COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Beginning next week, three external candidates and one internal applicant will undergo a series of interviews at Columbus State University – including two open forums for faculty, staff and students – during the final steps toward selecting a permanent provost and vice president for academic affairs.

More information on all the finalists can be found online at www.ColumbusState.edu/ProvostSearch. In order of their visits, the finalists are:

• Nat Frazer, former dean of the College of Natural Resources at Utah State University, who will be on campus Wednesday, Jan. 11. Frazer will available