TECHNICIAN
november
3
2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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And then there were 3
BY LEE DANIELLO
he provost bout is nearly finished. Almost six months after the Board of Trustees announced the national provost search for the University’s top academic officer, three contenders remain undefeated. The initial rounds of the search were closed to the public, and after a half-year endeavor, the 16 committee members produced three candidates. Robert McGrath, Warwick Arden and Cathryn Newton will each have separate on-campus interviews open to students beginning Nov. 9. Here’s a look at how they size up.
"Which provost candidiate do you think would be best for the job? Why or why not?"
STORY BY NATHAN HARDIN | GRAPHICS BY TAYLOR CASHDAN
THE UNIVERSITY’S ACADEMIC ROYAL RUMBLE
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Cathryn R. Newton
Warwick A. Arden ‘The Veterinarian’
Chris Smith freshman, science education
Robert T. McGrath
‘The Geologist’
CURRENT RECORD
“I would choose Warwick Arden to be the permanent provost. He is already in the position right now. There haven’t been any problems with him so far, so he should just continue to serve as the provost.”
‘The Engineer’
CURRENT RECORD CURRENT RECORD
May 2009 – present Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, N.C. State University 2004 – 2009 – Dean and Professor of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, N.C. State University 2000 – 2004 – Professor and head, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1998 – 2000 – Associate Professor of Surgery and Physiology and Director, University of Kentucky 1993 – 1998 – Assistant Professor of Surgery and Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Kentucky 1990 – 1993 – Senior Clinical Research Associate, University of Kentucky 1993 – Ph. D. Physiology and Biophysics, University of Kentucky 1989 – M.S. Physiology, Michigan State University 1981 – B.V. Sc., Veterinary Medicine, University of Sydney
2008 – present Dean Emerita and Professor of Interdisciplinary Sciences 2000 – 2008 – Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University 1993 – 2000 – Professor of Geology and Chair, Department of Earth Sciences Syracuse University 1992 – 1993 – Interim Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Syracuse University 1989 – 1993 – Associate Professor of Geology, Syracuse University 1983 – 1989 – Assistant Professor of Geology, Syracuse University 1983 – Ph. D. Earth Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz 1979 – M.S. Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1976 – B.A. Geology, Duke University, magna cum laude
SOURCE: WARWICK A. ARDEN’S CURRICULUM VITAE
SOURCE: CATHRYN R. NEWTON’S CURRICULUM VITAE
April 2010 – present – Consultant with Battelle on National Laboratory/University Partnerships, STEM Education and Race to the Top initiatives February 2008 – March 2010 – Deputy Laboratory Director for Science & Tech at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Consultant on acquisition of the NREL July 2004 – February 2008 – Senior Vice President for Research at Ohio State, facilitated Battelle/Ohio State partnerships November 1996 – June 2004 – Pennsylvania State University, Professor of Engineering Science September 1998 – June 2004 – Associate Vice President for Research, Director of Strategic & Interdisciplinary Initiatives, Director of the Marine Corps Research University July 1984 – February 1998 – Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM; Division Manger/ R&D Program Manager/ Research Scientist August 1980 – June 1984 – Assistant Professor of Engineering SOURCE: ROBERT T. MCGRATH’S CURRICULUM VITAE
“I would pick Cathryn Newton just because it looks like she has a little more experience than the other candidates, and some of her education is from North Carolina.” April Lamm freshman, agricultural education
“I would tend toward Warwick Arden because he is already here. He has done a good job with everything since he took over. If Arden was chosen as provost, there would be less turnover time than with a new provost coming in. Even before he was named interim provost, he had ties to the University.” Emerson Barker sophomore, political science
Republicans control U.S. House; Dems U.S. Senate After Tuesday’s preliminary election results, the Democrats maintain control of the U.S. Senate, but Republicans gained control of the U.S. House. Staff Report Heading into the midterm elections, Democrats held 255 of the 433 seats in the House. In the Senate, Democrats had 59 of the 100 seats.
North Carolina had one senate seat up for election. As of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, the unofficial results showed Richard Burr, the Republican incumbent, leading with 55 percent of the votes. Elaine Marshall conceided earlier on in the night. The 13 districts of the U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina were up for election. Also, as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, the unofficial results showed eight of the districts had Democrats winning the race.
STRAIGHT PARTY (VOTE FOR 1) Democratic 52% Republican 47% Libertarian .46%
US SENATE (VOTE FOR 1) Elaine Marshall
48% 130,764
70,527
Richard Burr
49%
134,630
64,068
Michael Beitler
2%
6,409
Bob Etheridge
70% 18,136
Write-in
.05%
136
Renee Ellmers
27%
7,046
Tom Rose
2%
478
617
SOURCE: N.C. BOARD OF ELECTIONS
SOURCE: N.C. BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Brooke Wallig Staff Writer
University Pre-Law Services hosted a law school fair Tuesday in Talley Student Center drawing in hundreds of students, law school representatives and members of the general public. According to Mary Tetro, university coordinator for pre-law services and chair elect of the Pre-Law Adviser’s National Council, the event consisted of a series of workshops, as well as a general law school fair, designed as a way to connect a diverse array of law schools with a wide range of potential law school applicants. “When we decided to organize this fair back in 2002, we especially wanted to be sure that this was an open event,” said Tetro. “We had been to other law
school fairs in the area, and we believe that having an open fair is beneficial to law schools since it allows them to talk to everyone.” Adam Barrett, assistant dean for enrollment management at McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, CA, said this quality is one of the main reasons why so many schools attended the law school fair. “Our University, and many others from around the U.S., all go on a ‘swing’ about this time where we visit N.C. State and many other universities in the area,” said Barrett. “Diversity is something that is really important to our school in particular because we are one of the most diverse law schools in the nation.” Barrett, who is moving to North Carolina to continue expanding McGeorge’s recruitment along the east coast, said there is a lot of incentive for law schools in other parts of the nation to come to universities like N.C. State. “I have been a representative at this fair for many years,” said Barrett.
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Speaking with a representative of UNC law school, Katie Dowell, an alumna of N.C. State, gathers information at the Law School Fair. Dowell said the fair, held in the Talley ballroom on Tuesday, was "very informative." "It is much easier to walk from one table to another than trying to research all the information on your own," Dowell said. "I'm planning to apply in the Fall of next year, and [the fair] enables you to get more information in a shorter span of time."
“N.C. State is a great school, and we consistently find really well-qualified and diverse students.” According to Jessica Montes, Nova
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Law school fair promotes diversity ‘Diversity’ was the buzzword at the ninth annual Law School Fair, highlighting the search for a wider range of students.
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