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Wallace picked as new provost
Northern Iowa dean to take over as chief academic post Jan. 7
Issue date: 10/19/07 Section: News
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Wallace, who was the dean for the University of Northern Iowa's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, will begin Jan. 7.
"The university was pleased to have the opportunity to work with a strong group of finalists for this vital position," said University President Michael Rao in a press release. "All of the candidates demonstrated a remarkable range of strengths. For this particular post, Julia Wallace's solid experience made her the candidate selected to become CMU's next executive vice president/provost. I look forward to working with her."
Wallace replaces Thomas Storch, who retired from CMU in January. Gary Shapiro has been serving as interim executive vice president/provost since that time. Shapiro will return as the dean of the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Wallace could not be reached for comment.
In a press release, she said she was excited about her new post.
"What drew me to CMU was the institution's unified sense of purpose to provide high quality academic programs in a personalized environment. I look forward to working with the entire university community in leading CMU to its next level of academic excellence," she said.
Wallace was one of four finalists who visited CMU's campus during the past few weeks.
The other candidates included Ralph Vernett Rogers Jr., founding dean of the College of Technology and Computer Sciences at East Carolina University, Juliette B. Bell, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina and Thomas Kent, dean of Western Michigan University's College of Arts and Sciences.
During Wallace's campus forum, she spoke about focusing on graduate programs. She stressed the importance of honors and higher-level courses in preparing students for graduate fields.
"I'm not a university president," she said. "It's not my thing. But I feel that university presidents should always try to improve the degree of every alumnus who ever came to the institution."
She stressed the importance of studying abroad and pointed out that she had a fund set aside at her university tto fund scholarships for students who wanted to travel abroad but could not afford to do so.
"I would like every student in my college to be more global," she said.
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