Mason Galemore Contributing Writer mgalemore@murraystate.edu This year’s “The Magic Silver Show” celebrates the memory of the late Elena Curris, the daughter of Murray State’s sixth president Constantine Curris and his wife Jo Curris. “The Magic Silver Show: The Elena Diane Curris Juried Photography Exhibition” features work from regional, national and international artists. Sherri Littlefield juried Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief With the approval of the Strategic Initiatives plan, the 2015-16 budget, new freshman admission standards and the transition of the provost, the Board of Regents began to shape the upcoming academic year and beyond during its quarterly meeting June 5. SEAL OF APPROVAL While discussing the Strategic Initiatives plan Read More
Eastern Oregon University President Bob Davies was named the 13th president of Murray State Wednesday afternoon at the quarterly Board of Regents meeting. Davies will begin his tenure as president July 14 and will receive a yearly salary of $300,000. Former president Randy Dunn made $257,088 annually. This announcement came after Interim President Tim Miller Read More
Robert Davies has been named the new president of Murray State, becoming the 13th president in the University’s history. After the Board of Regents decided to remove interim from President Tim Miller’s title, making him the 12th president at the University, the board unanimously voted to name Davies the next president. Plans for the Read More
Board Chairman Constantine Curris announced Monday morning he will recommend Tim Miller to the Board of Regents to be the interim president of Murray State. “On Friday, June 7, I will recommend that the Board of Regents take action designating Dr. Tim Miller as Interim President, effective the date that Dr. Randy Dunn, President-Elect of Read More
The Board of Regents voted again Friday morning to not renew President Randy Dunn’s contract. This vote comes almost two months after the original vote of non-renewal in march. Prior to the vote board chairman Constantine Curris outlined the events from the private meeting held at Regent Sharon Green’s home on March 14. He then Read More
He could not say he was shocked when only four members of the Board of Regents voted to renew his contract as president. He survived conflict, questions of legal proceedings and bad press. He endured a time on campus of tension and turmoil. Constantine Curris could not say he was not prepared to leave Murray Read More
Attorney General Jack Conway found the Murray State Board of Regents to be in violation of two Open Meetings Act laws in an opinion sent to Lexington, Ky., attorney Jim Deckard Wednesday. Deckard originally filed a complaint against the board for holding a private meeting at Regent Sharon Green’s house the night before the March 15 Read More