1/31/2007 - Jackson, Miss.

The location of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Search Committee meeting for the next president of Alcorn State University has moved from the IHL Board room to the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Norman C. Nelson Student Union Building, 2nd floor Board room, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, due to a city water line break. The meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is for the Board Search Committee to discuss candidate recommendations from the Alcorn State University Search Advisory Committee. An executive session may be held in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

IHL's institutional executive officer search process allows Mississippi to be on the consideration list of the highest caliber professionals in higher education. The process is open, transparent and representative-based, and works in accordance with today's recruitment standards for high-level institutions of higher learning. Follow this link for more information on the Alcorn State University institutional executive officer search process, including a timeline of events.

Under the leadership of the Board of Trustees, IHL governs the public universities in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University; Delta State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi State University including the Mississippi State University Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine; Mississippi University for Women; Mississippi Valley State University; the University of Mississippi including the University of Mississippi Medical Center; and the University of Southern Mississippi.

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