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From: Office of the Board of Trustees

Dear Members of the OSU Community,

I am very pleased to invite you to join us Tuesday, June 7, for a special meeting of the OSU Board of Trustees as trustees consider the appointment and employment of the university’s next president.

The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. in the Memorial Union Horizon Room on the OSU Corvallis campus.

The candidate for president under consideration will be introduced publicly at the meeting. Following the board meeting, trustees will host an outdoor reception in the Student Experience Center Plaza adjoining the MU from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. to welcome the president-elect. The reception is open to the public.

If appointed, the president-elect will be OSU’s 16th president and will succeed Interim President Becky Johnson, who has admirably served as Oregon State University’s president since May 2021.

Action by the board in Tuesday’s meeting will conclude a national presidential search that was launched in late 2021. The search included the engagement of a 17-member search advisory committee, the holding of community listening sessions, development of a presidential leadership profile to guide the recruitment process, and the work of a nationally recognized search firm. The search also included extensive interviews of candidates by the search advisory committee and trustees. On May 23 and 24, finalist candidates visited the Corvallis campus for interviews with the board of trustees, community conversations and public forum meetings with each finalist. The search process included community feedback opportunities on each finalist candidate and thorough background checks and due diligence on each finalist.

Oregon State’s next president will lead a remarkable university that enjoys tremendous momentum and provides incredible impact in Oregon, nationally and globally. This significant momentum and impact will only grow. OSU’s next president also will continue to contribute to advancing diversity, equity and inclusive excellence.

Thank you for your involvement in the important process to select the university’s next president. I look forward to seeing you Tuesday at the Board of Trustees meeting at 10 a.m. and at the community celebration at 10:45 a.m. If you are not able to join the meeting in person, you may join the public meeting virtually.

Sincerely,

Kirk Schueler, Chair, OSU Board of Trustees

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Friday, June 3, 2022