A university search committee has announced the first finalist for the next dean of the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.

Laku Chidambaram, associate dean for academic programs and engagement at the University of Oklahoma’s Michael F. Price College of Business, will visit campus virtually Thursday and Friday, April 23-24.

A virtual public forum for faculty, staff, and students will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, via this Zoom link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/119300806. Those who wish to participate in the forum should email the Office of the Provost, provost-office@uiowa.edu, to receive a password.

You can view Chidambaram’s curriculum vitae on the Tippie College of Business dean search website.

The name of each candidate will be announced one day prior to their open forum. The campus community is encouraged to provide feedback to the search committee through the Tippie College of Business dean search website.

A new dean is expected to be in place in the fall 2020 semester.