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KENNESAW, Ga. | Nov 29, 2018

Three candidates to visit University the week of Dec. 3

Three finalists have been named in the search for Ê³É«ÊÓƵ State’s next vice president for research. Each candidate will visit the University to meet with various constituencies. As part of the on-campus interview, each candidate will hold a public presentation, which is open to all ʳɫÊÓƵ faculty, staff, and students. 

The presentation schedule is as follows:  

Monday, Dec. 3, from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. â€“ ʳɫÊÓƵ Campus in Prillaman Hall, Room 1000

Mohamed O. Elasri, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Education, University of Southern Mississippi

Thursday, Dec. 6, from 1 p.m - 2 p.m.  – ʳɫÊÓƵ Campus in Prillaman Hall, Room 1000

Phaedra Shaffer Corso, Ph.D., UGA Foundation Professor in Human Health, Department of Health Policy and Management; Associate Director, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia

Friday, Dec. 7, from 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. â€“ Marietta Campus in the Engineering Technology Center (Q Building), Room 202

Laura B. Regassa, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University; and Lead Program Director, Division of Graduate Education, National Science Foundation

Details of the schedule and CVs for each finalist are available at .

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