Dear Colleagues:

I am delighted to share with you that the final installment of our speaker series, “The Research University in the World of the Future,” will be held Oct. 2 at 3:30 p.m. in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, and will feature Subra Suresh, the president of Carnegie Mellon University and former director of the National Science Foundation.

Subra Suresh became president of Carnegie Mellon University in July after serving as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). He had been the dean of the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering, German National Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the Developing World, Indian National Academy of Engineering and Indian Academy of Sciences.

“The Research University in the World of the Future” series is designed to give the campus community a multifaceted look at how higher education is changing to address society’s changing needs. As we envision our campus 20 to 50 years into the future, we are exploring how to best position the university for continued relevance and impact.

I hope you will join us.

Sincerely,

Phyllis M. Wise

Chancellor