The University of Iowa will host today the first finalist for the UI vice president for Strategic Communication position.

Jeff Iseminger, the interim vice president for university advancement and marketing at Minnesota State University, Mankato, will host a forum today in 2520 University Capitol Center from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

The other two finalists’ names will be announced a day prior to their visits. Those forums will take place on July 15 and 17, respectively.

Mark Braun, UI President Sally Mason’s chief of staff, currently serves as the interim vice president for Strategic Communication. He filled in after Tysen Kendig left the position in December 2012.

Iseminger has degrees in journalism and cultural anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a degree in political science from the UI.