The University of Minnesota hopes to name the search comÂmitÂtee and search firm for its vaÂcant athletic director poÂsiÂtion withÂin the next week, school spokesÂman Evan Lapiska said ThursÂday.
Beth Goetz has served as the school's inÂterÂim AD since Norwood Teague aÂbruptÂly reÂsigned amid alÂleÂgaÂtions of sexÂual harÂassÂment Aug. 7.
University President Eric Kaler ofÂfiÂcialÂly launched the search for Teague's reÂplaceÂment Feb. 12, and that day, Goetz anÂnounced she would purÂsue the job.
At the time, the school anÂnounced that Kaler exÂpectÂed to name a search firm and search comÂmitÂtee of about 10 memÂbers by early March, with finalÂists idenÂtiÂfied by late spring.
Kaler has said that he would like the hire finalized by July 1.