Next UND President

[dagies]

2 hours ago, LuvHockey said:

The open records issue would limit some possible excellent candidates. They may have an issue of being identified as "job seeking" by current employer, so if not selected at UND they may lose favor for promotion where they now work.

Open records are not always in the institutions best interest......

I agree with this.  I can't believe the State of ND doesn't amend this law or rule for the purposes of ensuring that state institutions receive the best field of qualified candidates possible.    This is such a no-brainer in the business world (how often do people inform their employer that they are looking to leave before they actually do?)

It just doesn't make sense to do things this way.

[Shawn-O]

4 hours ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

http://chancellor.ucdavis.edu/local_resources/pdfs/052012/R.Purpur-CV.pdf

Pretty impressive resume for Purpur.

I'm sure his family would be stoked about moving to Grand Forks from Palo Alto.  

[Siouxperfan7]

12 minutes ago, Shawn-O said:

I'm sure his family would be stoked about moving to Grand Forks from Palo Alto.  

He applied for the job, so they must be a little bit stoked!  

[UNDBIZ]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/sites/default/files/List%20of%20applicants.pdf

Judging primarily by the current/most recent position and institution, I'd guess the front-runners are:

• Mr. Matthew Wilson, JD (Dean, School of Law, Akron) - Based on his history, he won't be here long, but that may not be a bad thing for UND at this time.  http://www.uakron.edu/law/faculty/profile.dot?u=mjwilson
• Dr. Robert Beatty (Dean, College of Business, Florida Gulf Coast) - Unfortunate name for the Grand Forks community.  http://www.fgcu.edu/CoB/5799.asp
• Dr. Ronald Elsenbaumer (Senior Advisor to the President, Former Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Texas - Arlington) - I'd think Senior Advisor is a demotion from Provost and VP, but who knows these days.  https://www.uta.edu/profiles/ronald-elsenbaumer
• Dr. Helena Wisniewski (Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, Graduate School Dean, Alaska Anchorage) - Could be very good for UAV research, as she has a number of military connections.  https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/research/vice-provost.cfm
• Dr. Nagi Naganathan (Dean, College of Engineering, Former interim president, Toledo) - His homepage on the Toledo website makes his accomplishments as interim president sound quite promising.  http://www.eng.utoledo.edu/mime/~nnaganat/
• Dr. Daniel Clay (Dean, College of Education, Missouri) - Appears to be a hand-shaker. https://education.missouri.edu/about/meet-dean-clay/
• Dr. Donald Siegel (Dean, School of Business, Albany) - Appears to have done quite well for the SUNY - Albany business school http://www.albany.edu/business/Donald_Siegel.php 

Purpur would be a dark-horse candidate at this point.

[The Sicatoka]

I see two that interest me:

Dr. Jay Noren: Associate Dean, College of Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago; Former President (2008-2010) Wayne State University

Dr. Ronald T. Brown: Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of North Texas System; Former President (2013-2015) Univ of North Texas at Dallas
 

[GeauxSioux]

This piece was written in Canada a few years ago, but seems to fit here..... Another university president without a Ph.D.

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This makes Ivany part of an growing trend in academia. The position of university president—which used to be given to a distinguished professor—is now often going to someone who has made a career as a manager, not a researcher. Most other sectors of the economy long ago moved to this model: to become CEO of an airline, you don’t have to spend 20 years piloting 747s; to run a telecom company, you don’t have to spend a lifetime becoming your company’s most experienced telephone line installer; to run a TV network, you don’t have be a professional camera operator or have hosted your own TV show. What’s more, a university president is not only the manager of a large organization, he or she is managing an organization more decentralized than almost any other. Employees (professors) have an extremely high degree of autonomy (not to mention tenure), as do the various departments and schools within the university. The job requires managerial talents that are often more akin to politics than traditional, private-sector management. And a large and growing part of the president’s job is fund-raising: another unusual skill that combines elements of politics, salesmanship, vision and innate charm. None of these attributes is likely to be developed by spending most of one’s life conducting experiments and writing papers

 

[UNDvince97-01]

21 minutes ago, GeauxSioux said:

This piece was written in Canada a few years ago, but seems to fit here..... Another university president without a Ph.D.

Thank you GeauxSioux.

That could not be stated better.  100% agree.  So much truth there.

 

[The Sicatoka]

I've long said I wish Ed Schafer had gotten the UND president job when Kelley got it. Now I get my wish, but on an interim basis. 

But when I see this list, I don't see Purpur coming out on top. Sorry. 

[bincitysioux]

Would Tom Clifford get the job in today's environment?

He was way before my time, I only ask because he seems to be hands down the most popular president in UND history.

[SiouxVolley]

6 minutes ago, bincitysioux said:

Would Tom Clifford get the job in today's environment?

He was way before my time, I only ask because he seems to be hands down the most popular president in UND history.

It would be more difficult, but possible.  Research and economic growth are a much bigger part of the equation today.  Clifford came from a business academic background and UND didn't have much research then.  Arguably, Purpur has a business and planning job that could be well suited for a University President, but the faculty and pinheads will only think in terms of dumb jocks, as the faculty is so tolerant.

[Fetch]

Basically I would never care how soft or sissified a Prez u guys got but at least get one that knows ND Cultures & People & Traditions - Knowing something of Business & Farming/Ranching of the State would be a plus & be up on what's happening in the Energy or Technology Industry would help & maybe where the JOBS are going to be in the Future

PS.......& have a Pilots License  too

LOVE Hockey & Football & Sports in general

That is all

Fetch

[Nodak78]

23 minutes ago, Fetch said:

Basically I would never care how soft or sissified a Prez u guys got but at least get one that knows ND Cultures & People & Traditions - Knowing something of Business & Farming/Ranching of the State would be a plus & be up on what's happening in the Energy or Technology Industry would help & maybe where the JOBS are going to be in the Future

PS.......& have a Pilots License  too

LOVE Hockey & Football & Sports in general

That is all

Fetch

There now we have it narrowed down.  let's get ole or swen.

[The Sicatoka]

1 hour ago, Nodak78 said:

There now we have it narrowed down.  let's get ole or swen.

Sven pulled back his application because of open records laws.

[Siouxperfan7]

Purpur for next UND AD?  Wonder how long Faison plans to be around.  I am by no means calling for his retirement.  But, when the time comes to replace him, Purpur might be the perfect candidate. 

[siouxfanofcourse]

9 hours ago, bincitysioux said:

Would Tom Clifford get the job in today's environment?

He was way before my time, I only ask because he seems to be hands down the most popular president in UND history.

When I received my undergraduate degree Tom Clifford was still the president. He was a very personable individual. All the staff liked him. While I worked on campus the local custodians told me that he know all of their names and what buildings they worked in. When the University started having to make difficult financial decisions in the 1990's he was already gone. I have no idea how well he would have been during that time and the times following as research became a more important focus of the University. What I do dare say though is that he would have handled the name issue better. I honestly believe he would gone to the Standing Rock Reservation and made a pitch to them for approving the use of the name. Not sure if it would have made any difference but he would have put forth the effort. That is just my 2 cents worth.

[UNDBIZ]

https://sayanythingblog.com/entry/und-president-applications/

Looks like the applicants (2 of the 3 anyway) who withdrew from the UND presidential search weren't real quality candidates anyway.  Still tough to say how many quality applicants didn't apply from the start due to knowing what our state open records laws are.

[SWSiouxMN]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3924670-western-michigan-provost-applies-und-presidential-post

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[SWSiouxMN]

Schafer made some interesting comments in this article

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/3928166-schafer-welcomes-unds-challenges

This is the one that jumped out to me:

"Schafer didn't provide a name but said he knew someone personally—a sitting university president and UND alumnus—who didn't apply at UND because he couldn't have his name publically associated with the search, especially if he didn't ultimately get the job"

 

[GeauxSioux]

10 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:

Schafer made some interesting comments in this article

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/3928166-schafer-welcomes-unds-challenges

This is the one that jumped out to me:

"Schafer didn't provide a name but said he knew someone personally—a sitting university president and UND alumnus—who didn't apply at UND because he couldn't have his name publically associated with the search, especially if he didn't ultimately get the job"

 

I would guess this guy.

[dagies]

13 hours ago, SWSiouxMN said:

Schafer made some interesting comments in this article

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/3928166-schafer-welcomes-unds-challenges

This is the one that jumped out to me:

"Schafer didn't provide a name but said he knew someone personally—a sitting university president and UND alumnus—who didn't apply at UND because he couldn't have his name publically associated with the search, especially if he didn't ultimately get the job"

 

IMO why that open records law needs to be amended for the good of the state.

[UNDBIZ]

3 hours ago, GeauxSioux said:

I would guess this guy.

Maybe, but I'm guessing https://www.minotstateu.edu/president/pages/bio_shirley.shtml

[Milford torgerson]

On ‎1‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 10:53 AM, dagies said:

I agree with this.  I can't believe the State of ND doesn't amend this law or rule for the purposes of ensuring that state institutions receive the best field of qualified candidates possible.    This is such a no-brainer in the business world (how often do people inform their employer that they are looking to leave before they actually do?)

It just doesn't make sense to do things this way.

Unfortunately, we have a legislature in ND who are ass backward on things along with being powerhungry.  All of us can see the harm this particular law does but the legislature cannot.  Leaders like Skarpohl especially like these type of laws and hey'd like a few more because they're thinking on a 1975 level  and it is2016

[UND-1]

6 hours ago, GeauxSioux said:

I would guess this guy.

Think it was this guy, also.  Too bad.  

[SWSiouxMN]

We are down to 15.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3928955-breaking-15-candidates-be-interviewed-und-president-post

[SWSiouxMN]

From my count of the list, 12 of them are from the original list and 3 out of the 4 late applicants were accepted.