Tuesday, March 8, 2016
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Indiana’s Oldest College Newspaper
vol. 164, issue 34
Dean of School of Music Mark McCoy officially announced as DePauw’s 20th President BY JULIE BLOCK news@thedepauw.com
Mark McCoy was announced as DePauw University’s 20th President yesterday. This decision comes after months of closed interviews conducted by the Presidential Search Committee, headed by Kathy Vrabeck ‘85. The committee was made up of ten alumni trustees, four members of the faculty, two members of the administration and two students. This division of committee members means that, while faculty, administration and students did have a say, the alumni trustees had numbers skewed in their favor if a candidate were to come down to a close vote. After becoming the search committee’s top choice, McCoy was then approved by the Board of Trustees. He will take over for current University President Brian Casey on July 1. The announcement was made in an email to faculty, staff,
students and alumni on Monday evening. “[McCoy] understands [DePauw’s] traditions, knows its people, has successfully led a reinvigoration of the School of Music, and is committed to building a better DePauw – one that will continue to stress academic rigor, life-changing faculty-student interactions, a social environment that builds character and lifelong friendships, and a campus that continues to strive to be a more diverse and inclusive place,” Vrabeck wrote in the email. McCoy first arrived at DePauw in 2011, when he became the Dean of the School of Music. While in that position, he spearheaded the 21st-Century Musician Initiative. “He’s done great work with the School of Music. When he first got here, the School of Music was in a very rough state,” said Student Body President Craig Carter. “That’s a big deal that he took something that was not neces-
sarily going to be here anymore and made it strong, made it one of the top schools of music in the country, and I think that’s something that set him apart from the other candidates.” Carter also stressed how McCoy’s role as Dean of the School of Music qualified him to take on the role of University President. “I think being in the School of Music was a smaller version of being the President because often times we do think of the School of Music as a separate university,” said Student Body President Craig Carter. “I think it was a good experience for him to have and he can transition that out into the larger university.” “They do have a sense of community there [in the
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Dean of School of Music Mark McCoy jokes at the faculty meeting on Monday afternoon, a few hours before the announcement of his upcoming Presidency was made. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
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