The Search for the University's 8th President
After twenty years of exemplary leadership of the University of Virginia, John T. Casteen III has announced his decision to step down from the Presidency at the end of the upcoming academic year. The Board of Visitors announces a national search to recruit the University's eighth president. Information about the process will continue to be posted on this web site.
Letter from Leonard W. Sandridge, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jan. 11, 2010 — To all members of the University community:
I write this morning with important news. Today at 2:30 p.m., the University of Virginia Board of Visitors will meet in the Dome Room of the Rotunda to elect the University's eighth president.
For your convenience, the event will be streamed live and available online at http://www.virginia.edu/newpresident.
At 4 p.m., we will welcome our president-elect at a reception in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom. All members of the University community are invited to attend. I hope you will be able to join us for this special event.
With kind regards,
Leonard W. Sandridge
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
News & Announcements
- Sullivan Named U.Va. President (NBC 29, 1/11/10)
- U.Va. to Name New President Today (C-Ville, 1/11/10)
- U.Va. to Announce New President (NBC 12 | 1/11/10)
- U.Va. Settles on Pick for New President (Daily Progress, 1/10/10)
- U.Va. Ready to Reveal New President (CBS 19, 1/10/10)
- Presidential Search Committee Holds Meeting in Wise (10/2/09)
- Presidential Search Forums Draw Nearly 100 People (UVA Today, 8/25/09)
- University Rector John O. Wynne Letter to Students (8/19/09)
- Statement on the Makeup of the Search Committee (UVA Today,7/23/09)
- Presidential Search Committee Announced (UVA Today,7/21/09)
- Leaders Comment on President Casteen's Contributions (UVA Today,6/12/09)
- President John T. Casteen III to Step Down in 2010 (UVA Today,6/12/09)
Features:
- Position Description
Seeking an Extraordinary Individual to Lead the Institution into its Third Century.
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Forums
Five forums were held in Charlottesville and one in Wise, Virginia to solicit input from the community about the search for the next president. The forums were open to all persons who wanted to provide advice to the search committee. The audio from each of these is presented below.
- September 29, 2009, Slemp Center - Dogwood Room (College at Wise).
Listen to audio - September 12, 2009, Alumni Hall Ballroom.
Listen to audio - September 1, 2009, Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
Listen to audio - September 1, 2009, McLeod Hall Auditorium.
Listen to audio
- August 25, 2009, Zehmer Hall Auditorium.
Listen to audio - August 25, 2009, Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
Listen to audio