The executive committee of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents will hold an emergency telephone conference meeting beginning at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 18. The meeting will originate in the Board Room, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege St. in Lincoln.

The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska today held an emergency meeting via conference call to vote on the attributes and qualifications they will be seeking in a new president. Current university president L. Dennis Smith will step down in June 2004 after 10 years in the position.

Omaha, Neb. -- Oct. 24, 2003 -- The University of Nebraska rolled out a new advertising campaign today.

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Steve Wild, who was named on Friday, October 17, as a member of the Presidential Search Committee by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, is the Chairman of Quantum Alliance (QA3), in Omaha.

A news release announcing the names of those appointed today to serve on a search committee for candidates to fill the position of President of the University of Nebraska contained an error.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has named a committee to begin the search for a new university president. The 18-member committee will be asked to conduct a national search and present to the board the names of four to eight finalists for the position, a process that is expected to take several months. The president is the chief executive officer of the four-campus university system and reports directly to the board.

People often ask L. Dennis Smith what he considers his greatest accomplishment as president of the University of Nebraska. His answer: "Without hesitation, I can say that I have tried to foster a culture of excellence in which research and scholarly study are valued."

Five new items have been added to the agenda of the October 17 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The five items and a revised listing of the University Administrative Agenda are posted on the university’s website:
Agenda & Minutes

Five new items have been added to the agenda of the October 17 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The five items and a revised listing of the University Administrative Agenda are posted on the university’s website:
Agenda & Minutes

University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith will be available for interviews immediately following his State of the University Address on Friday. The address will be delivered as the "Strategic Issue" for the October 17 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.

The following events have been scheduled in conjunction with the October 17 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents:

Headcount enrollment figures for fall 2003 at the University of Nebraska appear to reflect changes in the state and national economy as well as international tensions. The NU enrollment decline of 1.8 percent is consistent with reports from other major universities. While national data are still being compiled, many institutions have reported enrollments that show only marginal increases or decreases compared to last fall. Other universities that have reported fall enrollments recently include:

University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith today announced that he will step down effective June 30, 2004. He has served as president of the four-campus University of Nebraska system since March 1, 1994. Smith will take professional development leave to prepare for his return to the classroom in the fall of 2005. He will teach in the School of Biological Sciences at UNL.

University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith has scheduled a news conference for 1:30 p.m. today to make an announcement that will affect the future of the university.