Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Chancellor Robert Hemenway named Joseph Steinmetz, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as interim provost on Monday in an effort to create a smooth transition of leadership this summer.
Steinmetz will work with current Provost Richard Lariviere, who will be leaving the University effective July 1, to take a position as president at the University of Oregon.
Lynn Bretz, director of communications for the University of Kansas, said Steinmetz was chosen after Hemenway met with various groups on campus and discussed how to best transition between leadership.
Steinmetz will be responsible for balancing his duties as CLAS dean and interim provost. As dean of the college, Steinmetz said, he focuses his attention on faculty, students and staff within the 53 departments that make up the college. He said that in addition to attending to those needs, he would now have to address the needs and issues facing all other academic units on campus as well as the operation of several campus offices that provide services to students and faculty.
“In balancing my dean and interim provost duties, I will be very dependent on assistance from the outstanding associate deans with whom I work in the college, as well as the vice provosts and their staff members,” Steinmetz said. “With this assistance, I believe I can provide the attention that is needed and deserved in the college and the rest of campus.”
The appointment comes at a unique time at the University as it faces financial shortfalls as well as transitions in leadership for both the chancellor and provost positions. However, Steinmetz said he was confident the University would work through these difficult times.
“It is no secret the biggest challenges we face right now are budgetary in nature,” Steinmetz said. “With change in leadership, however, also comes opportunities for the campus to hear new ideas and insights and to build on the solid foundations and history of KU.”
Bretz said Steinmetz would work with Lariviere to ensure a seamless transition. She said the new chancellor, who is expected to take the job on July 1, would have the opportunity to name the next provost. However, she said there was no way to know how long it would take to determine who that replacement would be.
Drue Jennings, chair of the chancellor search committee, said Lariviere’s decision to leave the University would in no way affect his committee’s search for or questioning of potential chancellor candidates.
Bretz said even if the search for a new Provost began as soon as the new chancellor took office, the search process itself usually lasted more than six months.
— — Edited by Melissa Johnson
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