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.
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