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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dear Faculty, Staff & Students,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">I write to update you on the search for UCR's next Dean of the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences (CNAS). After many hours of work on the part of
the Search Committee, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting four final candidates. Each candidate will participate in a two-day-long on-campus interview that includes a campus-wide vision seminar.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The vision seminar will be open to the campus community and include a Q&A session. Please note that all vision seminars will accommodate in-person and virtual
attendees. Each candidate's application materials, along with the Zoom registration link to participate in the vision seminar, will be posted to the <a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/dean-college-natural-agricultural-sciences-cnas"><span style="color:#0563C1">Executive
Searches</span></a> website 24 hours before the beginning of each candidate's interview and accessible via the UCR network (including VPN connections). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Below are the dates, times, and locations for the vision seminars: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Candidate A</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Tuesday, December 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Location:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">School of Business Building (SBB) Auditorium 165<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Candidate B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thursday, December 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Location:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">School of Business Building (SBB) Auditorium 165<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Candidate C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Tuesday, December 10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Location – To Be Confirmed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Candidate D<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thursday, December 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">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><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://provost.ucr.edu/dean-college-natural-agricultural-sciences-cnas"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Executive
Searches</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> website. Recordings will be viewable only from the UCR network/VPN. Feedback will be collected via an online survey after each candidate's visit.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">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;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Christopher S. Lynch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">William R. Johnson Jr. Family Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dean, Bourns College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">CNAS Dean Search Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">University of California Riverside</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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