As Alum pointed out in a recent comment, the plot appears to have thickened a bit on the Chief of Governmental and Community Relations position. The press release about the candidates is on the EMU homepage: “Eastern Michigan University selects finalists for Chief of Governmental and Community Relations.”
The release says there will be some public forums about these candidates in early December, and depending on the timing and my own schedule, I might just go and do a little blogging….

Here they are:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/joncool
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-o-connell/9/5a/249
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/felicia-turrentine-wasson/4/258/816
I should’ve applied. I would’ve had fun if they chose moi!