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Candidate A for associate provost for faculty advancement to participate in open forum

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The University of Kentucky is bringing finalists for a new associate provost for faculty advancement position to campus for forums and meetings. Pete Comparoni | UK Photo

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 28, 2025) — After an extensive search, the University of Kentucky will bring associate provost for faculty advancement position finalists to campus for forums and meetings. The outstanding finalists were selected from a wide pool of candidates and will be engaging with the community in a number of ways. 

The first candidate will participate in an open forum at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in the Gatton Student Center Senate Chamber. Members of the UK community are encouraged to attend and to provide feedback. Those who cannot attend in person may view the forum on Zoom.

The names and CVs of finalists will be made available only to the UK community 24 hours prior to their first meeting in Lexington on the search website.

Following each forum, a recording of the forum and a confidential online survey about the candidate will be made available on the search website for 48 hours. This provides members of our community the opportunity to assess strengths and areas of growth for each candidate. 

Supervisors are encouraged to work with their team members so they can participate in the open forums as much as is feasible. 

UK Provost Robert S. DiPaola, M.D., announced a committee charged with conducting the search. He will make a selection after receiving feedback from the committee and campus.

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