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Provost to leave Drexel
Noah Cohen
Issue date: 5/30/08 Section: News
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Director's resignation will take effect June 30, allowing enough time for an interim Provost to be selected, according to University spokesman Philip Terranova.
"[University President Constantine] Dr. Papadakis accepted the resignation today and informed the board immediately," Terranova wrote in an e-mail.
"This position [at Northeastern] affords me the opportunity to focus my attention on core academic values and I feel that it meshes well with my own strengths and interests," Director wrote in an e-mail sent to faculty and staff the evening of May 27.
Director cited that some of his accomplishments at Drexel included the creation of a law school, development of an academic strategic plan, expansion of the staff at the Steinbright Career Development Center and increased investment in classroom facilities.
"This came as a surprise as there did not seem to be any conversations around campus to preface this," said USGA President-elect Kristen Smith. "I look forward to working with the new provost, who will hopefully have an understanding of the unique needs of a Drexel student."
"He [Director] is an energetic, forward-thinking and collaborative leader - a passionate advocate for excellence in and across disciplines," Northeastern President Joseph Aoun said in a statement.
Faculty, administrators, undergraduate and graduate students were among members of the committee that selected Director at Northeastern, according to a press release.
"The input we received from faculty, students and staff was invaluable in helping to inform our deliberations," Donna Bishop, Northeastern professor and committee chair, said in a statement.
A series of forums was held at Northeastern to gather suggestions from students, faculty and staff about the Provost's selection, according to a press release.
Director has been Provost for three years at Drexel and is a former dean of engineering at the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University.
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publius
posted 5/30/08 @ 9:32 PM EST
TO ALL STUDENTS
This is the fourth Provost that President Papadakis has had (Astro, Eaton, Houshmand, Director). Read carefully the quote (above) from Dr. (Continued…)
JD77
posted 5/30/08 @ 11:00 PM EST
Director was a terrible provost - not student friendly or focused. He had about as much to do with the development of the law school as the man in the moon (he fell into it at the right time), Improved academic facilities? the classrooms still looke like 1970's high schools. (Continued…)
CE
posted 5/31/08 @ 12:47 PM EST
I'm inclined to agree with JD. I never liked Director and he always seemed not to know what was going on. Dr. Houshmand was the man, talking about how he didn't want anything "hanky-panky" going on. (Continued…)
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