He's had some homework to do, researching his new university and touring the grounds. He's given the nod to Matt Doherty for the head basketball coaching position, and now is at work selecting a provost to replace the retired Dick Richardson. He'll have to tackle financial issues and academic concerns, all while getting acquainted with a new state. And Moeser thinks it'll be fun. The chancellor describes UNC's campus climate as much healthier than that of his previous two campuses.
People are happy here.
I've met people who would walk across hot coals for this place. They have self-esteem, yet they want to make it better. Moeser believes in making UNC better, and readily says he wants to make UNC the best public university in the country. She likens Moeser's dialogue about becoming best to the late Chancellor Michael Hooker's dialogue about intellectual climate. Hooker didn't tell us what an intellectual climate is.