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Wallace eager to discover CMU
New provost among few female chief academic officers
By: Katie Pizza
Issue date: 10/22/07 Section: News
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Julia Wallace believes continued communication with those connected to CMU will help with her new position.
"It's just a huge undertaking," she said. "I plan to hold meetings with faculty, staff and students in order to find out more about CMU's strengths and weaknesses. I need to do a lot more research than what I can find on the Web."
Last week, CMU officials announced Wallace as the newest provost. She will become the university's chief academic officer.
Wallace's new position as provost will make her part of a small number of women who have been involved in the office's leading administrators.
"We have had two female interim provosts," said Darby Gwisdala, special assistant to the provost. "We had Janice Reynolds, who was interim provost from 1986 through 1988, and Nancy Belck, who was interim provost from 1988 through 1989."
Wallace said one of the university's strengths is CMU 2010: The Vision Plan, which the administration created to outline and measure future goals for the university.
"I like that the trustees are interested in designing a plan for the next five years," she said.
She also discussed her time as dean for the University of Northern Iowa's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at a public forum Sept. 24. At the forum, she talked about possible future plans for CMU.
"One idea is a one-stop shop type of academic presence," she said. "A student could come in and see how programs are distributed and see upfront what is available to them."
Wallace was selected from four finalists who participated in public forums. She assumes her position Jan. 7, and replaces a spot left vacant by Thomas Storch last January.
The other candidates were 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.
"They had a really strong set of candidates and I eked out some really strong contenders," she said.
Director of Media Relations Steve Smith said the candidates had a variety of strengths and weaknesses.
"We chose Wallace because she had the most extensive experience," Smith said. "She has extensive experience in higher education."
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"It's just a huge undertaking," she said. "I plan to hold meetings with faculty, staff and students in order to find out more about CMU's strengths and weaknesses. I need to do a lot more research than what I can find on the Web."
Last week, CMU officials announced Wallace as the newest provost. She will become the university's chief academic officer.
Wallace's new position as provost will make her part of a small number of women who have been involved in the office's leading administrators.
"We have had two female interim provosts," said Darby Gwisdala, special assistant to the provost. "We had Janice Reynolds, who was interim provost from 1986 through 1988, and Nancy Belck, who was interim provost from 1988 through 1989."
Wallace said one of the university's strengths is CMU 2010: The Vision Plan, which the administration created to outline and measure future goals for the university.
"I like that the trustees are interested in designing a plan for the next five years," she said.
She also discussed her time as dean for the University of Northern Iowa's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at a public forum Sept. 24. At the forum, she talked about possible future plans for CMU.
"One idea is a one-stop shop type of academic presence," she said. "A student could come in and see how programs are distributed and see upfront what is available to them."
Wallace was selected from four finalists who participated in public forums. She assumes her position Jan. 7, and replaces a spot left vacant by Thomas Storch last January.
The other candidates were 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.
"They had a really strong set of candidates and I eked out some really strong contenders," she said.
Director of Media Relations Steve Smith said the candidates had a variety of strengths and weaknesses.
"We chose Wallace because she had the most extensive experience," Smith said. "She has extensive experience in higher education."
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