The following information was provided by Florida State University officials:

Faculty and Staff Open Forums with Presidential Candidates: This message has been approved by (Ms.) Lee F. Hinkle, Vice President for University Relations, for distribution to all faculty and staff.

Based on their deliberations, The Presidential Search Advisory Committee has scheduled a series of on-campus interviews with three candidates for the presidency of The Florida State University.

Special forums have been arranged to allow faculty and staff to meet each candidate, hear a brief presentation and ask questions. Faculty and staff who attend the sessions will have the opportunity to fill out evaluation forms that will be forwarded to the Presidential Search Advisory Committee.

All faculty/staff interview sessions will be held in the Chemistry Auditorium.

The schedule is as follows:

Kevin S. Bedell, Vice Provost for Research and John H. Rourke Professor of Physics, Boston College on Thursday, December 3 at 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Eric J. Barron, Director, National Center for Atmospheric Research on Thursday, December 3 at 1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

Steven Leath, Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, University of North Carolina on Friday, December 4 at 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

For your additional information, the Presidential Search Advisory Committee's formal interviews with candidates (schedule below) will be live webcast and archived at http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/presidentsearch/.

The webcast schedule is:

Kevin S. Bedell, Wednesday, December 2, 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

Eric J. Barron, Thursday, December 3, 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Steven Leath, Friday, December 4, 8:00 - 9:15 a.m.

In addition, the interviews will be telecast beginning tonight at 7:00 p.m. on FSU4. Telecasts will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday and 6:00 p.m. Friday.

Additional information about the candidates is available at www.academic-search.com. Click on the blue ribbon reading "Search Committee Login" in the upper right-hand corner of the page; the user name is FSUPresident and the password is seminoles.
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FSU Press Release:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -

The Florida State University Presidential Search Advisory Committee met Tuesday, Dec. 1, and approved a list of three candidates to invite to the campus for interviews. Those interviews will begin today.

The candidates will be interviewed by the committee this week at the Florida State University Alumni Center Ballroom. Candidates also will meet with university administrators and deans and other campus and community groups in various campus locations. At the conclusion of the interviews, the Presidential Search Advisory Committee will forward comments to the university’s Board of Trustees.

All meetings of the committee will be available through live and archived webcasts at learningforlife.fsu.edu/presidentsearch. In addition, the interviews will be telecast beginning tonight at 7 p.m. on FSU4. Telecasts will also be shown starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday and 6 p.m. Friday.

The following meetings have been scheduled:

Kevin S. Bedell
Wednesday, Dec. 2
3:00- 4:15 p.m. Presidential Search Advisory Committee (Alumni Center Ballroom)
4:30- 5:30 p.m. Community Reception (Pearl Tyner House at the Alumni Center)

Thursday, Dec. 3
11:30- 12:30 p.m. Faculty & Staff Forum (Chemistry Auditorium)
3:15- 4:15 p.m. Student Forum (Oglesby Union Ballroom)

Eric J. Barron
Thursday, Dec. 3
8:00- 9:15 a.m. Presidential Search Advisory Committee (Alumni Center Ballroom)
1:45- 2:45 p.m. Faculty & Staff Forum (Chemistry Auditorium)
4:15- 5:15 p.m. Student Forum (Oglesby Union Ballroom)
5:30- 6:30 p.m. Community Reception (Pearl Tyner House)

Steven Leath
Friday, Dec. 4
8:00- 9:15 a.m. Presidential Search Advisory Committee (Alumni Center Ballroom)
12:30- 1:30 p.m. Faculty & Staff Forum (Chemistry Auditorium)
3:00- 4:00 p.m. Student Forum (Oglesby Union Ballroom)
4:15- 5:15 p.m. Community Reception (Pearl Tyner House)

The three presidential candidates are:

• Kevin S. Bedell — vice provost for research (2006-present) and John H. Rourke Professor of Physics (1999-present), Boston College. Formerly served as an adjunct faculty member in the Florida State University Department of Physics (1991-1995). Has been a fellow of the American Physical Society since 1993.

• Eric J. Barron — director, National Center for Atmospheric Research (2008-present). Previously served as dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin (2006-2008); dean, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University (2002-2006); and professor of geosciences, Pennsylvania State University. (1989); Received his bachelor’s degree in geology from Florida State in 1973.

• Steven Leath — vice president for research and sponsored programs, University of North Carolina (2007-present). Previously served as associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of North Carolina (2005-2007); interim associate dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of North Carolina (2003-2005); and director of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service (2003-2007).

For more information about the candidates, visit www.academic-search.com. Click on the blue ribbon reading “Search Committee Login” in the upper right-hand corner of the page; the user name is FSUPresident and the password is Seminoles.