Dear members of the university community,
As FIU moves forward with the presidential search process, the university is hosting a series of community sessions next week to give all stakeholders an opportunity to interact directly with Dr. Kenneth A. Jessell, the candidate recommended by the Presidential Search Committee to become FIU’s sixth president.
Community sessions will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 11, and Wednesday, Oct. 12, at GC Ballrooms at MMC, as well as on Zoom and through the FIU webcast. Below is the full schedule:
Tuesday, October 11
- Leadership Session (vice presidents and deans)
- 10-11 a.m.
- Register to attend in person
- Zoom registration
- Faculty Session (Faculty Senate and members of the faculty)
- 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Register to attend in person
- Zoom registration
- General Session #1 with Q&A (Faculty, staff, and students)
- 3-4:30 p.m.
- Register to attend in person
- Zoom registration
- General Session #2 with Q&A (Faculty, staff, and students)
- 10-11:30 a.m.
- Register to attend in person
- Zoom registration
- Student Session (SGA and all students)
- 1-2 p.m.
- Register to attend in person
- Zoom registration
- Community Session (Foundation Board and volunteer boards, alumni, and members of the community)
- 2:30-3:30 p.m.
- Register to attend in person
- Zoom registration
Questions can be submitted anonymously.
I encourage the entire FIU community to participate, share ideas and ask questions. Your input is instrumental to this process. Invitations for each session are forthcoming.
Transcripts from each session will be made available to members of the FIU Board of Trustees in advance of the meeting on October 17, when the Board is expected to consider the Presidential Search Committee’s recommendation.
Thank you for your cooperation as we work together to identify FIU’s next leader.
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