Please see attached a memo sent to me by Cathy Cole, the staff person
assisting the Presidential Search Advisory Council.  The team's visit was,
as previously announced on Wednesday, September 26.  The session here in
Chattanooga was well attended and I think we received much useful input
from those who attended.  I continue to encourage you to log on the search
website.  There you can read about what is going on, of course; but, more
importantly, you can give your input and even nominate someone you think
should be pursued.

Lala

>Bill Funk, Search Consultant,  and the Advisory Council have concluded the
>campus forums/visits in Memphis, Martin, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and
>Tullahoma,  as well as visits to UT/Battelle, the Johnson Animal Research
>and Teaching Unit, the Institute of Agriculture and the Institute for
>Public Service.  Members of the Board of Trustees, as well as Steven
>Leonard from the Governor's office and President Fly were able to join us.
>
>Advisory Council members and campus leadership extended a cooperative
>spirit in hosting the visits.  Carolyn Hodges and Bill Funk did a great
>job of facilitating the forums, thus receiving input from students,
>faculty, staff, administrators, civic leaders, alumni and legislators.
>Bill Funk is preparing a summary report that will be sent to each of you.
>
>Each forum, except Memphis, was taped and can be viewed on the search Web
>site, www.utpresidentsearch.tennessee.edu .

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Oralia Preble-Niemi, Ph.D.
Professor and Head
Foreign Languages & Literatures
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN  37403
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