Dec 2, 2024

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the formation of an advisory committee charged with assisting in the search for a new Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division. The committee will evaluate nominees and make recommendations. The committee will be chaired by Peter Donovan, Professor, Biological Chemistry, and Developmental and Cell Biology.

The other members are:

  • Belinda Campos, Professor and Department Chair, Chicano/Latino Studies
  • Yong Chen, Professor, History, and Associate Dean for Curriculum and Student Services, School of Humanities
  • Mark Lazenby, Dean and Professor, Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing
  • Athina Markopoulou, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
  • OJ Mitchell, Professor, Criminology, Law and Society
  • Gerardo Okhuysen, Professor, Paul Merage School of Business
  • Arvind Rajaraman, Professor, Physics and Astronomy
  • Lindsey Richland, Professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Program, School of Education
  • Amelia Roskin-Frazee, Doctoral Student, Sociology and President, Associated Graduate Students
  • Burt Slusher, Assistant Dean, MBA and Specialty Masters Programs, Paul Merage School of Business

An internal search will be conducted to identify the most qualified candidates for this position. All correspondence will be held in the strictest confidence and should be addressed to:

Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division Search
In care of JiWon Kim, project administrator for Academic Affairs
jiwon@uci.edu

A position description is posted on the Provost's Office website. Your nominations, including self-nominations and nominations of Senate faculty members, are encouraged for this internal search. Please send nominations to provost@uci.edu.

I welcome your participation in this important recruitment.

Sincerely,

Hal Stern
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Distinguished Professor, Department of Statistics