taught courses on labor relations and collective bargaining, human resource management, employee benefits, legal studies, and business ethics and policy at New York University Management Institute (1995-1998), Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (1999-2000) and Wayne State University School of Business Administration and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (2004-present). 

Witt earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science degree from Tulane University, a Master of Public Administration from Kent State, and both a Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University.