Dean candidates visiting

Four candidates for the position of Kansas University’s dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will visit the campus in upcoming days for interviews.

Each candidate will appear at an open forum. Candidate information will be posted on the Provost’s Web site, www.provost.ku.edu, the night before each visit. All forums will be held in the Kansas Union.

The first candidate will be available from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Big 12 Room. The second candidate’s forum is set for 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Alderson Auditorium. The third candidate’s forum will be from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in the Big 12 Room. The fourth candidate will be available from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Big 12 Room.

Members of the search committee are Giselle Anatol, assistant professor, English; Ken Audus, dean, School of Pharmacy; Tom Laming, of Overland Park; Sue Lorenz, assistant director, Honors Program; Craig Lunte, professor, chemistry; Steve Munch, student; Joane Nagel, professor and chairwoman, sociology; Mabel Rice, director/professor of speech-language-hearing; Don Steeples, vice provost; Kathy Suprenant, professor and chairwoman, molecular biosciences; Bill Tsutsui, associate professor of history; and Vicky Unruh, professor of Spanish and Portuguese.