Several strong candidates have been identified for dean of the Columbia campus of the S.C. College of Pharmacy.

The candidates will visit campus in the next several weeks, Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health science, told the Faculty Senate at its meeting March 1.

A search committee for dean of USC's School of Medicine is being formed, Pastides said.

Larry R. Faulkner, dean of the USC School of Medicine, has resigned effective June 30 to become an executive with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Chicago. He has been at USC 17 years and was the fourth dean of the School of Medicine, having been appointed in 1995.

The search committee for the dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology has submitted its report to Provost Becker. Four finalists for the position interviewed in January and February.

The search committee for the dean of the School of Law is preparing its report. Three candidates interviewed for the position in February.

President Sorensen introduced Brad Choate, the University's new vice president for University Advancement, on his first day of work. Before coming to USC, Choate was president and chief executive officer of the Minnesota Medical Foundation, where he oversaw a fund-raising effort totaling nearly $800 million for health-related research, education, and service at the University of Minnesota.

The next Faculty Senate meeting will be at approximately 3 p.m. following the spring General Faculty Meeting at 2 p.m. Both meetings will be held in the Auditorium of the School of Law.

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