Candidates for the next dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will visit the University of Delaware in October to participate in town hall meetings.

The first town hall is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, in Townsend Commons. The full schedule of candidate town halls will be available on the CANR dean search website, with biographical information about each candidate available through a UD login 24 hours before their town hall. A livestream link will be shared on the site before each event.

At the town halls, candidates will present their vision for the college, followed by a question-and-answer session.

A recording of each town hall, along with a form for submitting feedback about the candidate, will be available for one week after the event.

The search advisory committee is co-chaired by Martin Heintzelman, department chair and professor of applied economics and statistics, and Michael Chajes, dean of the Honors College.

Reporting to UD’s Provost, the dean is responsible for the leadership of CANR, including the development, operations, and sustained excellence of all academic programs across the College’s schools, departments, and interdisciplinary centers and institutes.

Calvin Keeler, professor of animal and food sciences and a member of the UD faculty since 1988, has served as interim CANR dean since January 2021.