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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Faculty, Staff & Students,
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<p class="xmsonormal">I am pleased to announce that we will be hosting three finalist candidates for the Vice Provost for International Affairs (VPIA) position. I invite your participation in the search. Each candidate will participate in a day-long virtual
interview that includes a campus-wide vision seminar. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">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 their vision seminar, will be posted to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/vice-provost-international-affairs">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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:11.0pt">Candidate A: Friday, February 25<sup>th</sup> 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Candidate B: Tuesday, March 1<sup>st</sup>
<sup> </sup>1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Candidate C: Wednesday, March 2<sup>nd
</sup>1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Your input is essential 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></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/vice-provost-international-affairs">Executive Searches</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> website. Recordings will be
viewable only from the UCR<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>network/VPN. Feedback will be collected via an online survey after each candidate's visit. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you in advance for your time and assistance in evaluating the candidates. Your willingness to provide feedback helps 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:11.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kevin J. Vaughn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Search Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Kevin J. Vaughn, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Dean | UCR Extension</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Professor of Anthropology | UC Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">Visiting Faculty | Yamagata University, Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">951.827.4102 | </span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#003DA5;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"><a href="mailto:kevin.vaughn@ucr.edu"><span style="color:#003DA5">kevin.vaughn@ucr.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#003DA5;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"> | <a href="https://anthropology.ucr.edu/people/faculty/vaughn/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003DA5">Faculty
Bio</span></a><br>
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