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To All Certified D/WBE'S Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Nominations and applications are invited for the position o f Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at Michigan State University, a comprehensive graduate research University. The University comprises fourteen colleges with an enrollment o f 41,000 including 7,500 graduate and professional students enrolled in both masters and doctoral programs. The annual research budget is about $70 m illion. Michigan State University is a member o f the Association o f American Universities, the National Association o f State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and the American Council on Education. The Vice President tor Research and Graduate Studies reports to the President and shares with the Provost oversight o f The Grad uate School, and o f Lifelong Education Programs. I he person to fill this important position w ill lead the future development o f research and graduate programs at Michigan State University, and should possess the following qualities: A background o f successful administrative leadership; A record o f outstanding research, nationally recognized leadership in his/her field; • Demonstrated ability to negotiate and obtain funding for research and graduate education programs; • Sensitivity toward and ability to deal with diverse groups representing faculty, students, industry, business, govern ment and the community; • Commitment to affirmative action in graduate education/ research. Specific Responsibilities Include • Strategic planning tor research and graduate studies; • facilitatio n and oversight o f faculty and student research and scholarly activity; • Oversight of graduate education (jo in tly with the Provost); • Administrative oversight o f the Dean o f the Graduate School (jo in tly with the Provost) and o f the Assistant Pro vost tor Lifelong Education Programs (jo in tly w ith the Provost), two assistant vice presidents and staff; • Supervision o f special units, currently the Center for Environmental Toxicology, the Office o f Radiation, Chemi cal and Biological Safety, the Laboratory Animal Care Service, the Industrial Development Institute, the Technol ogy Transfer Center and the MSU Museum. ODOT has 16 jobs bidding on August 27, 1987. 10 of which have D/WBE Goals. The ODOT staff have gotten very aggressive in their goal setting, and should be commended for the positive improvement. This means there should be a greater number of opportunities for you to secure contracts. There are several smaller projects this bid opening so it will be a good time for some of the smaller firms or those new to highway work to get involved. PTS has scheduled plan reading and bidding assi stance for the following projects. LINN COUNTY Queen Avenue - Corvallis/Leban on Highway Section. Estimated $2,500,000. - $5,000,000. 10% DBE 2% WBE. We will be in the Oak Room, Takeena Lodge, 1212 S.E. Price Road (Exit 233 on left), Albany' OR, August 24, 1987, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CURRY COUNTRY Nesika Beach Section of Ore gon Coast Highway, 9 miles N. of Gold Beach. Esti mated $1,000,000. - $2,500,000. 5% DBE 0% WBE. We will be in a meeting room at Jot's Motel, West end of Rogue River Bridge, Gold Beach, OR, August 26, 1987, 10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon. WASHINGTON COUNTY Roy Circle - Cornelius Pass Road located NE Hillsboro. Estimated $2,500,00.-$5,000,000. 12% DBE 2% WBE. We will be in the conference room at PTS August 21, 1987, 10:00-4:00, 901 S.E. Oak, No. 108 Port land, OR 97214. This project should be of particular interest to all electrical firms as it has a considerable amount of electrical construction. To order any of the plans (free of charge) call 378-6526 or 378-6293. Please bring plans and specs to the class. Call 238-1404 or 1-800 782 0680 to sign up. If we can be of assistance on these or any of the other projects please call and we can provide more specific help. Preferred Starting Date: January I, 1988 Procedures Nominations and letters o f application with curriculum vitae should be submitted as soon as possible and preferably by October 1, 1987. Requests for confidentiality w ill be honored. Please write to: Professor Robert W. Leader, Chair Search Committee for Vice President for Research snd Graduate Studies Office for Research and Graduate Studies Michigan State University 232 Administration Building East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1046 Telephone: 517/355-8260 MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution Page 6, JOBS, August 19, 1987 PRESIDENT EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY The Board o f Trustees for C onnecticut State University invites n om in ation s ar.d applications for the position o f President of Eastern C onnecticut State University. Located in Willimantic a OOO f ,Vniv?rslt’' is a m ultipurpose institution enrolling som e 4 ,0 0 0 fuU and part-tim e students, offering degrees at the bache- lor s and m aster’s levels. N om inations m ust be postm arked or received on or before October 2, 1987. A pplications together with resumes must be Postmarked or received on or before N ovem ber 13, 1987. A pplications and nom in ation s sh ou ld be sent to: Miss Elizabeth A. Higgins A ssociate for Board Affairs and Executive Assistant to the President C onnecticut State University Executive O ffices P.O. Box 2008 New Britain, CT 0 6 0 5 0 A n A ffirm ative A ctio n /E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity E m p lo yer
