After months of deliberation, the presidential search committee has narrowed down its initial candidate pool of 65 applicants to 10. The 10 remaining presidential-hopefuls were interviewed more extensively Jan. 11-12 in Nashville, Tenn., by the search committee, each interview lasting approximately 90 minutes. The search committee hopes to narrow down the remaining candidates again to Read More
After months of deliberation, the Murray State University Presidential search committee has reduced their initial candidate pool from 65 applicants to 10. The 10 remaining presidential-hopefuls were interviewed extensively this past weekend in Nashville, Tenn. Each interview lasted approximately 90 minutes.
The Nu Rho chapter of Zeta Phi Beta may be small in numbers, but it is big in heart. Last weekend, the sorority hosted the annual state conference, which included a visit from Zeta Phi Beta’s international president, regional director and state director. The theme of the conference was “Building on the Principles of Zeta Read More
Former Murray State President Randy Dunn formed 12 budget review teams to evaluate expenditures at the University and to cut almost $6.2 million from the budget last semester. Now, a little more than six months after the final recommendations were presented to the Board of Regents, the budget task force is once again looking to Read More
Last week the Board of Regents decided to open the search for Murray State’s next president to the public in the final stages after the search committee previously debated having a private search. SEARCH COMMITTEE In the absence of search committee chair Stephen Williams, Harry Lee Waterfield acted as chair pro-tem at the meeting Read More
Presidential search committee members are facing a pressing question – whether or not to release the names of potential presidential candidates to the public throughout the search process. In a committee meeting Wednesday, representatives from presidential search firm Witt/Kieffer suggested the search process be closed to the public. “The traditional method of advancing candidates for 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
Forty-five votes separated incumbent Student Government Association President Jeremiah Johnson from his competitor, Meggie Goeke, junior from St. Louis. The close-knit race ended with Johnson earning 787 votes, while Goeke earned 742, votes in one of the most participated student elections. A total of 1,609 students voted earlier this week for their student senate representatives. Read More