N-U Schedules Presidential Listening Sessions
Faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters, and members of the public are invited to a series of listening sessions beginning June 20 and 21 to gather input on the search for the next president of the University of Nebraska.
The executive firm assisting NU in the search, AGB Search, will host the listening sessions together with the Board of Regents. Attendees will have the opportunity to share the qualities and characteristics they would like to see in NU’s next president. Input from the sessions will be used in the development of a leadership profile that will be used in the search.
“Nobody knows better than the extended University of Nebraska community what we should be looking for and what we should be thinking about as we begin our next chapter. My colleagues on the Board and I want to hear from as many stakeholders as possible,” Board of Regents Chairman Tim Clare said. “Our view is, the more the better. That’s why we’re hosting 20 listening sessions now with more to come in the fall semester.”
Details on the listening sessions follow. All sessions are open to all members of the University of Nebraska community and public.
University of Nebraska at Omaha (Thursday, June 20)
The Thompson Alumni Center (6705 Dodge St., Omaha)
· 8 to 9 a.m.: Faculty listening session
· 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Staff/administrator listening session
· 11 a.m. to Noon: Student listening session
· 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Alumni/business/community listening session
· 2 to 3 p.m.: Open listening session
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Thursday, June 20)
Nebraskan Student Union (1013 W. 27th St., Kearney)
· 8 to 9 a.m.: Faculty listening session
· 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Staff/administrator listening session
· 11 a.m. to Noon: Student listening session
· 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Alumni/business/community listening session
· 2 to 3 p.m.: Open listening session
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Friday, June 21)
Innovation Campus Conference Center (2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln)
· 8 to 9 a.m.: Faculty listening session
· 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Staff/administrator listening session
· 11 a.m. to Noon: Student listening session
· 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Alumni/business/community listening session
· 2 to 3 p.m.: Open listening session
University of Nebraska Medical Center (Friday, June 21)
Dr. Stanley M. and Dorothy Truhlsen Campus Events Center (619 S. 42nd St., Omaha)
· 8 to 9 a.m.: Faculty listening session
· 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Staff/administrator listening session
· 11 a.m. to Noon: Student listening session
· 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Alumni/business/community listening session
· 2 to 3 p.m.: Open listening session
Additional sessions will be hosted by the Presidential Search Advisory Committee and AGB Search on Aug. 27-28 on each of the university’s campuses. Details for those sessions will be announced when they are finalized.
Anyone unable to attend any of the listening sessions is encouraged to submit feedback to[email protected] on the qualities, characteristics, and skills they would like to see in NU’s next leader.
Current President Hank Bounds is stepping down in August after four years at the helm. The Board has named Dr. Susan Fritz, NU’s executive vice president and provost, as interim president-elect.
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