Staff Report President Bob Davies announced the extension of the search for provost and vice president for Academic Affairs in an email to faculty and staff Thursday afternoon. “While both candidates who visited campus last week demonstrated strong leadership ability and had outstanding academic credentials, it was apparent from the feedback I received that neither Read More
Story by Bella Utley, Contributing writer Mark Anderson, the second finalist for the Provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, visited Murray State on Nov. 9 for an open forum in which faculty, staff and members of the community could meet him and ask questions. Anderson is currently the dean of the College of Science Read More
Story by Bella Utley, Contributing writer On Nov. 7, Murray State held an open forum for faculty, staff and members of the campus community to meet with Robert Fischer, candidate for the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Fischer is currently the dean of the College of Basic and Applied Sciences at Middle Tennessee Read More
Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer President Bob Davies announced today in an email to Murray State faculty and staff that Renae Duncan, associate provost for undergraduate education, will take over as interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs effective April 1. As part of this transition, Davies wrote that Robert Pervine, associate provost Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief and Alicia Steele, Staff writer Interim Provost Tim Todd will return as dean of the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business effective April 1, leaving the interim provost position open, according to emails sent to the university community by Todd and President Bob Davies Friday. Davies wrote in his email Read More
Story by Alicia Steele, Staff writer Laura Lohr, president of Murray State’s Staff Congress and a member of the provost and vice president of Academic Affairs search committee, announced Wednesday to the Staff Congress that the search committee’s work was finished. However, no new provost was named. Adrienne King, vice president of Marketing and Outreach, Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief As Provost Jay Morgan steps down from his role to become vice president of Academic Affairs for the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, or CPE, Tim Todd, dean of the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, will fill the open spot as interim Provost. Starting in the fall semester, there will Read More
Story by Mary Bradley, Editor-in-Chief After five years in the office of Associate Provost and Provost, Jay Morgan will step down from his position effective June 30. In an email sent to the University, Morgan wrote that he will be returning to a tenured professor position in the Huston School of Agriculture for the 2015-16 academic year. Read More