4/21/2008 - Jackson, Miss.
The Board Search Committee for the next president of Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU), chaired by Trustee Bettye Henderson Neely, along with Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Thomas C. Meredith, will meet with various Mississippi Valley State University constituency groups on Friday, May 2, 2008, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Business Education Building on the MVSU campus, 14000 Highway 82 West, 206 Medgar Evers Street, Itta Bena, MS, 38941, to hear what qualities the Mississippi Valley State community is looking for in their next university president. These qualities will be used to draft the profile and job description for the position of president at MVSU. Members of the Mississippi Valley State University Board Search Committee include Committee Chair and Trustee Bettye Henderson Neely of The schedule, subject to change, is below: 8:30-9:10 a.m.: Breakfast and listening session with Executive Staff; Conference Room; 9:15-10:00 a.m.: Listening session with Deans and Academic and Non-Academic Department Heads; Auditorium; 11:55-12:25 p.m.: Listening session with Student Leaders and Student Body; Auditorium; 2:30: Members of the general public interested in submitting their ideas on the qualities of the next president of MVSU may do so by visiting http://www.mississippi.edu/ieo. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning’s institutional executive officer search process allows 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. ###
John Sewell
Director of Communications
Telephone: 601.432.6333
