Members of campus community are invited to attend public presentations by each of the three finalists for the position of vice president for research and economic development at The University of Alabama.
Candidates will hold open forums Monday, Oct. 1, Wednesday, Oct. 3, and Thursday, Oct. 11. The forums, outlined below, will include candidate presentations followed by a question-and-answer session.
Monday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m.
159 Russell Hall (auditorium)
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 3:30 p.m.
Ferguson Center theater, first floor
Thursday, Oct. 11, 3:30 p.m.
247 Bryant Hall
Information about each candidate will be posted at https://www.ua.edu/vpredsearch/ and requires myBama authentication to review. Members of the campus community who are unable to attend may visit the site following the forums to watch a video recording of the presentations. Feedback forms will also be posted on the webpage, and input will be accepted online through 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.
A 10-person committee has overseen the national search, and a search firm was hired to help identify qualified candidates. Dr. Susan Carvalho, associate provost and dean of the UA Graduate School, facilitated the committee’s work.
Additional members of the committee are Dr. Shashi Nambisan, executive director of the Alabama Transportation Institute and professor of civil engineering; Dr. Monica Anderson-Herzog, professor of computer science; Dr. Matthew Therrell, professor of geography; Carpantanto Myles, director of research compliance; Dr. Jonathon Halbesleben, associate dean for research, Culverhouse College of Commerce; Dr. Silas Blackstock, professor of chemistry; Dr. Vikki Vandiver, dean of the School of Social Work; Keisha Cook, graduate student in mathematics; Dr. Dennis Sunal, professor of science education, College of Education; and Dr. Norma Cuellar, professor of nursing.
The new vice president will provide leadership for advancing UA’s research and economic development efforts, fulfilling one of the primary goals of UA’s Strategic Plan: to increase the University’s productivity and innovation in research, scholarship and creative activities.