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 Subject: MASSMAIL - Search for a Chancellor at UIUC

The Search Committee for a Chancellor of the University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign seeks your recommendations of qualified candidates for 
this position.  The position description follows:

				CHANCELLOR
		UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

Nominations and applications are invited for the position of Chancellor 
of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The Chancellor, who 
reports to the President of the University, is the chief executive of the 
Urbana-Champaign campus.  As an officer of the University the Chancellor 
plays an active role in shaping University-wide policy.

The Urbana-Champaign campus, one of three campuses of the University of 
Illinois, has long ranked among the nation's most distinguished 
educational and research institutions.  Its diverse, world-class programs 
reflect the mission of a comprehensive, land-grant university campus.  
The campus community includes approximately 29,000 under-graduates, 
10,000 graduate and professional students, 2,800 faculty, 3,100 academic 
professionals, and 4,600 staff members.  The annual operating budget is 
approximately $1.3 billion.

For the position of Chancellor, the University seeks a person of academic 
distinction significant administrative experience, and demonstrated 
leadership ability.  This should include: prior teaching and substantial 
scholarly accomplishments or demonstrated accomplishments in a non-
academic environment; a strong commitment to the academic values 
appropriate to the University's three-fold mission of teaching, research 
and public service and to diversity; the ability to articulate these 
values in a variety of forums internal and external to the campus; a 
demonstrated capacity for sound judgment and effectiveness in 
administrative affairs; and the qualities needed to develop a shared 
vision, lead the campus and the nation and advance the University in the 
continued pursuit of academic excellence.

It is anticipated that the appointment of the new Chancellor will take 
effect on or before August 1, 2005.  To ensure full consideration, 
nominations and applications should be received by January 15, 2005.  
Communications and inquiries should be directed to:

		Professor James D. Anderson, Chair
		Search Committee to Advise the President on the Selection 
			of a Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign Campus
		c/o Office of the President
		364 Henry Administration Building, m/c 346
		506 S. Wright Street
		Urbana, IL  6l80l

(R. William "Bill" Funk, National Managing Director of the Korn/Ferry 
International Education Practice is consulting with the Search Committee 
and President on this search).
~The University of Illinois is an affirmative action/equal opportunity 
institution~



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