April 18, 2007

Chancellor finalists' schedules finalized

by Pete Rosenbery

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Fernando M. Trevino

CARBONDALE — Finalists for chancellor of Southern Illinois University Carbondale will participate in open public forums on the Carbondale campus and at the School of Medicine in Springfield over the next two weeks.

The finalists will visit the campuses beginning Sunday, April 22, through May 5. SIU President Glenn Poshard's goal is to announce his choice for the post prior to the end of the spring semester, and present the recommendation to the SIU Board of Trustees at its June 14 meeting on the Carbondale campus.

The next chancellor will replace John M. Dunn, who became interim chancellor last year. He is not a candidate for the permanent appointment.

During their visits, the finalists will meet with senior administrators, department chairs and directors, vice chancellors and their staffs, SIU Foundation and Alumni Association officials and student leadership. In addition, the finalists will participate in separate open public forums with students, faculty and Administrative/Professional-Civil Service staff, and attend a breakfast with community leaders. In Springfield, each of the finalists will meet with the School of Medicine dean and his staff, and hold a meeting with faculty members.

Fernando M. Treviño, dean of the School of Public Health, the University of North Texas Science Center in Fort Worth, visits Sunday, April 22, through Wednesday, April 25.

Treviño's open public forums are:

  • Monday, April 23 — 4:30-5:30 p.m., SIUC faculty, Student Center Auditorium.
  • Tuesday, April 24 — 8:30-9:30 a.m., Administrative/Professional and Civil Service staff, Student Center Auditorium.
  • Tuesday, April 24 — 9:45-10:45 a.m., SIUC students, Student Center Auditorium.
  • Tuesday, April 24 — 4-5 p.m., SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, Dirksen Conference Room.

John H. Frederick, executive vice president and provost, University of Nevada, Reno, visits Wednesday, April 25, through Saturday, April 28.

Frederick's open public forums are:

  • Thursday, April 26 — 4:30-5:30 p.m., SIUC faculty, Student Center Auditorium.
  • Friday, April 27 — 8:30-9:30 a.m., Administrative/Professional and Civil Service staff, Hiram H. Lesar Law School Auditorium.
  • Friday, April 27 — 9:45-10:45 a.m., SIUC students, Hiram H. Lesar Law School Auditorium.
  • Friday, April 27 — 4-5 p.m., SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, Dirksen Conference Room.

Sue Kiefer Hammersmith, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, visits Sunday, April 29 through Wednesday, May 2.

Hammersmith's open public forums are:

  • Monday, April 30 — 4:30-5:30 p.m., SIUC faculty, Student Center Auditorium.
  • Tuesday, May 1 — 8:30-9:30 a.m., Administrative/Professional and Civil Service staff. Student Center Auditorium.
  • Tuesday, May 1 — 9:45-10:45 a.m., SIUC students, Student Center Auditorium.
  • Tuesday, May 1 — 4-5 p.m., SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, Dirksen Conference Room.

Yash P. Gupta, professor of operations management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, visits Wednesday, May 2, through Saturday, May 5.

Gupta's open public forums are:

  • Thursday, May 3 — 4:30-5:30 p.m., SIUC faculty, Student Center Auditorium.
  • Friday, May 4 — 8:30-9:30 a.m., Administrative/Professional and Civil Service staff. Student Center Auditorium.
  • Friday, May 4 — 9:45-10:45 a.m., SIUC students, Student Center Auditorium.
  • Friday, May 4 — 4-5 p.m., SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, Dirksen Conference Room.

Additional information on each of the four candidates and their individual schedules is available at http://www.siu.edu/pres/chancsearch/

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John Frederick

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Sue Hammersmith

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Yash P. Gupta