UW System plans video conference to gather input

System officials will hold a video conference Thursday where participants can discuss the University of Wisconsin System and the search for a new president.

Faculty, staff and community members at UW-Madison can participate in the conference at the Telepresence Room in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. The conference will run from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Participants can prepare for the event by considering prepared topics such as the challenges that will face the UW System and what characteristics are important in the new UW System president. A search and screen committee is working to recommend a president to replace Kevin Reilly, who will step down in January.