MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced five finalists for the position of chancellor at University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
A 19-member search and screen committee, chaired by UW-Parkside Professor Greg Mayer, recommended the finalists to Reilly and a special committee of the UW System Board of Regents. Regent Mike Falbo, a UW-Parkside alumnus, chairs the Regents’ special committee.
The five candidates will participate in a variety of public forums from April 23 through May 7. The forums will provide opportunities for the finalists to interact with faculty, staff, students, and community members. The finalists and campus/community forums are listed below. Information on additional student forums is available at https://www.uwp.edu/chancellor.search/. Reilly and the Regents committee will then interview the finalists in Madison on May 19. The final appointment of a new chancellor must be confirmed by the full Board of Regents.
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Finalist |
Campus/Community Forums |
| John Folkins Professor, Communication Disorders College of Health and Human Services Bowling Green State University |
April 23, 9-10:30 a.m. Parkside Student Center Cinema 900 Wood Road, UW-Parkside |
| Thomas Keon Dean, College of Business Administration University of Central Florida |
April 28, 9-10:30 a.m. Parkside Student Center Cinema 900 Wood Road, UW-Parkside |
| Deborah Ford Vice President of Student Affairs University of West Florida |
April 30, 9-10:30 a.m. Parkside Student Center Cinema 900 Wood Road, UW-Parkside |
| Elizabeth Langland University Vice President and Dean, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Arizona State University at the West campus |
May 5, 9-10:30 a.m. Parkside Student Center Cinema 900 Wood Road, UW-Parkside |
| H. James Williams Dean, Seidman College of Business Grand Valley State University |
May 7, 9-10:30 a.m. Parkside Student Center Cinema 900 Wood Road, UW-Parkside |
The person chosen will succeed Chancellor Jack Keating, who stepped down in August 2008 after leading the campus for more than a decade. Lane Earns, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UW-Oshkosh, is serving as Interim Chancellor.
UW-Parkside, one of UW System’s 11 comprehensive institutions, enrolls more than 5,000 students from 55 counties and comprises the most diverse student population in the UW System. Leading approximately 500 faculty, academic staff, and classified staff members, the UW-Parkside chancellor is responsible for an annual budget in excess of $71 million.
For information about the UW System, see www.wisconsin.edu.