By Joe Wilson —
On May 11, the U of L presidential search committee held a listening session to get community input on the university’s next president.
Jim Rogers and Alice Houston, two members of the search committee, hosted the event in the Chao Auditorium. They asked attendees about the traits, characteristics and skills they would hope to see in the next president.
Houston, explaining the importance of the community’s involvement in the presidential search, said: “We all know that great communities have great institutions as part of their foundations,” Houston said
Attendees said the next president should have research experience.