Board Chair to Present Black History Month Talk Feb. 18
February 4, 2021
Posted in About
Dr. Sherilyn W. Poole, who in January became the first African American to chair the University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees, will present a virtual talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, as part of the University’s Black History Month celebration.
The event will be presented live on the Zoom platform and is open to the public. The link to the presentation is: https://ozarks-edu.zoom.us/j/93131547400?pwd=VkpvR21hVXpWTUVIa29PU1VaV1h2UT09
Poole, of Park Forest, Ill., is a retired higher education administrator who most recently served as associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students for Governors State University in University Park, Ill.. She first joined the U of O Board in 2016 and was elected to lead the board last October. Her two-year term as chairperson began on Jan. 1, 2021.