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Thought you all might be interested in this... DJT **** >The message below is an announcement of two Presidential Canidates who will >be visiting campus on November 21 & December 2nd. For those members who so >not have appointments to meet the candidates privately or as >representatives of the ALANA Coalition, I would encourage them to attend >the Open Forums. > >It is important that the next UVM President has a firm committment to >racial justice and understands and is supportive of issues effecting the >ALANA community. > >Please forward this message to the ALANA Coalition list with a note >encouraging their attendance and participation. > >Thanks. > >Annie Allen >____________________________________________________________________________ > >Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:50:41 -0500 (EST) >>From: Newserve <[log in to unmask]> >>X-Sender: [log in to unmask] >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Presidential Candidates to Visit Campus >>MIME-Version: 1.0 >> >>Following is an announcement (and related materials) that will be >>distributed to the news media later today. >>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >>Nov. 18, 1996 >> >>FOR RELEASE: Upon receipt CONTACT: Enrique Corredera >> >>UVM PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE >>ANNOUNCES ON-CAMPUS CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS >> >> Edward Zuccaro, University of Vermont trustee and chair of the >>Presidential Search Committee, today announced upcoming on-campus >>interviews for two candidates for the UVM presidency. Additional >>candidates will be scheduled and announced in the near future. >> >> The candidates are: >> >> Michael A. Baer, senior vice president for academic affairs and >>provost at Northeastern University. He will visit UVM Nov. 20-22. >> >> Luis M. Proenza, vice president for research and dean of the >>Graduate School at Purdue University. He will visit UVM Dec. 1-3. >> >> The candidates will meet with a variety of groups and >>individuals during their intensive two-day interview schedules, and >>will make brief presentations and answer questions at open forums. >>Baer's open forum is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 21; Proenza's for >>Monday, Dec. 2. Both will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Carpenter >>Auditorium, Given Medical Building. >> >> Announcements regarding additional candidate visits are expected >>to be made before Thanksgiving. Questions with respect to candidates' >>interview schedules may be directed to Wendy Smith, search >>coordinator, at 6-4400. >> >> The first two candidates' biographies follow. Please note that >>these biographies also are available on the World Wide Web at >>http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/prezsrch.htm and >>http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/recwebin.htm . Complete resumes may be >>reviewed at the reference desk of Bailey/Howe and Dana Medical >>libraries. >> >> >>CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES: >> >>Michael A. Baer >> >>Dr. Michael A. Baer has been provost and senior vice president of >>academic affairs at Northeastern University since 1990. He also holds >>an appointment as professor of political science. Before 1990, he >>served nine years as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the >>University of Kentucky. >> >>Baer received his bachelor's degree from Emory University in 1964, >>and his master's and doctorate from the University of Oregon in 1966 >>and 1968. His major areas of research include interest groups, state >>and local governments and research methods. He is the co-author of >>"Lobbying: Interaction and Influence in American State Legislatures," >>and he has published in professional journals including the American >>Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, American Politics >>Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly and the British Journal of >>Political Science. He recently co-edited "Political Science in >>America: Oral Histories of a Discipline." >> >>Baer has consulted with a number of organizations on educational >>programs, public policy, and the broadcasting of political events. He >>served on the faculty of the College Business Management Institute of >>the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers. >>He was instrumental in the establishment of the University of >>Kentucky's Survey Research Center. In addition to his professional >>service, Baer has been active in community organizations, having >>served on the boards of educational groups as well as a number of >>cultural and community service organizations. He has been active in >>several local and state political campaigns, and he has served as a >>precinct co-chair. >> >>Baer has chaired the executive council of the Inter-University >>Consortium for Political Research, a University of Michigan-based >>organization of over 350 institutions of higher education that >>archives and disseminates social science data. He also has served as >>president of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, and of the >>Commission on Arts and Sciences of the National Association of State >>Universities and Land Grant Colleges. Baer has served on the >>executive council of the Midwest Political Science Association, the >>board of the British Politics Group, and on several committees of the >>Southern Political Science Association. >> >> >>Luis M. Proenza >> >>Dr. Luis M. Proenza is vice president for research and dean of the >>Graduate School at Purdue University and vice president for research >>for the Purdue Research Foundation. He is responsible for graduate >>and research activities for more than 6,500 graduate students in more >>than 100 master's and doctoral programs. He manages more than $200 >>million in research funds, coordinates federal relations and oversees >>interdisciplinary programs and institutes for Purdue's five-campus >>system. >> >>Proenza obtained a bachelor's degree from Emory University in 1965, a >>master's from The Ohio State University in 1966, and a doctorate from >>the University of Minnesota in 1971. He joined the faculty of the >>University of Georgia in 1971, serving as assistant, associate and >>full professor. He also served as coordinator for the faculty of >>neurobiology, and he was the founding director of a vision research >>laboratory, where his research was supported continuously by grants, >>including a research career development award, from the National Eye >>Institute. >> >>In 1977, Proenza became study director for the National Academy of >>Science's Committee on Vision. He guided the committee for three >>years, and he then was appointed a member. In 1983, he was selected >>as a fellow in the American Council on Education's Program in >>Academic Administration. He was appointed assistant to the president >>of the University of Georgia in 1984. >> >>In 1987, Proenza was appointed vice chancellor for research, dean of >>the Graduate School and professor of biology at the University of >>Alaska, Fairbanks, with overall leadership and coordination for $65 >>million in research activity. He was responsible for several >>initiatives, including a center for global change; AMCORPS, a >>public/private joint venture; a $20 million Polar Ice Coring Office >>contract; and a doubling of the level of competitively funded >>research. From 1992 to 1994, he served as chief academic officer >>with responsibilities for planning, coordination, evaluation and >>resource allocation at the University of Alaska -- a comprehensive, >>multi-campus, statewide system of higher education with a $385 >>million budget. He initiated a planning effort for statewide academic >>programs, and he was responsible for the award of a $25 million grant >>for support of an Arctic Region Supercomputing Center. >> >>In 1991, Proenza was appointed as the Alaska governor's adviser for >>science and technology policy, and, in 1992, President Bush appointed >>him to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, for which Proenza was >>elected vice-chair. >> -30- >>