Open forums set for Vice President for Research and Economic Development candidates The search committee for the Vice President for Research & Economic Development is pleased to invite all members of the UND campus community to attend the open forums for the four finalists who will be taking part in on-campus interviews. Refreshments will be served at all open forums. Dr. John Sladek - Professor of Pediatrics & Neuroscience, School of Medicine; former Vice Chancellor of Research, University of Colorado Denver Monday, May 18, 4 to 5 p.m., Badlands Room, Memorial Union. The forums for candidate Dr. Jerry Malayer, Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Education, Oklahoma State University, Dr. Sadiq Shah, Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development, Western Kentucky University, and Dr. Phyllis Johnson, Research Associate, Smithsonian Institute; former director, USDA Agriculture Research Service, are complete. -- Hesham El-Rewini, Chair, VPRED Search Commmittee, and Dean, School of Engineering & Mines.