The following information is intended to help you make the appropriate contact in the Provost's Office and to provide guidance for planning your meetings and events that involve Provost Feser.
To invite Provost Feser to attend a University-sponsored activity or donor/prospect event, please e-mail your request to Romeo Lopez-Gonzalez and include the details relevant to the event, such as:
- date, time and location of the event
- program or agenda
- description of the audience and their relationship with/to OSU
- estimated number of attendees
- length of Provost's time commitment
- reason for Provost Feser's participation
- whether Ed Feser is being asked to make remarks during the event
- the name and contact information (e-mail and mobile phone) of the person who will be responsible for Provost Feser during the event
Please indicate whether Provost Feser's availability is the key element in selecting the date.
If the invitation includes a request for Provost Feser to deliver remarks at the event -- please include the proposed topic, length of time for the remarks, and when in the program they will be delivered. Please note whether someone will be introducing him and whether he will be introducing anyone. Typically, remarks are drafted by the hosting organization and sent to Andrea McDaniel, Provost Feser's executive assistant for events, no later than fourteen (14) days before the event. It is helpful to include the names of anyone you would like Provost Feser to note while he is delivering his remarks along with talking points.
If you need a response immediately -- please let us know and we will make every effort to respond within your deadline. We make every effort to respond immediately, but most requests require communicating with both the Provost’s Office and other university staff. The more information you include with your original request; the sooner we can respond.
Event/activity background materials for Provost Feser-- please deliver to Romeo Lopez-Gonzalez in the Provost's Office (6th Floor, Kerr Administration Building) at least fourteen (14) business days prior to the event, unless requested earlier to accommodate the Provost’s travel schedule.