EVPAA and Provost: Candidate #2 Campus Visit and Open Forum — April 28, 2025

Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities,

The search committee and I are pleased to announce the second visit of a finalist for the position of executive vice president for academic affairs and provost:

Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Meyerand
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor
Departments of Biomedical Engineering & Medical Physics
Associate Dean, Graduate School
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Meyerand will give an open-campus presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session, to be held on Wednesday, April 30 from 1:00 – 2:00pm.

Location: Williams 120

As a reminder, the candidate will be responding to the following prompt:

As EVPAA and provost, you would have a significant role in shaping the university and its future. Please share your vision and potential practical strategies for leading transformational change through challenges and opportunities at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias to honor and extend our tripartite mission in research, teaching and learning, and community engagement/extension. 

Your attendance (virtual or in person) and feedback is encouraged as we seek to fill this important position.  Anonymous feedback for Dr. Meyerand can be provided here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MaineEVPAA-Fin2-BM 

Dr. Meyerand’s CV is attached and can also be found on the provost search website.

Sincerely,

Joan Ferrini-Mundy
President