Dear Colleagues,

The search for the inaugural director of the Siebel Center for Design has entered the next phase of the process with campus visits occurring in the coming weeks. Each visit will include a presentation focused on the candidate’s “Vision for the Siebel Center for Design.” Presentations are open to the campus community and will be followed by a question and answer session and an opportunity for informal discussion.

Because of the distinctively cross-campus nature of this appointment, we want to make sure as many faculty, staff and students are aware of the presentations and have an opportunity to participate.

Presentations will be held in the Monsanto Multimedia Studio in the Funk ACES Library (map) at the times noted below:

Kevin Hamilton
Senior Associate Dean, College of Fine and Applied Arts
Professor, School of Art and Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tuesday, December 5
Presentation: 1:45-2:45 P.M.

Andrew C. Singer
Fox Family Professor of Engineering
Director, Technology Entrepreneur Center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Wednesday, December 6
Presentation: 1:45-2:45 P.M.

Pamela L. Jennings
CEO and President, CONSTRUKTS, Inc.
Friday, December 8
Presentation: 2:15-3:15 P.M.

Rachel Switzky
Executive Director, IDEO
Monday, December 11
Presentation: 1:45-2:45 P.M. 

We greatly value your participation in the search process and we encourage your attendance at the presentations. Additional information about the finalists and opportunities to share your comments and feedback can be found here.

John P. Wilkin
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost

Andreas Cangellaris
Dean, College of Engineering