{"id":55104,"date":"2015-12-11T11:31:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T17:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=55104"},"modified":"2015-12-11T13:59:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T19:59:26","slug":"chancellor-vitters-start-date-and-transition-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/chancellor-vitters-start-date-and-transition-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor Vitter’s Start Date and Transition Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Jeffrey S. Vitter speaks to members of the media after being named the 17th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi in October. Photo by Robert Jordan\/Ole Miss Communications<\/p><\/div>\n

The University of Mississippi is pleased to welcome Dr. Jeffrey Vitter as Chancellor and Distinguished Professor of Computer and Information Science, effective January 1, 2016. Dr. Vitter and his wife, Sharon, thank the UM community for the warm welcome.<\/p>\n

Dr. Morris Stocks and Dr. Noel Wilkin will continue to be engaged in the leadership of academic affairs at the request of Dr. Vitter and with appreciation for their service in interim leadership roles over the past year. Dr. Stocks will be appointed Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, effective January 1, 2016.\u00a0Effective the same date, Dr. Wilkin will be appointed Senior Associate Provost.<\/p>\n

Dr. Vitter also has established the Chancellor Transition Advisory Committee\u00a0(CTAC)\u00a0to\u00a0ensure the smoothest possible transition of\u00a0leadership. The CTAC comprises the Interview Search Advisory Committee and the UM Senior Leadership team and will be chaired by\u00a0Dr. Alice Clark. Through subcommittees, CTAC will address key responsibilities related to the transition of leadership. The committee will be soliciting input on these topics from the UM community throughout the coming weeks. For more information see http:\/\/chancellor.olemiss.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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