Second Provost Candidate to Make Public Presentation at University of Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Robert McMath, one of four candidates for the position of provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas, will interview for the position on Tuesday, Nov. 4. He will meet with the 20-member search committee for the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, which is made up of administrators, faculty, staff and student representatives. University Chancellor G. David Gearhart is the committee chair.
will also make a public presentation at 2 p.m. in Giffels auditorium. All members of the university community and general public are invited to attend.
McMath is currently interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas. He has a doctorate in history from the University of North Carolina and was a professor and administrator at Georgia Tech from 1972 to 2005, when he came to Arkansas to be the founding dean of the Honors College.
McMath is the second provost candidate to visit the university. More information about each candidate is available at http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/13772.htm.
Contacts
Steve Voorhies, manager, media relations
University Relations
479-575-3583, voorhies@uark.edu
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