UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 5
October 3, 1996
Associate provost position posted

     Margaret L. Andersen, vice provost for academic affairs, has
been appointed chairperson of the search committee for the
position of vice provost for graduate studies.
     Search committee members include Stuart Binder-MacLeod,
physical therapy; Kathryn Denhardt, urban affairs and public
policy; Mary Donaldson-Evans, foreign languages and literatures;
Robert Hampel, educational studies; James Jones, psychology; Mary
Richards, arts and science; Michael Santare, mechanical
engineering; and Trish Whetzel, Graduate Student Association.
     The committee is conducting a wide-ranging search on the
campus to identify candidates who can assume this leadership
position, and attention is being given to the University's
commitment to equal employment and affirmative action.
     John C. Cavanaugh, individual and family studies, has served
as interim associate provost since last summer.
     According to Schiavelli, Cavanaugh will continue in the
interim role until a new associate provost is selected.
     Cavanaugh succeeded Carol E. Hoffecker, Richards Professor
of History, who returned to full-time teaching and research June 30.