To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff
           <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Avijit Ghosh" <UILSrchPres@uillinois.edu >

Reply-To: UILSrchPres@uillinois.edu 
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Selection of President of University of Illinois

To:     Faculty, Academic Professional Staff, and Civil Service Staff

Dear Colleagues,

I write to update you on the selection process for the next president of 
the University.  Earlier this summer the consultative committee submitted 
to the board the white paper defining the challenges and opportunities 
for the next president and the qualities that the chief executive officer 
should bring to the position.  The board approved the white paper on June 
17, 2004.   The position description along with invitations for 
nominations and applications were announced in national and international 
media and specialized higher education publications during June and 
July.  Announcements were also made in the alumni magazines and in 
newsletters to the University community.  Over 300 university presidents 
and chancellors also received a letter from the committee.  

As a result of our outreach efforts we have received a number of 
nominations and continue to receive nominations and applications every 
day.  Baker-Parker, an executive search firm, is following up on each 
nomination to develop a pool of well qualified candidates. The committee 
will begin its work of reviewing and prioritizing potential candidates in 
early September.  If there are potential candidates you would like to 
nominate, we encourage you to do so soon by way of the presidential 
search website http://www.uillinois.edu/presidentsearch/index.html.  The 
website also contains a copy of the white paper and position announcement.

Sincerely, 

 

Avijit Ghosh

Chair, Consultative Committee to Assist in the Selection of a President

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