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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1997 » ATHENS, GEORGIA • VOLUME 105, ISSUE 5
Business school narrows dean finalists to 4
By DEBBIE RHYNE
Staff Writer
After almost two years of searching, the
Perry College of Business may soon have a
new dean.
University President Michael Adams and
the Board of Regents have affirmed four
finalists from some of the nation’s most
prominent business and management
schools.
The finalists are P. George Benson, dean
of the management faculty at Rutgers
University; Melvyn Copen, vice president of
academic affairs at the American Graduate
School of International Management in
Arizona; Timothy McGuire, dean of the busi
ness school at the University of Oregon; and
John Seybolt, dean of the school of business
at the University of Utah.
“Both the committee and I believe that the
four we recommended possess outstanding
characteristics and are all quality, experi
enced administrators,” said Arnette Mace,
dean of the school of forest resources, who
headed the 14-member search team.
The search committee recommended the
finalists on Sept. 5 to William Prokasy, vice
president for academic affairs. The recom
mendations were then approved by Adams
and the Board.
The committee plans to have all four can
didates return to campus over the next cou
ple of months for two-day interviews, Mace
said.
The committee will then solicit input from
the entities who meet with the candidates,
and committee members will evaluate the
candidates and provide a recommendation to
Prokasy and Adams.
“I am hopeful we will be able to complete
(the process) prior to Thanksgiving," Mace
said.
Adams will make the final determination
in the selection of the new dean, but Prokasy
will play a key role, Mace said.
J. Don Edwards, the J.M. Tull Professor of
Accounting, has been serving as interim
dean since July of 1996.
McGuire said he was excited about being
selected as a finalist.
“I am very pleased to be invited,” McGuire
said.
Copen, another finalist, described the
search process as a positive experience.
“My interest comes from the fact
that I think (the University) is
a great school with a lot of
potential,” said Copen, whose
wife is a University graduate.
“I am familiar with the Terry
College and have been very
impressed by the students
and faculty and the
University as a whole.”
The committee hopes to
make a final recommendation
for dean by Thanksgiving,
which would then need
Adams’ final approval.
COLLEGE OF
BUSINESS
THE FINALISTS
■ P. George Benson, dean of the management faculty at
Rutgers University
■ Melvyn Copen, vice president of academic affairs at the
American Graduate School of International Management in
Arizona
■ Timothy McGuire, dean of the business school at the
University of Oregon
■ John Seybolt, dean of the school of business at the
University of Utah.
KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Here are some of the characteristics the search committee
felt were important in a new dean, according to Amette
Mace, Dean of the School of Forest Resources and
head of the search committee.
■ Demonstrated major leadership contributions in
previous positions
■ Expertise In fund-raising
■ An ability to manage change whether It be world,
economic, social or political ^
■ Vision for the future on what a priority program
should be and Include
■Excellence In working with faculty, staff, stu
dents and the business community.
Search for new leader
an extensive process
By DEBBIE RHYNE
Staff Writer
Searching for a new dean takes time. For the business
school it took more than a year to find the right match.
The search to find a dean for the Tferry College of
Business began in January 1996 after former dean Albert
Niemi announced he was leaving to take a position at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The search, which was chaired by Thomas Russell,
dean of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and
Mass Communication, ended in July 1996 when fbrmer
University President Charles Knapp and Vice President
for Academic Affairs William Prokasy did not approve the
two finalists.
A second search started in October 1996 with a new
pool of contenders.
Candidates being considered in the first search could
be reconsidered if they were nominated again.
The second search slowed after Knapp's announce
ment that he would be resigning as University president,
said Arnette Mace, dean of the school of forest resources
and head of the second search committee.
The committee felt that the president’s input was nec
essary in choosing the new dean and waited until
Michael Adams’ appointment as University president
before gearing up the search again, Mace said.
The Redeoats are coming...
Members of the
University of
Georgia
Redcoat Band
tuba line
practice for
Saturday’s
halftime perfor
mance, when
the Dogs take
the field against
Northeast
Louisiana.
The Redcoats
are also hosting
Band Day this
weekend, fea
turing high
school band
members from
across the
Southeast.
Welcome back rally today on North Campus
By ANDREA JONES
Staff Writer
Get out your pom-poms — we’re having a
pep rally.
A "Welcome Back Students" rally will be
held today in the North Campus quad from 4 to
6 p.m . sponsored by the University’s National
Alumni Association and the Georgia Athletic
Association.
The rally’s organizers hope it will promote
student unity and spirit.
“Everyone is invited to come out and show
their spirit," said Alice Vernon, alumni pro
gram's coordinator
“We hope that the rally will become an annu
al event to be held before the first home football
game when the students are back in school,"
she said.
The rally will be similar in format to the
“Good Luck Chuck” party that was held this
spring for Charles Knapp’s departure, organiz
ers said.
More than 200 well-wishers attended the
good-bye party and organizers are planning for
at least that many to attend today’s rally.
Ice cream, popcorn, peanuts and special
guests such as University President Michael
Adams and Uga V will all be on hand for the
event.
WNGC-FM will be broadcasting live from 6
to 8 p.m. Morning DJs Tim Ciccarelli,
Christine Short and Scott Howard will be join
ing the Georgia Bulldog Cheerleaders and
Hairy Dog. They will be giving away free Coke
products and videos of The Larry Munson
Story.
Despite faculty expectations, some students
expressed concerns about the turnout.
“I think that a lot of students don’t really
know about it, but hopefully they’ll see the
crowd on North Campus and stop by," said
Kristin Szuvory, a junior from Marietta.
The Derby Band, a division of the
University’s Redcoat marching band, will pro
vide the music, but organizers said there is no
strict format for the event.
“Mike Adams will be circulating around
meeting people, and we really just want every
one to have a chance to see old friends and
new,” Vernon said.
Increased phone use
delaying dorm calls
Officials hope to clear problem, but for
now students are asked to be patient
By MARK NIESSE
Staff Writer
It’s a typical weekday night in
the residence halls. A student is
calling friends or getting in touch
with family, only to be rudely inter
rupted.
The phone doesn’t ring.
“All customer facilities are busy
at this time. Please hang up and
try again.”
Because of the influx of the
University’s largest freshman class
ever into the residence halls, stu
dents frequently are unable to com
municate with the outside world.
Students affected most are
those who want to use the Internet
from their rooms, call home or talk
to friends who don’t live in the res
idence halls. The lines aren’t
jammed when calling from room to
room, only when trying to reach an
outside line.
“What’s happened in years past
is computers and people connecting
to the Internet tie up phone lines
for a longer period of time,” said
Jim Day, director of housing.
The phone services are leased
from BellSouth, Day said, and
they’re connected to “trunk lines,"
which connect the residence hall
phone system to the rest of the
world.
Day reported the problem Sept.
18 to the Department of
Administrative Services, a state
agency that provides a number of
services including telecommunica
tion to the University, who in turn
has contacted BellSouth.
There is no way of knowing
whether the jammed lines are a
technical problem or a capacity
problem. Day said.
If it is a capacity problem, then
more trunk lines will have to lie
added, Day said.
“Trunk lines cost money, and we
are concerned with the cost
involved. If we do need more trunk
lines, we’ll add the number that’s
needed to solve the problem.” Day
said.
If more trunk lines are added,
the additional costs will lie added
to residential fees, he said.
“We want people to be able to
make their phone calls, and it’s a
little more complicated than
adding a phone line at home,” Day
said.
“The last time this happened,
the problem was solved within a
few days.”
Some students are angry about
being inconvenienced.
“I usually can’t check my e-mail
at night," said Owen King, a fresh
man from Knoxville, T?nn.
The problem often occurs at
night, hut he can usually reach an
outside line after a few tries. King
said.Some students have had prob
lems even during repeated
attempts at dialing outside
“The phone wouldn't work at 3,
or at 6 or 7 either," said Eric
Wright, a sophomore from
Savannah.
“1 was supposed to call my girl
friend in Italy, and I couldn't even
get an outside line at 3 (p.m.),"
Wright said.
“If you’re trying to make an
important call, how are you going
to get an outside line?"
In the event of an emergency,
students would still be able to get
their call through to 911 even if all
the regular lines’are jammed, said
a BellSouth representative.
When trying to make important
calls, Director of Public Safety Asa
Boynton suggested students go to a
public facility or a pay phone
Memorial service honors
Magnet brings its attraction to town
life of UGA tennis player
ImM it Hanry farid ttAdlum
IhwHtjf.
More than 300
friends of University
tennis standout
Rafael JordAn
turned out Thursday
to remember the
man they called *a
great tennis player
and friend.’ Jordan
(right), seen here
with roommate and
teammate Kevin
Sessions, died Aug.
6 In a car crash In
his native Puerto
Rico.
By BETH HAGGERTY
Staff Writer
Mark Goodman, the lead Binger
of Magnet, is often mistaken for the
like-named host from the video-
based dayB of MTV, but the song
writer prefers smaller audiences
*Our ideal size is a room that
holds 300," Goodman said ‘It's nice
to play a room that's really crowded
— it's just more intimate and
sweaty.”
Magnet will break the mold on
Saturday, when the band performs
at The 40 Watt Club, which has a
capacity of H00 people
Moe Tucker, the drummer for
Magnet, also is shifting gears from
her solo career to back Iwhmd the
drum set, where she sat over 2fi
years ago in The Velvet
Underground
'In one way it's great.” Iticker
said about playing in a band
Magnet, now working on its
second album, plays the
40 Watt Club on Saturday.
"Someone else is the boss. They get
to handle all the paperwork ”
Tucker said she agreed with
Goodman about the setting of
smaller clubs.
“That’s what rock ’n* roll is sup
posed to be, not Shea Stadium.” she
said.
Tucker said she er\joys playing
with Magnet, but is “anxious to get
back to her own stuff." Earlier this
week she ventured in another direc
tion in the studio, where she began
recording an EP of girl group songs
such as, “Then He Kissed Me" and
“Be My Baby ”
“I never think too far ahead I
never have a plan, I just plod
along," Tucker said
Goodman said Tucker’s presence
in Magnet is a big factor in lending
Velvet Underground similarities to
Magnet’s sound
“There are no other drummers
who sound like her," Goodman said
“(Her drumming) is distinctive, like
a singer who has a different voice."
Goodman said her no-frills style
of drumming allows the VU sound
to seep into the music
“Moe is a great example of a
musician who chooses to play only
what's necessary - almost no drum
fills, almost no cymbals." he said.
Prior to Magnet. Goodman
released five solo albums and sent
Tucker a tape. In March of 1996,
they began recording “Don’t Be A
Penguin ”
The band is working on its sec
ond album, but Goodman said he
doesn’t have any goals of stardom.
“I don’t think we look at our
goals like playing arenas, I guess
our goals are more on a musical
scale." he said.