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BOARD SEARCH COMMITTEES TO RECEIVE REFERENCE INFORMATION

5/21/2009 - Jackson, Miss.

On Tuesday, May 26, 2009, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Search Committees for the next commissioner of higher education and the next chancellor of the University of Mississippi will meet separately via teleconference for the purpose of hearing results of candidate background and reference checks.

The Commissioner Board Search Committee will meet at 1:00 p.m. The public may attend the meeting in the IHL Board Room in the Universities Center, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211.

The Chancellor Board Search Committee will meet at 2:00 p.m. The public may attend the meeting in one of the following locations:

  • Lyceum Room 308 on the University of Mississippi Campus, 1848 University Circle, University, MS 38677
  • IHL Board Room in the Universities Center, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211

For both meetings, an executive session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

IHL's institutional executive officer search process allows Mississippi to be on the consideration list of the highest caliber professionals in higher education. The process is open, transparent and representative-based, and works in accordance with today's recruitment standards for high-level institutions of higher learning. For more information on the IHL's institutional executive officer search process, including search-specific timelines of events, visit www.mississippi.edu/ieo.

The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning 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.

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