EVPAA and Provost: Candidate #3 Campus Visit and Open Forum — May 8, 2025

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

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

Maggy Tomova
Dean, College of Sciences
Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives
University of Central Florida

Dr. Tomova will give an open-campus presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session,to be held on Tuesday, May 13 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Location: Donald P. Corbett(DPC) 100

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. Tomova can be provided here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MaineEVPAA-Fin3-MT

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

Sincerely,

Joan Ferrini-Mundy
President