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Come out and meet your next °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ provost. Faculty and staff members of the campus community are invited to attend upcoming forums and get to know a little about the people interviewing for the position of provost and executive vice chancellor at °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ. As the the chief academic officer of the campus, the provost is responsible for the campus budget of more than $2.6 billion. among other duties.

Each of the four forums will consist of a brief presentation on the nature of the public research university, question-and-answer sessions, and a reception afterwards. Following are the dates and locations of the forums:

• Pramod P. Khargonekar — dean of the College of Engineering, Eckis Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida. Khargonekar's forum is set for 4:10-5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in the Club Room in the University Club.
• Meredith Hay — vice president for research, professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, and psychology, University of Iowa. Hay's forum is set for 4:10-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Club Room in the University Club.
• Andrew B. Wachtel — dean of the Graduate School, Bertha and Max Dressler Professor in the Humanities, Northwestern University. Wachtel's forum is set for 4:10-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Club Room in the University Club.
• Mriganka Sur — head of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Sherman Fairchild Professor of Neuroscience, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sur's forum is set for 4:10-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Lounge of the University Club.

Background information on the candidates is available for review in the Reserves Room of Shields Library and electronically by sending an e-mail to provostsearch@ucdavis.edu.

Faculty and staff can submit confidential comments on the candidates by e-mailing Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef at lnvanderhoef@ucdavis.edu. All comments need to be submitted by the end of the work day on Feb. 22.

— Clifton B. Parker