Eastern will host the second of four candidates for assistant vice president for academic affairs for technology, a position Eastern established to provide direction in technology.

The original search ended last January when Blair Lord, vice president for academic affairs, who makes the final decision for the position, said neither of the two finalists was a good match for Eastern.

The second search brings David Wang, associate vice president for information technology at Emporia State University, to campus Monday and Tuesday for interviews with university administrators.

Wang begins his interview schedule at 7:30 a.m. Monday with a breakfast with the search committee. He will then meet with the Center for Academic Technology Services’ staff at 9 a.m., the Information Technology Services’ staff at 10 a.m., the deans, chairs and directors at 11 a.m., members of university councils and senates at 2 p.m. and Lord at 4 p.m.

There will also be an open session interview for faculty and instructional support specialists at 3 p.m. All sessions are in Conference Room 4440 in Booth Library.

On Tuesday, Wang interviews with Bob Augustine, interim assistant vice president for academic affairs for technology, and the search committee.

Wang also was the chief information officer and director of Computing and Media Services at Alma College in Michigan from 1997 to 2000. He worked at the University of Wisconsin from 1991 through 1997 as the coordinator of distance education and the coordinator of instructional technologies.

Although not required for the position, Wang has a Ph.D. in specializations in data analysis and management and applied statistical computing and programming from the University of Minnesota. He received a bachelor’s degree in specializations in electronic communication systems, algorithms and data structures from Tianjin University in Tianjin, China.