UVa-Wise students are invited to a public student forum on Wednesday, May 2, regarding the search for a new chancellor.

The forum is set for 1 p.m. in the Cantrell Banquet Hall. Students are asked to come prepared to express their thoughts on the following two questions:

Marcia Gilliam, chair of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Board, said it best when she addressed the 250 people who gathered on Wednesday, April 25, to officially dedicate a 78,000 square foot arena in honor of the late Chancellor David J. Prior.

“Today, we are here to celebrate a life well-lived, a heart well-loved, in a place that will be well-used,” Gilliam said. “We are here to celebrate David J. Prior and the David J. Prior Convocation Center.”

Johnny Wills, a terrestrial wildlife biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, will give a presentation entitled “Black Bear Ecology and Management on the campus of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

A 15-member search committee has been named to assist in the selection of the next chancellor at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan appointed the committee. Marcia A. Gilliam, chair of the UVa-Wise Board, will also chair the search committee.