Has the schedule for Dr. Saunders been released yet? Was curious how the process will work. How will faculty/staff have opportunities to spend more than a few seconds with her?
SOUTHERN MISS PREFERRED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO VISIT HATTIESBURG CAMPUS APRIL 5
Media Contact: Annie Mitchell Phone Number: (601) 432-6493
3/30/2007 ( ) Jackson, MS Dr. Martha Dunagin Saunders, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learnings (IHL) preferred candidate for the next president of the University of Southern Mississippi, will be on Southern Miss Hattiesburg Campus Thursday, April 5, 2007, to participate in open interviews with various campus constituency groups. Participants will have an opportunity to provide written feedback to the Board. At the end of the day, as noted on the schedule below, the Board will meet to determine if Dr. Saunders is the next president of the University of Southern Mississippi, or if the search will continue. All of the days events on Thursday, April 5, 2007, will be held in the Thad Cochran Center, 121 West Memorial Drive, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, and are open to the media. The schedule is as follows:7:30-8:30 a.m.: Interview and Breakfast with Vice Presidents; Presidential Suite8:30-9:15 a.m.: Interview with Deans; Room 2189:15-10:00 a.m.: Interview with Athletics; Room 21810:00-10:40 a.m.: Interview with Undergraduate and Graduate Student Leaders; Room 21810:40-11:30 a.m.: Interview with Foundation Leadership; Room 21811:30-12:45 p.m.: Interview and Lunch with Community Leaders; Room 21012:45-1:45 p.m.: Interview with Faculty and Staff; Room 2181:45-2:45 p.m.: Interview with Faculty Senate, Gulf Coast Faculty Council, Staff Council, and American Association of University Professors; Room 2182:45-3:40 p.m.: Interview with Academic Council, Graduate Council, Council of Chairs, University Libraries, and Gulf Coast Research Lab; Room 2183:40-4:40 p.m.: Interview with Alumni Association; Room 2184:45-5:30 p.m.: Interview and Reception for Campus and Community; Room 210 & 2nd Floor Conference Center Area5:30 p.m.: Board of Trustees Meeting; Presidential Suite. An executive session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. A press conference will be held immediately following the Board Meeting in Room 218.For more information on the presidential search process, including a timeline of events, visit http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/ieo_search.html.Under the leadership of the Board of Trustees, IHL governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi. ###