The Provost of the University of Wisconsin Stout is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's new Chancellor.
SIU President Glenn Poshard introduced Julie Furst-Bowe as SIUE’s eighth Chancellor during a Thursday morning news conference at the Morris University Center Ballroom on the Edwardsville campus. Furst-Bowe will take over for Vaughn Vandegrift who is retiring July 1st after eight years on the job.
Furst-Bowe was one of four finalists for the post. Furst-Bowe is currently the Provost and Vice Chancellor for the University of Wisconsin Stout campus in Monomonie, WI. UW Stout is a polytechnic school with an enrollment of a little more than 9,000 students.
The SIU Board of Trustees is expected to approve Furst-Bowe's appointment at its May meeting.