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Duane Nellis stood before a packed house at the University of Idaho on Tuesday and said he would like to finish his career by making it a better school. Nellis, 54, is the provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University, and one of two finalists for the top job at the UI. He told those who attended a 90-minute open forum the next UI president needs to stick around for a while if he is to build lasting, fruitful relationships with donors, the business community and state government. “You can’t do it if you’re only there for a few years,” Nellis said. “You need some stability. I’m looking at my next move as a president as hopefully my last move”/Joel Mills, Lewiston Tribune. More here.
Question: Is it important to you that the new University of Idaho president stay on the Moscow campus at least five years?
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Sisyphus on February 04 at 4:05 p.m.
“Finalist Wants To End Career At UI”—and if he ends up at Idaho it may be a foregone conclusion. ;-)
Escapee on February 04 at 6:19 p.m.
“I’m looking at my next move as a (University) President as HOPEFULLY my last move.” Sounds like he’s givin’ himself wiggle room to me…
jazzyvandal on February 04 at 6:23 p.m.
I hope the next guy is there for the long term..they sure need it.
idawa on February 04 at 7:36 p.m.
If they are good, sure. If they aren’t, then no. He is right, in the sense, the being and effective president is largely about your ability to network among the various state power brokers, national agencies, and the monied crowd, and that being around for a while help build those networks.
moscow_minidoka on February 05 at 9:39 a.m.
Stability would be nice. UI hasn’t had a stable presidency for quite some time, and the last stable president (Bob Hoover) nearly destroyed the institution - and our reputation is still suffering from his tenure.