Ottawa University has selected Dennis Tyner, head of the engineering school at Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., to be the new provost. The university plans to release a hiring announcement today.

Tyner comes from the same school that new President Fred Snow worked at before coming to Ottawa in July. Snow spent a decade at Norwich, holding such posts as vice president, dean of online graduate programs and director of the Master in Business Administration program.

Shannon Fisher, an Ottawa University junior, said some students have expressed concerns about the search process for the new provost and the student government has called for a national search.

Ottawa University communications manager Kiva Couchon said Thursday she was not aware of concerns about the search process. She said she did not know if there was a national search for the provost’s position.