[Vision2020] ISU Provost Gary Olson to step down June 25

[Tom Hansen]

I'm guessin' that by the end of summer there will be so many resignations
that ISU's administration will amount to two or three IH's and a handful
of work-studies.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho



On Sun, March 20, 2011 8:24 am, Kenneth Marcy wrote:
> Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, Idaho
>
> Posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:20 am | Updated: 8:22 am, Wed Mar 16,
> 2011.
>
> POCATELLO – Idaho State University Provost, Gary Olson, announced today
> that
> he would step down as provost at the end of his current contract on June
> 25.
>
> “We made a great deal of progress over the last two years,” Olson
> said. “And
> now I believe it is time to consider other opportunities.”
>
> During his tenure, Olson oversaw the successful reaffirmation of
> institutional
> accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities,
> and
> he led ISU to Research University-High status in the Carnegie Foundation
> classifications. He directed an institution-wide reorganization of
> academic
> units and created a professional Office of Institutional Research, hiring
> its
> director after an extensive national search.
>
> Olson also oversaw the reorganization and subsequent reaccreditation of
> the
> Idaho Museum of Natural History, and he rescued the Idaho State University
> Press from closure, bringing it under Academic Affairs direction. In order
> to
> foster a culture of cooperation among regional institutions, both public
> and
> private, he created a Council of Academic Affairs in Eastern Idaho.
>
> “Under Provost Olson’s leadership, Academic Affairs has helped move
> the
> institution forward in substantial and demonstrable ways,” said ISU
> President
> Arthur Vailas. “We are all grateful for his tireless dedication to
> ISU.”
>
> Olson plans to take a professional leave during the fall semester before
> returning to the faculty in the spring 2012 to resume his work as a
> nationally
> prominent scholar of rhetoric, politics, and culture, and an analyst of
> higher
> education.
>
>
> More on the story at the following link(s):
>
> http://www.journalnet.com/news/local/article_b9267ae8-4f45-11e0-85b0-001cc4c03286.html
>
> OR
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4aaxhle
>
>
> Ken
>
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