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One Candidate to Interview Friday for WIU Director of Institutional Research

January 4, 2023


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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – One candidate will interview Friday, Jan. 6, for the position of Western Illinois University Director of Institutional Research.

Alan J. Simmons, research director for the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield, will be on the Macomb campus Friday, Jan. 6. An open session, in person and over Zoom, will be held from 1:20-1:50 p.m. in Stipes Hall, room 120. The Zoom portion of the meeting can be found at wiu.zoom.us/j/99535751534.

Simmons has served as the research director for the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield since May 2019. Previously, he was the director of data and accountability for the Arizona Department of Education (2018-2019); a teaching/research assistant in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University (2013-2018); a research assistant in the Survey Research Office at the University of Illinois Springfield (2012-2013); a teaching assistant in the University of Illinois Springfield Department of Political Science (2013) and an office assistant of the Office of the University President at Northern Arizona University (2008-2010).

Simmons received his bachelor's degree in political science from Northern Arizona University, his master's degree in political science from the University of Illinois Springfield and his doctoral degree in political science from Arizona State University.

A full resumes and itinerary for Simmons' visit can be found at wiu.edu/employment.



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