U of M announces candidates to interview for the position of chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Crookston

26 April 2012

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (04/26/2012) —University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and U of M System Senior Vice President for Academic Administration Robert J. Jones have announced candidates and the public schedule for the position of chancellor of the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC). Public s will begin Tuesday, May 1.

A 13-member search committee held confidential s last weekend with a select group of candidates for the UMC chancellor position. Based on the candidate materials and s, the search committee recommended candidates to meet with key university stakeholder groups next week.

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The following candidates have been invited to the Crookston campus for public s (in order of appearance on campus):

STEVEN S. HARDIN
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Public forum: 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, Bede CDE, U of M, Crookston

KARLA V. HUGHES
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Morehead State University, KY
Public forum: 9-10 a.m. Thursday, May 3, Bede CDE, U of M, Crookston

FRED E. WOOD
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, University of California-Davis
Public forum: 9-10 a.m. Friday, May 4, Bede CDE, U of M, Crookston

During their public s, each candidate will deliver a presentation, “Opportunities and Challenges Facing the University of Minnesota, Crookston.” The forums will provide an opportunity for the greater university community to meet and hear from the candidates. They will be recorded and posted on the chancellor search website soon after the presentations are held.

In addition to the public forums, each of the candidates will with select university stakeholder groups on the Crookston and Twin Cities campuses.

The candidate vitae, the position profile and evaluation forms are posted on the search website, www.crk.umn.edu/chancellorsearch.

One of five campuses of the University of Minnesota, UMC is a public baccalaureate institution enrolling 1,600 students. Integral to the university’s land-grant mission, Crookston connects its teaching, research and outreach to serve Northwestern Minnesota while delivering 26 degree programs, including 10 online degrees, in the areas of agriculture and natural resources; business; liberal arts and education; and math, science and technology. To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.


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