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NEWS
| October 30, 2003
Presidential Search
Regents say they’ll use UTA
feedback
Board members say they’ll
use evaluations provided by the campus community as additional input
on each candidate for the presidency.
By Chris
Baggott
The Shorthorn staff
Officials say informal questionnaires about presidential finalists
will not be the determining factor but will be used in the final
decision.
When the first presidential candidate came to the university early
last week, UT System officials began circulating a form for students,
faculty and administrators to comment on him. The evaluations have
continued for each candidate.
Teresa Sullivan, the system’s executive vice chancellor for
academic affairs, said the feedback forms will have little impact
on the board’s decision. She said the forms will be used in
interviews with the candidates on Nov. 18 and 19. The questionnaire
asks students and faculty to rate the finalists’ traits, including
knowledge of the university and leadership style.
“It’s just one more aspect of the information gathered
by the board,” Sullivan said.
How much weight the feedback is given will depend on the regents,
she said.
Vice-chairwoman Rita Clements said feedback from the university
is important when deciding its president.
“It will certainly have a great impact,” Clements said.
She said making the decision-making process will be complex and
additional information will help.
“I think it’s important,” Clements said. “But,
ultimately, it’s the regents who make the decision. We’ll
be interviewing the finalists to get our own impressions.”
Woody Hunt, also a board vice-chairman, said campus impressions
are important when making this kind of decision.
He said regents have found the five finalists to be competitive
in their qualifications.
Hunt said the more the university is involved with the presidential
search the better. He did, however, stress that the regents have
the final choice.
“I certainly would encourage as much input as possible —
from students, faculty and administration,” he said.
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What’s Next:
• James Spaniolo, Communication
Arts and Sciences dean at Michigan State University,
will visit Nov. 3-4.
• Arthur Vailas, vice chancellor
for research for the University of Houston System,
will visit Nov. 5-6.
Presidential Search Data Bank
For more information about the presidential
search, visit the Data
Bank.
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