He emphasized that the following is an outline and open for discussion. Researchers and educators have helped our farmers and citizens for more than a century with developing new plant varieties, battling crop diseases, helping recover from floods. Faculty travel around the state to lead book discussions or do research on the welfare of our children. New president Joseph A. Chapman has injected the campus with a broader commitment to the community with a concept called The Engaged University, where teaching, research, and extension become even more integrated with the greater community in a two-way exchange of information. It's much more than another academic catch phrase.
Chapman means business.
Search for Assistant to the President President Chapman reported that over 100 applications were received for the position of Assistant to the President. Reviewers have been asked to narrow the field to about 12 applicants for screening for interviews. Ad hoc Committee on Corporate Sponsorship Presiding Officer McCourt announced the additional appointment of Frank Yazdani to serve on the ad hoc Committee on Corporate Sponsorship of academic programs and courses. Previously appointed committee members are Thomas Colville, David Danbom, Kenneth Magel, Donald Miller, and Thomas Riley. Committee Reports 1.