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Campus Community, <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We
are pleased to welcome the first of our three finalists for the Vice Chancellor
for Finance and Administration & CFO position, beginning Monday, March 30.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">While
we had initially planned to host four finalists, one candidate has withdrawn
due to personal reasons. As a result, we will now be moving forward with three
finalists.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
first candidate will give a vision seminar at <b>2:00 p.m. </b>on<b> Tuesday, March
31,</b><span> at <b>Winston Chung Hall
205/206.</b></span> The candidate's curriculum vitae has been posted on the <a href="https://chancellor.ucr.edu/vice-chancellor-finance-and-administration-chief-financial-officer-finalist-vision-seminar-0" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">executive
searches</a> website (in Finalist and Vision Seminar Information). <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">As
a reminder, we will be accommodating in-person attendees for these vision
seminars and welcome your participation. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
presentation will be recorded and posted to the Executive Searches website for
those unable to attend. Candidate materials and video presentations will
require a UCR login.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sincerely,<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Elizabeth
Watkins, PhD<span></span></span></p>

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& Executive Vice Chancellor<span></span></span></p>

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Chair, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration & CFO<span></span></span></p>





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