***MEDIA ADVISORY***

The Wayne State University Board of Governors will meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, in rooms BC of the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, 495 W. Ferry Mall, Detroit, MI 48202, for the primary purpose of establishing a Presidential Search Advisory Committee. The board’s approval would be the first step in the search process for a permanent successor to President Allan Gilmour, who will be stepping down in June 2013.

Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution offering more than 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 29,000 students.