The Ohio University Presidential Search and Screening Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Huntington Center, 41 South High St., Columbus, Ohio.

The committee will meet in executive session to discuss the status of outreach efforts and recruitment strategies.

The 20-member committee includes representation of an array of university and community constituencies, including university students, faculty, deans, trustees, staff, administrators, alumni, the University Foundation and the Athens community.

Ohio University President Robert Glidden has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2004. Glidden, 66, was named Ohio University's 19th president in 1994.

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