Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce we have launched the search for our next Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost.  Parker Executive Search has been engaged to assist in our recruiting efforts and Dean Paula Kaufman has generously agreed to chair the search committee.  

As a valued member of our university community, we would like your help in identifying candidates for this position.  Candidates will be recruited over the next 60 days, with plans to conduct on-campus interviews in late March and early April.

I encourage you to take part in the search process by suggesting names of individuals who might be appropriate for this opportunity. Please submit names as soon as possible to:

Laurie C. Wilder, Senior Vice President & Managing Director
Parker Executive Search
5 Concourse Parkway, Suite 2900
Atlanta, GA 30328
lwilder@parkersearch.com
770-804-1996, ext. 102

To learn more about the position, please visit http://oc.illinois.edu/oc/provost_search.html.

Thank you.

Phyllis M. Wise
Vice President, University of Illinois
Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign