The Faculty Senate Tuesday will hear a report from Vice Chair

Bud Fischer and an update on the vice president for academic

affairs position search.

“We will be hearing a report from Bud on about the conference

he will be attending to represent Eastern’s Faculty Senate,”

said Senate Chair James Tidwell, journalism professor.

Fischer attended a meeting of all the faculty senate chairs

from around Illinois Thursday and will report back to the

senate on what was discussed there.

Tidwell was unable to attend because of schedule conflicts.

The senate also will hear an update on the vice president for

academic affairs position search. The search committee has

brought four of the five final candidates to Eastern’s campus

for interviews and the fifth, Blair M. Lord, is scheduled to be

on campus Wednesday.

After the interviews are complete, the search committee will

convene and send forward the “strengths and weaknesses” of

three candidates to Eastern President Carol Surles, who will

then make the final decision, John Best, psychology professor,

has said.

The vice president for academic affairs position has

temporarily been filled since July of 2000 by Lida G. Wall, who

is one of the five final candidates.

The senate also will appoint two faculty members to the

achievement and contribution awards selection committee.

The senate expects a visit from Keith Sanders, executive

director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, on April

17.

The senate also will sponsor an international tea, scheduled to

be held April 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.