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	November 2, 2010


/To:/// University of Vermont Community

/From:/Rex Forehand, Chair of the Provost and Senior Vice President 
Search Committee
Patty Prelock, Vice Chair of the Provost and Senior Vice President 
Search Committee

/RE:/// *Provost and Senior Vice President **Finalists*

On behalf of the Provost and Senior Vice President Search Committee, we 
are pleased to inform the UVM Community that we have advanced two 
finalists for campus interviews. The finalists are:*
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    *Dr. Jane Knodell*
    Professor of Economics
    Interim Provost and Senior Vice President

    *Dr. Eleanor Miller*
    Professor of Sociology
    Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Each candidate will participate in a day long interview process 
involving various representatives of the University community.Their 
specific schedules and candidate information is available at the Provost 
Search <http://www.uvm.edu/president/?Page=currentsearch.html> web 
site.The Search Committee is also hosting an Open Forum for both 
candidates as follows:

    *Dr. Jane Knodell*
    Monday, November 8, 2010
    4:00 -- 5:30 p.m.

    *Dr. Eleanor Miller*
    Wednesday, November 10, 2010
    4:00 -- 5:30 p.m.

The Forums will take place at the _Admissions Visitor Center located at 
184 South Prospect Street_.Each candidate will briefly address the 
following topic - *Opportunities and Challenges Facing UVM* - followed 
by a question and answer period.We encourage all members of the 
community to attend the Open Forums if possible and participate in this 
important process.

<http://www.uvm.edu/president/?Page=currentsearch.html>