EVPAA and Provost Candidate #2 Open Forum — Oct. 30, 2025

Dear members of the University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias communities,
Executive vice president for academic affairs and provost finalist Dr. Heather L. Servaty-Seib will give an open-campus presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session, tomorrow, October 30, from 9-10 a.m.

Location: Bangor Room, Memorial Union

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. Servaty-Seib can be provided here:

Candidate survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EVPAA-Finalist2-HSS

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

Sincerely,

Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President, University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias

Amanda J. Klemmer, Search Committee Co-Chair
Faculty Senate President
Associate Professor, School of Biology and Ecology

Habib Dagher, Search Committee Co-ChairFounding Executive Director, Advanced Structures and Composites Center