It's been eight years since James Moeser was announced as UNC's ninth chancellor. In the time he's spent at the top University position, he's brought UNC's state funding to a new level, begun construction projects that rival the size of Wake Forest University and helped develop one of the most renowned programs for financial aid at any university in the country. Although these accomplishments easily fit on a checklist of goals, the position is more than check marks next to listed items.
Daily Tar Heel University Editor Whitney Kisling sat down with James Moeser, asking him to define his chancellorship and his approach to the position. From successes to unexpected challenges, he laid out how he views the past eight years in South Building.
After 26 years at UNC, Steve Allred, executive associate provost, will move to the University of Richmond on July 1 to take a higher administrative position. Allred, who is a 1974 alumnus, said he made the decision to become Richmond's provost last week, after being nominated last semester. "This was a great opportunity made more difficult by the fact that I've been here 22 years - not counting the time in school," he said. The move marks the first departure of any top-level administrator in South Building since Chancellor James Moeser announced in September that he will step down.
4 p.m. - Steve Allred, executive associate provost, will leave UNC to become provost at the University of Richmond on July 1. Allred, who also is a 1974 alumnus, said he made the decision to head north last week, after being nominated last semester. "This was a great opportunity made more difficult by the fact that I've been here 22 years - not counting the time in school," he said. At UNC, Allred leads the enrollment policy advisory committee and also has helped lead the Enterprise Resource Planning initiative.
After a moment of silence held for Student Body President Eve Carson, who served on the university affairs committee of the Board of Trustees, the now four-member committee heard several updates on campus issues. Mike Smith, vice chancellor for engagement and public service, gave an update on UNC Tomorrow. He explained that several policy committees are working to get a response to the UNC-system Board of Governors by May 1. The responses will detail how the University will respond to six main goals of the project.
Although the campus community is still mourning the death of Student Body President Eve Carson, the work in her office must continue. There are exactly two weeks left until the inauguration of next year's student government. And in the time between now and then, this year's leaders said they will function as a group to finish their work. Next year's leaders are squeezing plans to stay on track.
ATHENS, Ga., March 9 – On the corner of Eve Carson’s hometown street is a sign: Franklin Street. Her house sits near the intersection of Hill Street and Franklin Street, as if a sign that Carson was always bound for the streets and quads of UNC.
Before a new crop of law students ever walks through the doors of the Van Hecke-Wettach building, they already have had their first Carolina Law experience. "When we assemble an orientation, we put them out on the street and hope it doesn't rain," said Jack Boger, dean of the School of Law. The other option - putting all the students in the law school's rotunda - is hardly an option at all. That area holds only about 100 people, and the first-year class is usually 235 students.
After 18 months of consideration, UNC's School of Law will move to Carolina North, making it the first academic unit to commit to the satellite campus. Jack Boger, dean of the law school, announced the decision in an e-mail to the law school community Friday. The move has been a possibility since last spring, but when the law school's current building started to fall apart in September, officials began to consider it more seriously. It won't be until 2012 at the earliest that the law school would make the move.
