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UO searches for second in command Three candidates are currently in the running for the position of senior vice president and provost BY KELLY BROWN NEWS REPORTER The University has entered the fi nal stages of the search for a senior vice president and provost, the sec ond in charge to University Presi dent Dave Frohnmayer. The candidate will replace John Moseley, who has served in the po sition since 2001. with Williams’ position renamed the vice president for finance and administration and appropriating the duties of the University’s chief financial officer, which had been undertaken by Moseley. Frances Dyke took on the position once Williams retired. Davis, the chair of the search committee, said the University is One of the three candi dates has already made a formal presentation to the University. Dr. Uday Sukhatme, dean of the Col lege of Arts & Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo presented his vision of “challenges and opportunities” that will face the University in the coming years during a CANDIDATE PRESENTATIONS Who: The next two candidates for senior vice president and provost. Their names have not been released. What They will present their views on higher education and their plans for the University. A question-and-answer session will follow each presentation. When: One candidate will speak from 4 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 10 in the Knight Library Browsing Room. The other will speak on Nov. 21 from 4 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. in the Gertinger Hall Lounge. presentation Oct. 27. The senior vice provost and presi dent oversees four University vice presidents in the areas of finance and administration, academic af fairs, research and graduate studies, and student affairs. Moseley is the second top-level administrator to retire in the past two years, with Vice President for Administration Dan Williams retir ing in June 2005. Vice President for Academic Affairs Lorraine Davis will also retire at the end of this ac ademic year. The retirements sparked a re structuring of the administration, searching for a candidate who “brings with them leadership, schol arship and understanding of a re search university.” An effective administrator is one who has a wide variety of leadership and organizational skills, she said. “If you believe that you are suc cessful in the way in which you can lead, can coordinate, can get the best out of people ... and look at administration as a way in which the values that you hold from an academic and personal perspective can be expressed, then I think you can do it,” she said. “You have to deal with a wide vari ety of issues ... and be somewhat unflappable.” “People that move into administra tion want to feel like they can make a difference somewhere,” she said. According to the University-issued information packet for applicants, the search committee is seeking an “innovative, experienced adminis trator” who will “play a pivotal role in guiding the UO through this trans formative period.” The packet mentioned funding cuts the University has suffered as a result of reduced higher educa tion spending and said that appli cants must be able to “enhance the reputation of UO” by recruiting re spected professors and competitive out-of-state students. All the students the Emerald spoke with were unaware of the ongoing search and of what exactly the senior vice president and provost does. Stephanie Woodlee, a business administration and international studies senior, said that she knew “conceptually, but not precisely” what the provost’s job is. When asked if she knew about the search, she said that she had not heard of it. Others had suggestions for the new provost to focus on. Tim Griffith, a sophomore who has not declared a major, said aca demic quality should be improved. “I’ve had a few professors that have just been terrible, and I don’t think this University should have professors like the ones I’ve had,” Griffith said. Amy Long, the greek leadership adviser, said she hopes the new provost will work on making sure students have excellent “outside learning” experiences and ensure there is unity between different groups on campus. “I’d like to see great out-of-class room learning experiences provided. in terms of internships, practicums,” Long said. “It’s so crucial for students to have the opportunity to have some practical internship experience.” ASUO President Adam Walsh said the University has done a good job of publicizing the search and of involv ing students. “Leaders from student unions have been invited to host our own panel with the candidates, to ask any ques tions that we want to ask,” he said. “No candidate has made up their mind, so on the one hand it’s at tempting to sell the University but also to find out where they stand on various issues.” He said he hopes the new senior vice president and provost will be “open to student comments and re ceptive to students.” When asked what qualities he thinks are most important, Walsh said effective and open communica tion with the student body. “Someone who really respects the voice of the student government... hopefully someone with an open door policy, even after they get their office at Johnson Hall,” he said. Contact the higher education reporter at kbmwn@ daily emerald, com NONTRADITIONAL STUDENT WEEK ACTIVITIES Several University groups are hosting events on campus this week as part of the national Nontradi tional Student Week. The Nontraditional Student Union, ASUO and the University’s Office of Student Life are sponsoring the following activities: •Monday 8 a.m. -10 a.m.: Breakfast in the Nontraditional Student Union office, EMU Suite 20A. 8 a.m. - noon: Open house at the NSU. All day: Selling Chinook Books- books that contain coupons for organic food stores and restaurants, in the NSU office. •Tuesday 9 a.m. -2 p.m.: Atable in front of the University Bookstore with a survey assessing nontraditional students' needs. All day: Selling Chinook Books in NSU office. •Wednesday 10 a.m.: Time management workshop in the EMU's Metolius Room. 2 p.m.: Introductory meditation in the Health Re source Center in the EMU. 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Pool night at The Break in the EMU. •Thursday 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Games in Gerlinger B54. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Dinner in the NSU office. •Friday noon - 4 p.m.: Movie Mingle in the EMU Women's Center lounge. Oregon Daily Emerald. A campus tradition—over 100 years of publication. Internship in Peer Health Education Program Get involved on campus as a leader and educator of health issues. Learn about campus and pubic health issues. 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