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NEWS
| february 12, 2004
Administration
Spaniolo to speak on staff status
He responded to questions concerning
his plans for administrative appointments and the possibility of
a new home for the Maverick basketball teams.
By Candace
Sweat
Contributor to The Shorthorn
President James Spaniolo will make an announcement this morning
on administration appointments.
When a President’s Student Advisory Committee member asked
Wednesday about upper administration transitions, Spaniolo would
not specify what he will say today, but said he wanted clarity on
the leadership team. He would not, he added, make staff changes
in “one fell swoop” and would like to decide who will
become permanent administrators over time.
Since former president Robert Witt left office in spring 2003, several
administrators with interim titles have been appointed and are waiting
for the new president to make permanent hires. Those administrators
include interim Provost Dana Dunn, interim Vice President for Research
Suzanne Montague and Rusty Ward, the interim vice president for
business affairs and controller.
Bryan Shaner, representing the Office of Students with Disabilities,
said he was concerned about where administrations would go and if
Spaniolo would search for local administrators or do a national
search.
“I think we have several people who are very [competent] who
have a lot of love and commitment for the university,” he
said.
Spaniolo, who is on his eighth day as president, also briefed President’s
Student Advisory Committee members on his short-term and long-term
goals. One of his challenges is to ensure adequate faculty resources
to match the increasing enrollment. He also said budget cuts affected
the university marketing plans but that still wants to promote UTA
to the community.
“I’m always looking for how to make UTA a more attractive,
critical part of the Metroplex,” Spaniolo said.
Ambassador Casey Townsend asked Spaniolo to expand on his plans
for a new athletic complex. At Tuesday’s Staff Advisory Council
Meeting, Spaniolo said he is exploring options for a possible new
home for basketball and said time and research are necessary to
make a decision.
“My only commitment is to explore alternatives,” he
said to committee members.
Spaniolo said he plans to continue collecting information from the
UTA community before developing campus policies. He said he strongly
believes in consultation and ideas that come from students.
“Students come with fresh perspectives,” he said. “I
want to impress on everybody that you have something to contribute.”
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| James Spaniolo,
president, says he
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