Listening Sessions for UWM Chancellor Search

Posted on August 25, 2014 by admin

From UWM:

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MILWAUKEE – The Search and Screen committee for the UW-Milwaukee chancellor has announced community listening sessions, scheduled for the first two weeks of September.

The committee is holding the listening sessions to gather public input on the role of the chancellor and the university in the community.

Sessions will be held:

  • Wednesday, September 3, 2014, 4:30-6 p.m. | Urban Ecology Center-Riverside Park | 1500 E. Park Place, Milwaukee
  • Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 6-7:30 p.m. | Journey House | 2110 West Scott St., Milwaukee
  • Wednesday, September 10, 2014, Noon-1:30 p.m. | UWM Libraries, Fourth Floor Conference Center | 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee
  • Wednesday, September 10, 4:30-6 p.m. | Urban Ecology Center-Washington Park | 4145 W Lisbon Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208
  • Thursday, September 11, 12:30-2 p.m. | Zilber School of Public Health | 1240 N 10th Street, Milwaukee | Room 110
  • Friday, September 12, 2014, 8-9:30 a.m. | UWM Libraries, Fourth Floor Conference Center | 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee

Following a national search and an intensive screening process, the committee is expected to recommend no fewer than five candidates as finalists for consideration by the UW System president and a special Board of Regents committee.The UWM Chancellor Search and Screen Committee is comprised of 14 UW-Milwaukee faculty members, two academic staff members, two classified staff members and two students. They are joined by two administrators and five community representatives. Dr. Mark Schwartz, a Distinguished Professor in UW-Milwaukee’s Geography department, chairs the committee.

After a series of public presentations and personal interviews, the UW System president and the Regent committee will recommend one individual to the full board, which must approve the appointment.