The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has announced three finalists for the position of Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Each finalist will make a public presentation on campus this month to further discuss her/his vision for Ivan Allen College.

Dr. Beverly Davenport Sypher of Purdue University is the Associate Provost and Susan Bulkeley Butler Chair for Leadership Excellence as well as a Professor of Communication. She will visit campus on January 21-22. A public presentation is planned for Thursday, January 21 at 11am at the Alumni House (across from Wardlaw), 190 North Avenue, NW.

Dr. William J. Long of the Georgia Institute of Technology is a Professor and Chair of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. He will visit campus on January 27-28. A public presentation is planned for January 28 at 11am. The location will be posted to the campus calendar and on the College's web site.

Dr. Jacqueline Jones Royster of The Ohio State University is a professor of English and a former Senior Vice Provost and Executive Dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences. She will visit campus on January 25-26. A public presentation is planned for January 26 at 11am. The location will be posted to the campus calendar and on the College's web site.

The dean provides the overall strategic direction for the College, with particular focus on the faculty's aspiration to define a new generation of liberal arts through the research and educational initiatives of the College's schools. With assistance from a national search firm, finalists are selected by a committee chaired by Professor and Associate Dean of Architecture Doug Allen, co-chaired by Professor Marilyn Brown and comprised of faculty members, campus administrators, and students.

Other finalists will be announced separately.