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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am pleased to announce that we will be hosting five finalist candidates for the Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and I invite your participation
in the search. Each candidate will participate in a day-long virtual interview that includes a campus-wide vision seminar.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Each candidate’s application materials, along with the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Zoom<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>link to participate in
the vision seminar, will be posted to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/chass-dean">Executive Searches</a> website 24 hours before the beginning of each interview and will be accessible via the UCR network (including
VPN connections). The vision seminar will be open to the campus community and will include a Q&A session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Below are the dates and times for the vision seminars: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Candidate A: Monday, April 26<sup>th</sup> 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Candidate B: Tuesday, April 27<sup>th</sup> 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Candidate C: Wednesday, April 28<sup>th</sup> 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Candidate D: Thursday, April 29<sup>th</sup> 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Candidate E: Monday, May 3<sup>rd</sup> 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Your input is important as we move forward in the search, and I encourage everyone to participate in these seminars. For those unable to participate due to scheduling conflicts,
each seminar will be recorded and posted to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/chass-dean">Executive Searches</a> website. Recordings will be viewable only from the UCR<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>network/VPN.
Feedback on the candidates will be collected via an online survey at the conclusion of all five candidate visits. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you in advance for your time and assistance in evaluating the candidates. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Tom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thomas M. Smith, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4148 Hinderaker Hall<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></p>
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