Potential Presidents interviewed today

[bleedpurple101]

It is my understanding that the first of three potential candidates was being interviewed today for future President at UA.

[Clickclack]

God give the people making this decision the wisdom necessary to make the right call.

[danefan]

Thats great. I wish we could know the names. I'd love to see who the candidates are.

[ATL_DANE]

Thank you for pushing the NCAA violations thread down. It's in the news one day and I've heard enough. So we're on double secret probation for wearing a pledge pin our our uniforms? Hah ha, joking.

 

God I hope the UC candidate gets the job. SUNY needs someone at the top who will question why NY runs its state university as it does. More importantly, we need some with the power to fight for change. She would make a great chancellor.

 

I'm going into mourning if we get the Buffalo State president. Might as well give the keys to the castle right to SUNY Buffalo and their UB2020 larceny plan.

[bleedpurple101]

Thank you for pushing the NCAA violations thread down. It's in the news one day and I've heard enough. So we're on double secret probation for wearing a pledge pin our our uniforms? Hah ha, joking.

 

God I hope the UC candidate gets the job. SUNY needs someone at the top who will question why NY runs its state university as it does. More importantly, we need some with the power to fight for change. She would make a great chancellor.

 

I'm going into mourning if we get the Buffalo State president. Might as well give the keys to the castle right to SUNY Buffalo and their UB2020 larceny plan.

 

 

Those 2 are for Chancellor, not President.

[alum73]

I understand it's pretty much the same search committee that hired President Hall, so I'm hoping they do another good job.

[UAalum72]

T-U article interviews with the five finalists beginning

[ATL_DANE]

Big news today from the TU. Could they have a candidate within the next two weeks?

 

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=767455

 

I love the fact that this list is comprised of out of state candiudates. We need some fresh ideas. We need someone used to the idea of "big time" athletics, which in Albany means mid-major, ha ha

[ATL_DANE]

If it's a slow day, I'm definately Googling these people. It feels like Christmas morning! A new president after all these years.

 

David Felten, vice president for research and medical director, Beaumont Hospitals, Royal Oak, Michigan

 

Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

 

Ronald Berkman, executive vice president and provost, Florida International University

 

Beheruz Sethna, president, University of West Georgia

 

Richard Wells, chancellor, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

[Clickclack]

Could it finally happen? Is it really possible that we are on the brink of a permanent president? Like ATL said....it's almost like Christmas in February!

 

The last candidate from that article Mr. David Felton kind of peeked my interest. Sounds like he's had some interaction with medical schools etc. Perhaps if he were chosen he could assist in aligning us closer with Albany Law or Albany Medical College.

[ATL_DANE]

I like this guy's bio. He would certainly help us continue to build on our sciences (Albany Nano and our new UA/Albany Med building)

 

One word: Winner

 

David L. Felten: Vice president for research and medical director, Beaumont Hospitals ... was dean of the school of graduate medical education at Seton Hall University ... was undergrad at MIT ... professor and chair at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

 

http://www.medingen.com/advisoryBoard_felten.htm

[ATL_DANE]

I also really like this guy, Beheruz Nariman Sethna, Columbia PhD in Marketing. UA needs to sell itself. He also has a huge technology background (Indian Institute of Technology) which again is good for building our sciences.

 

Lets take on President Simpson and UB. Bring it on!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beheruz_Sethna

 

Since this is a sports board, I'm trying to find something about their views on athletics. I haven't found much.

 

As far as athletics. As I said, I didn't find much. Barbara Couture went to U of Michigan as an undergraduate through grad school. I went to a Michigan game last year. 100,000 people were at the game. If you don't like major college athletics, you don't choose Michigan as your undergraduate university. Everyone goes to the game.

[Classof72/74]

Since this is a sports board, I'm trying to find something about their views on athletics. I haven't found much.

 

 

From the TU

 

Richard Wells: Chancellor and professor of sociology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh ... ... recently finished term on NCAA Division III Presidents' Council.

[Dane96]

In a similar, but different tone, the new Chancellor front runner sits on the NCAA Division I President's Council as the Big East rep.

[danefan]

At this point I think any of those candidates would be fine. We just need someone in the chair to make the tough decisions.

 

None really appear to be connected to athletics, but neither did President Hall. He was a constitutional law scholar.

 

I don't think we'll know their stance on athletics until he/she shows up and tells us.

 

However, while I like Sethna's credentials, I would much rather have someone from a Division I school take the helm.

 

Plus I beleive Dr. McElroy is on the search committee, so I'm sure athletics is an issue presented.