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• July 3-10, 2018
Gallogly’s changes spark discussion
Current, former OU students react to president’s actions JANA ALLEN
@janaabananaax
Executive changes announced on President James Gallogly’s first day in office have caused a lot of discussion in the community, though they weren’t unexpected. T h e c ha n g e s i n c l u d e the elimination of Nick Hathaway’s position as executive vice president and vice president of administration and finance. The changes also include national searches being conducted to fill the vice president positions of the university, human resources, university development, student affairs and public affairs, as well as to fill the the executive directors for governmental relations,
chief auditor and chief financial officer. Former and current students J.D. Baker, former SGA president, Cameron Burleson, OU Law student, and Sean Christiansen, recent economics graduate, all expected some major changes to take place as Gallogly took office. Baker said he worked with each of the individuals being let go and that though he is sad to see them leave, he acknowledges that this is a common situation when new leadership takes over in higher education. “This is a different time — a different era — and President Gallogly is going to want to implement his new vision with a new team,” Baker said. “It’s understandable, and I think it’s best that we continue to support him in order to support the university.” Chistiansen said as he went to bed July 1, he
“This is a different time — a different era — and President Gallogly is going to want to implement his new vision with a new team.” J.D. BAKER, FORMER SGA PRESIDENT
w o n d e re d to h i m s e l f i f there would be any big news on Gallogly’s first day in office. He got his answer when he checked the news July 2 and saw Gallogly’s re m ova l o f i n d i v i d u a l s that many students would recognize. “I think it showed to me that President Gallogly definitely seems to feel confident about his position moving forward. He’s definitely hitting the ground r unning,” Chr istians en said. “It shows that he’s spent the last few months since he was appointed to the position really doing a lot of analysis and preparation behind the scenes.” Christiansen said with a new president coming in, there was a lot of uncertainty, which he believes will last until the positions have been filled and Gallogly provides the community with more information behind his decisions. One of the changes Christiansen
said he has concern over is the departure of Hathaway. “I know that he had been kind of the spearhead on several of the retention initiatives and the residential colleges and on-campus living, which are very important programs for the university now and especially in the next few years financially,” Christiansen said. “So I guess it gives me some concern to see that leadership just have a pause.” Burleson, former memb e r o f t h e p re s i d e nt i a l s e a rc h c o m m i t t e e t h a t helped select Gallogly, said it’s important to recognize that Gallogly has inherited a large piece of debt and the community has entrusted him in finding ways to decrease that debt while still servicing a growing student body. The question to ask now is how can the university become more financially stable while still offering unique
“I think it showed to me that President Gallogly definitely seems to feel confident about his position moving forward. He’s definitely hitting the ground running.” SEAN CHRISTIANSEN, RECENT OU ECONOMICS GRADUATE
opportunities, he added. “This is just me talking as a regular student, but in my time talking with President Gallogly ... I can almost guarantee that he gets no joy or happiness in letting people go, especially people who have invested so much time, so much effort in this university,” Burleson said. Burleson added that he doesn’t believe that it would be fair to say Gallogly is having to make these tough decisions because of decisions made by former president David Boren. “I think it’s important to recognize that under the circumstances that President Boren was put under and with a lack of state funding and with the need for our university to push forward academically ... the progress that he made and the overall community that he built within this university through the
positive changes that he’s made is something that we can never try to discredit or ever discount,” Burleson said. “I don’t think that I’m in the position to say that anyone is wrong or anything is right. I just am in the position to be able to say I understand.” Baker said those leaving the university have undoubtedly left a positive impact, and he’s excited for the three female interim vice presidents acting in their place until the positions are permanently filled. “Overall, these are part of the growing pains, especially when you have new leadership, but I’m confident that OU will continue to grow and still strive towards excellence that we’ve always been about,” Baker said. Jana Allen
jana.r.allen-1@ou.edu
“This is just me talking as a regular student, but in my time talking with President Gallogly ... I can almost guarantee that he gets no joy or happiness in letting people go, especially people who have invested so much time, so much effort in this university.” CAMERON BURLESON, OU LAW STUDENT
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Gallogly releases first official message OU president hopes to build on current values, promotes change
ARCHIEBALD BROWNE
@archiebaldmoses
New OU President James Gallogly sent out an email to the OU community July 2 — his first official message at the beginning of his tenure. In the email, Gallogly expresses that he and Janet Gallogly, his wife, will build
upon a strong foundation and be changemakers. The email also includes a promo video titled “Forge the Future Sooner.” Read the full email signed by President Gallogly below: Archiebald Browne
archiebald.browne@ou.edu
Dear Sooner Family, Today is yet another hot summer day in Oklahoma, but one so full of potential. It is the day we launch an ambitious effort to double our research, to make OU Medicine the provider of choice in all of Oklahoma, and to ensure that our university is a place of possibility for all. We will strive to be seen as a world-class university that is inclusive, affordable, diverse, caring, and creative – a place of unbridled optimism, passion, and hope – a place where ordinary people learn to be champions. It is with gratitude for the opportunity to serve that Janet and I return to our wonderful university. Together, we will all build upon a strong foundation. Together, we will be changemakers. Together, we will achieve remarkable things. We are an institution with a fundamental commitment to the values of affordability and excellence. We will hold tuition flat this year as we believe a great Sooner education should be affordable to all. We will also start instituting long overdue pay raises for many of our faculty and staff. We will afford this by finding new efficiencies in the way we operate. At the same time, we will not stray from our commitment to scholarship, cutting-edge research, lifesaving healthcare and superior athletic performance. A new day begins today. With a lot of passion and a little Sooner magic, we will change the world – and do it all as one. Please enjoy the video above. Boomer Sooner! James L. Gallogly
Interim vice presidents take over duties Executive changes prompt OU to fill in vacant positions DREW HUTCHINSON @drethegirl
With the onset of OU President James Gallogly’s executive restructuring initiative, three women
are now the interim vice presidents of various OU departments, replacing the men who held the positions. Jill Hughes, Kr isten Partridge and Erin Ya r b r o u g h h a v e t a k e n over the respective positions of Tripp Hall, Clarke Stroud and Rowdy Gilbert, according to a flow chart attached to an OU press
release. Hughes is now the acting vice president for university development, Partridge is the acting vice president for student affairs, and Yarbrough is the acting senior associate vice president for public affairs. The university will hold a national recruitment search to fill these vice president positions
permanently, according to the press release. The women were appointed on an “interim basis to ensure continuity of operations dur ing the recr uitment effort.” All the appointed women held previous executive positions at OU. Hughes was the executive director of development for the Gallogly College of
Engineering, Partridge was the associate vice president for student affairs and Yarbrough was the web communications associate vice president. While Stroud left his position in student affairs to direct football operations at the university, what the future holds for Gilbert and Hall is uncertain. The release said the
restructuring was a chance to hire new talent for the university and thanked Gilbert and five others for their time at OU, but gave no further details. The nature of Hall’s removal and his current position at OU — if any — is unclear. Drew Hutchinson
drew.hutchinson@ou.edu
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• July 3-10, 2018
BOREN
The organizational charts of the university administration under David L. Boren and James L. Gallogly.
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‘WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.’ Gallogly administration restructures OU positions NICK HAZELRIGG
@nickhazelrigg
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O n J u l y 1 , J a m e s Lawrence Gallogly officially became the 14th OU president — and on July 2 his administration hit the ground running. In one of the first official actions of the Gallogly era, OU announced a major administrative restructuring plan, significantly reducing the number of executives reporting directly to the university president, resulting in the removal of three sitting OU vice presidents and several other high-level administrators. “We had some reorganization today,” Gallogly told The Daily from his largely still unfurnished office towards the end of the work day. “As we’ve mentioned, we have several budget issues we have to sort out — we need to start saving costs and we started today.” The position of vice president for administration and finance, held until July 2 by Nick Hathaway, has officially been eliminated. The chief financial officer, chief human resources officer and vice president for facilities and services will now report directly to Gallogly and the office of the president. Hathaway, who The Daily has been unable to reach for several weeks, was not the only vice president removed
in the July 2 restructuring. Senior Associate Vice President for Public Affairs Rowdy Gilbert was also removed from his position, as well as Vice President for Governmental Relations Jonathan Nichols, whose position was combined into a single position with the director of federal programs that will now report to the OU general counsel. A m o ng t h e o t h e r a d ministrators removed were Chris Kuwitzky, former associate vice president and chief financial officer; Clive Mander, former chief audit executive; and Scott Mason, former executive director of federal programs. The restructuring will also mean the vice presidents of enrollment and student financial services (Matt Hamilton), university community (Jabar Shumate), outreach (Belinda Biscoe), as well as the leaders of the colleges of Business (Daniel Pullin), Law (Joseph Harroz) and Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences (Berrien Moore) will now report directly to OU Provost Kyle Harper. It was a day of shock for most OU faculty and staff members — a day of uncertainty for almost all members of the OU community — but for those few who have experienced an OU presidential transition, it comes as little surprise. OU
professor emeritus George Henderson, who has seen seven OU presidents before Gallogly, said it would be surprising if there were not major changes. “I’ve served under seven presidents, not counting this one, and all of them have had major changes in the administration, and that’s to be expected,” Henderson said. “In terms of my reaction, I’m more concerned with seeing how the reorganization actually works. I can’t and will not prejudge it until I’ve seen what it will do.” In a repor t to the OU Board of Regents June 19 criticizing the financial management of the university, Gallogly said there were many places where OU can decrease costs and increase revenues, and it was widely speculated Gallogly was eyeing changes to OU’s vice president system as the first place he can accomplish those goals. The six individuals removed from their positions July 2 earned a collective $1,131,700 annually, according to official Board of Regents minutes from meetings over the last decade. Despite this, Gallogly told The Daily that restructuring did not save the university a significant amount of money, but will make the campus run more efficiently in the long run, thus making
NICK HAZELRIGG • @NICKHAZELRIGG
it more cost-effective. “Today was more about having an organization that’s going to be more efficient and manageable just in size and number of direct reports,” Gallogly said. “The amount of savings today was not a significant amount. There’s going to be some reorganization about who reports to who, but we still have a lot of work to do in terms of our cost structure.” Paul Bell, dean emeritus of OU’s College of Arts and Sciences, said it’s widely believed OU had too many vice presidents and that the system was often too “top heavy.” “I’ve been a faculty member here now for 39 years, and one of the things that’s happened over that period of time is the gradual proliferation in the number of vice presidents, and when David Boren came, the number of vice presidents really took off,” Bell said. “There used to be a joke at one time that you had more vice presidents than secretaries.” Henderson said the fear that comes along with these reorganizations is the natural human reaction to change, which he has seen in presidential transitions in the past. “It just so happens that OU students have only known one head of the OU family — David Boren. OU students have only ever known one
head of the family, but let’s see what this one’s going to try,” Henderson said. Bell said that while these changes are surprising to many, they really shouldn’t be seen as an unexpected move by Gallogly, as many have believed for many years there were too many administrators at the top. “If I’m Gallogly, and I’m in an administration that’s decidedly top heavy, way too many vice presidents — and I’m not commenting on anybody in particular — the fact that there were so many vice presidents, it’s not surprising that he’d want to reduce that number. It makes perfect sense to me.” In the wake of a day defined by change, Henderson said he felt optimistic in the university’s future based on conversations he’s had with Gallogly. “All of the other questions we have comes with the anxiety of a presidential transition. Students have a right to be anxious, though I think they shouldn’t be,” Henderson said. “I’ve got to give — and I hope students will, too — President Gallogly the benefit of the doubt that he will do what he has to do, and it will be done in a way that will reflect positively on our students, their lives and their futures.” Nick Hazelrigg
hazelriggn@gmail.com
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Rattler considers early enrollment KEGAN RENEAU
end Austin Stogner and four-star wide receivers Trejan Bridges and Arjei Henderson were connected at the hip with Rattler for the entirety of the twohour workout session.
F R I S C O , Te x a s — I t was a workday at The Star. Quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends worked on route combinations and chemistry ahead of the 7-on-7 Jamboree and Tournament on July 2 and 3. Class of 2019 quarterback commit Spencer Rattler was able to work with his trio of wide receivers and lone tight end for the first time. Fivestar wide receiver Theo We a s e , f o u r- s t a r t i g h t
RATTLER TO ENROLL EARLY? After 2019 commit Spencer Rattler won a state championship in basketball last season, he was set on that being his final season on the hardwood and preparing to get to Oklahoma. Those plans did not include him arriving on campus a semester early, despite dropping basketball. Fast forward to June 30, and it appears that those plans have changed. Rattler told reporters
Sooners’ football commit might join OU in December @keganreneau
after the workout that he may arrive in Norman in December. “I might try to early enroll up there now since Ky l e r ( M u r r a y ) l e f t ,” Rattler said. “I’m not officially early enrolling, b u t i t ’s a b i g c h a n c e i t could happen ... we’ll see, though.” With Kyler Murray leaving to play professional baseball, coach Lincoln Riley would have been left with only two scholarship quarterbacks next spring — Austin Kendall and Tanner Mordecai. Rattler is a four-star recruit and considered the No. 1 quarterback in the 2019 class. Kegan Reneau
keganreneau@ou.edu
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An OU player lifts his helmet before the Big 12 Championship game Dec. 2. 2019 quarterback commit, Spencer Rattler, might enroll early in December.
Oklahoma native commits to OU football Running back Marcus Major to become a Sooner KEGAN RENEAU @keganreneau
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Coach Lincoln Riley walks across the field during practice March 10. OU football gains three-star Oklahoma native.
O n e o f t h e s t a t e o f Oklahoma’s own has decided to stay home. Saturday evening, Class of 2019 running back Marcus Major announced his commitment to Oklahoma. He becomes the 14th commitment to the Sooners’ recruiting class. An Oklahoma City native, Major breaks Oklahoma’s three-week drought of commitments.
He i s t h e o n l y r u n n i n g back currently committed for the 2019 class since Texas native Isaiah Spiller backed out of his commitment in April. Major picked Oklahoma over offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Michigan. With his commitment, the Sooners move back into the top five of Rivals’ recruiting team rankings after stints at the top and in the top five. Kegan Reneau
keganreneau@ou.edu
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• July 3-10, 2018
OU Sooner given Big 12 award
Paige Parker graduates with various successes KEGAN RENEAU @keganreneau
The Big 12 has announced that Paige Parker is the Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year. This season, Parker boasted a 0.82 ERA and .155 opponent batting average, which are career highs. She pitched 14 innings in the scorching heat during her last run at the Women’s College World Series and kept the Sooners alive with two shutout victories. Parker is a four-time Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and four-time All-American at Oklahoma. She held opponents below a .200 batting average with an ERA below 1.70 while bringing the Sooners two national championships during her four-year career.
While becoming one of the most accomplished pitchers in Oklahoma history, Parker has volunteered at the Oklahoma Kids Korral and Rivermont Senior Center, visited patients at the Oklahoma City Children’s Hospital and helped with a jog-a-thon at Washington Elementary School in Norman. In the classroom, she is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, three-time NFCA All-Academic honoree and was a Senior CLASS Award First Team All-American. Parker graduated with a degree in arts and sciences this spring. Now that her time in a Sooners’ uniform is over, Parker will head to the National Pro Fastpitch league after she was drafted with the No. 6 overall pick by the USSSA Pride. She joins former Oklahoma standouts Shelby Pendley, Keilani Rickets and Lauren Chamberlain with the Pride. Kegan Reneau
keganreneau@ou.edu
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Senior left-handed pitcher Paige Parker points to home plate May 31. Parker has been named 2017-18 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year.
OU’s revenue more than doubles over decade Sooners’ income puts them in 7th in NCAA Division I KEGAN RENEAU @keganreneau
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Sooner fans fill the bottom half of the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium during the spring game April 14. Oklahoma is seventh in the country in total revenue for NCAA Division I public schools for the 2017 fiscal year.
The Sooners are seventh in the country in total revenue for the 2017 fiscal year for NCAA Division I public schools. In a report posted by USA Today — with partnership from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications — Oklahoma’s $155,238,481 in total revenue comes from
$42,142,811 in ticket sales, $45,504,839 in contributions, $54,785,533 in rights and licensing, and $12,805,298 in other revenue. The Sooners’ total revenue trails Big 12 counterpart Texas ($214,830,647) and Red River neighbor Texas A&M ($211,960,034), who are Nos. 1 and 2 in the country. According to the report, the Sooners’ total expenses for the 2017 fiscal year is $132,910,780. Those expenses came from $45,470,172 in coaching staff salaries, $14,015,222 in scholarships, $23,389,478 in facilities and overhead, and
$50,035,908 in other expenses. Their $22,327,701 in profit is fourth among NCAA Division I public schools that have a total revenue over $100 million. Over the last decade, Oklahoma’s revenue has more than doubled. For the 2008 fiscal year, it produced $77,098,008 in total revenue — rising by $78,140,473. The Sooners’ expenses, however, have only increased by $55,964,898 since 2008 ($76,945,882). Kegan Reneau
keganreneau@ou.edu