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Tuesday • May 3, 2011 • Vol. 104 Issue 30

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CFO Hayes plans to retire; MSU hiring

Missouri State University is searching for a new chief financial officer due to the retirement of Nila Hayes on Aug. 1. Hayes declined requests for an interview. A university search committee is in place, said Ken McClure, vice president of Administrative and Information Services. A higher educaHayes tion consulting firm in Dallas, R. William Funk & Associates, is helping the university look for CFO candidates. These candidates have to submit their résumés and applicable materials to the firm by May 31. “Our goal is to have Nila’s successor in place as close to Aug. 1 as we can,” McClure said. The new title will be vice president and CFO to reflect the rank of the filled position, he said. Hayes understood complicated financial systems and where MSU was in the budget process, said Gordon Elliot, vice chairman of the university’s Board of Governors. “Nila did a fine job, and she knew every bit of the university,” Elliot said. “We are sorry to see her go.”

Calendar May 2 to May 9

Tuesday

Understanding Financial Statements seminar 9 a.m. to noon, Glass Hall (west entrance) Studio Art Senior exhibitions 1 to 6 p.m., Brick City 101 & 110 Design Students Professional Design Practicum Final Projects Exhibition 1 to 5 p.m., Student Exhibition Center Student Chamber Ensemble Concert 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Ellis Hall 317B

Wednesday

May Day noon to 10:30 p.m., North Mall Interfraternity Council general meeting 5:15 to 6 p.m., PSU 313 Panhellenic Council general meeting 6 to 7 p.m., PSU 313 SAC and the MSU Bookstore Presents: Student Film Festival 6 to 8 p.m., PSU Theater

Thursday Last Day of Classes All day

School of Agriculture Plant Sale 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Karls Hall 301 Staff Senate meeting 11 a.m. to noon, PSU 313 Students for a Sustainable Future meeting 4 to 5 p.m., Temple Hall Pit SAC After Hours: Back to Kindergarten 9 p.m. to midnight, PSU Food Court

Friday

Dead Day - no class es All day

School of Agriculture Plant Sale 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Karls Hall room 301 Reception: Professional Design practicum 6 to 10 p.m., Student Exhibition Center

Monday Final Exam period All day

Long Range Plan open forum (First Draft of Narrative) 3 to 4:30 p.m., Meyer Library Duane G. Auditorium Electronic Arts Student showcase 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., PSU Theater

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A crowd builds in front of the White House on Sunday night to cheer the news that Osama bin Laden has been killed. President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the White House to announce the news.

U.S. celebrates, but what’s next?

carried out the operation,” Obama said. “After a firefight, they killed While the Springfield commu- Osama bin Laden and took cusnity celebrated Osama bin tody of his body.” Laden’s death with the rest of the country, one resident was worried about the well-being of her husTheyʼre happy bin Laden band, an Army staff sergeant stawas caught ... but at the tioned in Afghanistan. same time it really “I have a fear, and my husband doesnʼt change anything. has a small fear, that there might Kelly Mashburn, be some retaliation due what hapwife of soldier in Afghanistan pened to bin Laden,” Kelly Mashburn said. “There might be a lot of anger. You don’t really know During the announcement, what’s going to happen next.” Mashburn’s husband, Shawn Obama acknowledged all of the Mashburn, works as a master driv- people who lost their lives in the er and helps train Afghani sol- 9/11 attacks that were carried out by al-Qaida. diers. “The images of 9/11 are seared Late Sunday night, President Barack Obama announced from into our national memory,” he the White House that al-Qaida said. “Hijacked planes cutting leader bin Laden was killed by through a cloudless September sky, the Twin Towers collapsing to U.S. troops in Pakistan. “A small team of Americans the ground, black smoke billow-

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ing up from the Pentagon. The wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Penn. where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.” The president said, by killing bin Laden, “Justice has been done.” However, the fact that the leader of the terrorist organization has been slain does not mean the war against al-Qaida is over, said David Romano, an assistant professor in the Political Science Department at MSU and an expert in Middle Eastern politics. Romano said the killing of bin Laden isn’t as big of a victory as some might think. Romano “We’re still

going to have jihadists, still going to have terrorism,” he said. “Just because the leader is dead doesn’t mean the organization won’t continue.” Mashburn said her husband has always been weary about terrorists possibly posing as Afghani soldiers to carry out attacks against the U.S. military. “He told me once before that he’s always had that fear in the back of his head that an Afghan is going to come in that’s an actual (member of) al-Qaida, and it could be a terrorist,” she said. “They’ve been warned about this.” She said the soldiers are glad bin Laden is now dead but skeptical that it will bring major changes. “They’re happy that (bin Laden) was caught, and they were

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Cofer impresses MSU during first year By Rachel Bonar The Standard

It has been almost a full year since James Cofer took office as president of Missouri State University. In that seemingly short period of time, Cofer has experienced Missouri State through the students and through working hard to embetter our school. “I thought as a first year, this was a good first year,” Cofer said. “I got to meet a lot of folks. We got to do some planning for the next few years. Every year you get your ups and downs, but I thought it was a good year because I got to learn a lot about the institution.” According to Cofer, listening was one of his best strengths throughout the year. “I think I listen pretty good,” said Cofer. “I think that is one of the most important things you could do. I also think that I can read between the lines. I can see where the issues are a little clearer than someone who hasn’t done something like this before. I think that my ability to listen and my ability to understand what people are saying, and then my ability to see the big picture, are my strengths.” In agreement with Cofer, Board of Governors Chairwoman Elizabeth Bradbury said he has shown strengths as the leader of the university.

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“Let me cite a couple of strengths (Cofer) sive. When he arrived last August, MSU had has brought to Missouri State that have made begun work on a strategic plan for the next this such a good first year,” Bradbury said. five years, and he needed to get involved in “First, his leadership style is extremely inclu See COFER page 12

Cofer completes his first full year as MSU President this May.


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