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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Dear Students, Staff, and Faculty,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">I write to update you on the continuation of the search for Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor. Thank you to all who provided input to the process and submitted nominations. After hundreds
of contacts and hours of work on the part of the search committee to discuss and identify the most qualified candidates, we are now planning to invite finalists to interact further (virtually) with individuals and groups from across UCR’s campus over the next
several weeks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Three candidates have been invited to participate in virtual campus visits to continue the process of interviewing for the position of Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor. The candidates’
application materials, along with the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Zoom<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>link to participate, will be posted to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/provost-and-executive-vice-chancellor"><span style="color:#954F72">Executive
Searches</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>website 48 hours before the beginning of each virtual visit, and will be accessible via the UCR network. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Each candidate will deliver a virtual vision seminar via<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Zoom<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>that will be open to the campus and community,
followed by a Q&A session. Below are the dates and times for the vision seminars:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Candidate #1: October 23, 11 am – 12pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Candidate #2: October 30, 11 am – 12pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Candidate #3: November 3, 11 am – 12pm</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">We encourage your participation at these important seminars. For those unable to participate synchronously, the presentations will be recorded and posted to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/provost-and-executive-vice-chancellor"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#4472C4">Executive
Searches</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">website. Video presentations will be viewable only for the UCR<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>network.
Feedback on the candidates will be collected via an online survey at the conclusion of each campus visit. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Your input is important as we move forward in the search. Your willingness to provide feedback helps to shape the overall picture of each person’s candidacy and qualifications, along with input
from other campus constituents, the search committee, and multiple references.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Monica Carson</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Search Advisory Committee Chair</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Monica J. Carson, Ph.D.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">S. Sue</span></i></b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> <b><i>Johnson Presidential Endowed Chair</i></b></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Professor and Chair of Biomedical Sciences</span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Director, Center for Glial-Neuronal Interactions</span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">University of California Riverside, School of Medicine</span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-tab-span"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Neuroinflammation</span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Executive Assistant: Linda Shaw</span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-tab-span"><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:Linda.Shaw@medsch.ucr.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">Linda.Shaw@medsch.ucr.edu</span></a> <span class="apple-tab-span">
</span></span></i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">951-827-9150</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://microglia.ucr.edu">microglia.ucr.edu</a><span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>cgni.ucr.edu<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span> <a href="http://jneuroinflammation.com">jneuroinflammation.com</a></span></i><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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