LINCOLN- At its most recent meeting on Friday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents sketched out a process for regrouping after last week's unexpected announcement that NU President Ted Carter would be leaving the University System. Board Chairman Tim Clare said that the board has begun mapping out the "first few steps" toward finding a replacement for Carter. "We talked about engaging the search," Clare said of the meeting, "We're going to start right away on the search."

For now, the first steps in the process will mean finding search firms willing to help identify potential NU President candidates to lead the system's four campuses. Clare said that this firm will very likely be selected at the next Board of Regents meeting, which has yet to be scheduled. The second step in the process involves forming a search advisory committee, which will be made up of NU system employees.

Clare, in an email to NU students and faculty, said the Board hopes to review search committee nominations in September, with a goal of establishing a committee that represents a broad swath of university constituencies. "We're going to be methodical," he said, "We're not going to rush this." Fortunately, Carter, who will soon become Ohio State's 17th President, confirmed that he intends to serve the remainder of the calendar year in his position.

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