Dear Colleagues,

Presentations by the four candidates to fill the role of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost begin this week. This is a critical leadership position for the university and I hope you will be able to attend. All four of the presentations will also be streamed live for members of the campus community who cannot be there in person. 

Candidate Presentation Details:

Streaming link for all presentations: 
http://go.illinois.edu/provost2017 (A valid campus netid and password will be required)

Sonny Ramaswamy 
Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Presentation: September 19, Levis Faculty Center, 3rd Floor, 4 p.m.

Andreas Cangellaris
Dean of the College of Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
Presentation: September 21, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 4 p.m.

Chaden Djalali
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Iowa
Presentation: September 28, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 4 p.m.

Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Chief Operating Officer
National Science Foundation
Presentation: October 11, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 4 p.m.

Again, I encourage you all to play a part in this process by attending the public presentations and offering your feedback when you receive a message from Swanlund Human Resources.

Sincerely,

Robert J. Jones
Chancellor