Spring Break
Pres. search committee selects one undergrad
Issue date: 4/10/08
The University has chosen junior Kurt Herzer, a recently named Truman Scholar, as the sole undergraduate member of the committee that will search for President William Brody's replacement.
Members of the Student Council expressed frustration at their Tuesday meeting that the University did not select an elected member of the Council for the position. Paula Burger, dean of undergraduate education, asked Council President Scott Bierbryer to nominate two students for consideration but gave him only a few days to make the decision. The Board of Trustees ultimately chose neither of his selections.
The Trustees head the search for the new president. As of press time, the University had not yet formally announced who they selected to the committee. Jerome Schnydman, secretary of the Board of Trustees and executive assistant to the president, interviewed the candidates on the trustees' behalf and was unwilling to comment on the selection before it was officially released.
Herzer said they did not make it clear to them why he was chosen, but that he intended to do his utmost to represent the interests of the undergraduates.
"They were trying to put together a team that had a lot of different perspectives on it. Maybe they felt that my background would contribute to that," Herzer said. Herzer is a public health major and co-chair of the pre-med honor society. He was previously on the committee that selected the new assistant dean for academic advising, and last year he was a member of the diversity leadership council.
Herzer suggested that he may have been chosen, in part, because of his involvement in selecting the assistant dean.
He was surprised that the University chose him over Student Council members but emphasized that he is open to collaborating with them.
"I would love to work with them very closely," he said.
Bierbryer nominated freshman class president Dan Teran and Kate Jacob, junior senator for legislation. Although he would have liked to open up the selection process to the entire student body in order to select the most representative member, Bierbryer did not think that he could do so in the time he was allotted. Instead, he looked for student council members who would be well qualified for the search, and who could manage the time commitment.
Members of the Student Council expressed frustration at their Tuesday meeting that the University did not select an elected member of the Council for the position. Paula Burger, dean of undergraduate education, asked Council President Scott Bierbryer to nominate two students for consideration but gave him only a few days to make the decision. The Board of Trustees ultimately chose neither of his selections.
The Trustees head the search for the new president. As of press time, the University had not yet formally announced who they selected to the committee. Jerome Schnydman, secretary of the Board of Trustees and executive assistant to the president, interviewed the candidates on the trustees' behalf and was unwilling to comment on the selection before it was officially released.
Herzer said they did not make it clear to them why he was chosen, but that he intended to do his utmost to represent the interests of the undergraduates.
"They were trying to put together a team that had a lot of different perspectives on it. Maybe they felt that my background would contribute to that," Herzer said. Herzer is a public health major and co-chair of the pre-med honor society. He was previously on the committee that selected the new assistant dean for academic advising, and last year he was a member of the diversity leadership council.
Herzer suggested that he may have been chosen, in part, because of his involvement in selecting the assistant dean.
He was surprised that the University chose him over Student Council members but emphasized that he is open to collaborating with them.
"I would love to work with them very closely," he said.
Bierbryer nominated freshman class president Dan Teran and Kate Jacob, junior senator for legislation. Although he would have liked to open up the selection process to the entire student body in order to select the most representative member, Bierbryer did not think that he could do so in the time he was allotted. Instead, he looked for student council members who would be well qualified for the search, and who could manage the time commitment.
Viewing Comments 1 - 1 of 1
GPF
posted 4/15/08 @ 1:29 AM EST
I have to say, I know nothing about the student council. In fact, I'm not sure who my class president is, nor do I know anyone who voted for..well, anything. (Continued…)
Post a Comment