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Initial Charge Meeting
March 13, 2009
1:30 p.m. |
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Charge to the Chancellor Search Committee by President
Erskine Bowles
- Dr. McCain acknowledged the presence of Erskine Bowles, President
of the UNC System, and asked that he be next on the agenda for timeliness
and to ensure he is heard by the audience. Dr. McCain then introduced
President Bowles to issue the charge to the Chancellor Search Committee.
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President Bowles thanked the Chair, the Search Committee members
for agreeing to serve on the committee, and the audience for
their attendance. He briefly introduced himself as a Greensboro
native
and someone who cares about A&T. He said he did not expect
to be back so soon in search of another Chancellor; however
he understood Chancellor Stanley Battle’s desire to leave
A&T due to family and personal reasons. President Bowles
thanked Chancellor Battle in two areas; for cleaning up inherited
financial problems and for raising academic standards. President
Bowles stated that the first question he will ask the Chancellor
candidate is: Will they keep A&T’s academic standards
high?
- President Bowles charged the committee members to comply with
UNC established codes and the laws of the land during the search
process; to involve diverse members of the community; to allow the
Chair to be the sole spokesman, to hold open forums for buy-in from
students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community.
- President Bowles said the selection process will narrow the
field of candidates and that the committee should submit at least
two finalists to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees will
send the finalists unranked for his decision.
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President Bowles
stated that he will look for the following requirements for
the next Chancellor of North Carolina A&T:
- Knows A&T – its strengths, weaknesses; can articulate a
vision for where we can take it (can be a former student, someone who has
been involved with A&T, or a candidate who has done their homework).
- Who will demand high standards for students, faculty and
staff.
- Who will improve retention and graduation rates.
- Who will make sure every graduate have a diploma that is
valued.
- Who has the passion of Dr. McCain and Dr. Speight-Buford,
who cares a lot about A&T, and communicates this passion to the community
at large in a contagious manner to get the community behind the university.
- A leader – someone the entire university community can get behind
and want to support.
- A strong administrator, can right the fiscal ship, and
insist on best practices in managing.
- As driven as Erskine is to push A&T upward and forward.
- proven fundraiser in securing outside capital.
- Experience is the name of the game – knows firsthand how to manage
a complex organization.
- Who will look at UNCG as a cross-town neighbor,
not as an enemy or a competitor, but as a partner.
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President Bowles promised that if there is adherence to these
requirements, we will not be back anytime soon in search of a Chancellor.
Dr. McCain indicated that the listed Chancellor criteria
are the same as his and thanked President Bowles for presenting
the
charge to the Search Committee.
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