The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 3, 2002 - 5A Coleman looks to fill interim posts; Willis named new dean of students By Maria Sprow which point he is planning to leave Daily Staff Reporter on sabbatical Greenfield said he is "I think nrnhahlv #hah dacf Hart (if Athletic director concerned with aerfrd adveri zg i There will be a lot of new faces showing up on campus later this year and not just first-time students as University President Mary Cue Coleman looks to fill the many vacancies left in the administration after the departure of former Uni- versity President Lee Bollinger. Coleman, who took over the position on Aug. 1, has already begun the task of finding new peo- ple to lead the University. Coleman has also started search committees to recruit people to ful- fill the positions of chief financial officer, executive vice president for medical affairs and vice president for development. She has appointed an interim Execu- tive Vice President for Medical Affairs, Lazar Greenfield, former chair of the Department of Surgery. The position opened when Gil Omenn stepped down on July 31 to conduct research. Greenfield said he is looking for- ward to helping lead the Universi- ty's medical fields until a permanent replacement is found, at not a candidate for the -permanent position. "I want to be able to move the medical system forward to be able to resolve some existing issues and to assist in recruiting bright people to positions of responsibility here, and to continue to improve our teaching and'training programs," Greenfield said. He added that with his excite- ment comes some awareness of what challenges there are going to be during the next several months. "I think probably the hardest part (of being an interim) is not being able to plan beyond a one-year time frame and being limited to a short- term problem resolution," he said. "I think we are fortunate to have signifi-, cant talent and experience in the interim positions so that due dili- gence can take place to assure that we are going to have time to recruit the very best candidates." Coleman will also have to find a new LSA dean, provost and director for the Life Sciences Initiative. The provost position has been open for more than a year, since former being an interim) is not being able to plan beyond a one-year time frame., I - Lazar Greenfield Interim Vice President of Medical Affairs i Provost Nancy Cantor left to become chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The position of LSA dean was left vacant this spring when Shirley Neuman left for the Uni- versity of Toronto. The University has also been without a permanent direc- tor for the University's Life Sciences Initiative, since Jack Dixon took a position with the University of Cali- fornia at San Diego this summer. Currently, LSA is under the guid- ance of history Prof. Terrance McDonald. Paul Courant, former associate provost, took over Can- tor's position. Currently, the Life Science Institute is being led by Director Liz Barry and Associate Director Alan Saltiel. New faces are also becoming a common sight in the Vice President for Student Affairs Office, where for- mer University of Toledo Dean of Students Edward Willis has been named to the same position. Former Associate Vice President for Acade- mic Affairs Robert Holmes was named the University's new ombuds- man, or University counselor. Other positions there are also being filled. Coleman would not say if she already has candidates in mind for any of the positions. "I may have some people that I would like to recommend to get into those searches. I am looking forward to mounting a vigorous effort to find the best people for Michigan," she said. "I do know people around the country; I've been in this business for a long time, so I've made a lot of acquaintances. Whether or not those end up with people being interested in positions, I just don't know." FOOTBALL Continued from Page 1A Last year, DPS estimated that every 1 out of 3 students had items requiring inspection. More gates will be opened later this season and video cameras installed at all four corners of the stadium so that stadium officials can observe problems before game time and notify DPS, Martin said. Martin added that the new meas- ures were necessary because of a need to increase security after the Sept. 11 attacks. He also expressed concern over the planes with ad banners that flew above the stadium Saturday. - "The airspace is all controlled by the (Federal Aviation Administra- tion). City officials can't do any- thing. We can't do anything." Martin said. He said fans need to help the sit- uation by getting to the games earli- er, and he praised students for their cooperation. "Eighty to 90 percent of the stu- dents got in without any problem whatsoever ... they came with noth- ing but their ID and their ticket and they got right through," he said. First-year Law student Jeff Karek said he did not notice an unusually long wait, though he saw more police officers in the area and was asked to show his MCard. In some cases, students reported that their MCards were not checked and that they observed some stu- dents getting in with prohibited items. "They didn't actually check my MCard, they just asked if I had it," Busse said. First-year Music student Lauren Poluha said, "They made me show them my ID, that was the only thing." Everyone using a student ticket must present a student ID to be admitted into the stadium, unless it has been validated beforehand, which can be done at several loca- tions for $25. L Freshmen adjust to .......... . ........... SIT WWW.MICHIA ILY.COM. u room size, campus life By tIbahi b Daily Staff Reporter For LSA freshman Peter Rogers of Grand Rapids, adjusting to the size of his West Quad Residence Hall room posed one of the biggest challenge, during move- in week. "(Residence hall rooms were) smaller than I expect- ed but it was actually really easy to move in," Rogers said, adding that he has had no other real problems. "I'm adjusting pretty well." Freshmen had some help adjusting to college life, either from older students who helped with move-in, their residential advisors, new roommates, old friends or departing family members. LSA senior Ben Conway said he sympathizes with the challenges that new students face during the move-in process. He said he became an RA so he could help to minimize the adjustment anxieties that freshmen face. "I wanted to work with new students coming in. I was happy with my RA the first year," said Conway, an advisor in West Quad Residence Hall. "Also, a number of my friends last year were RAs." Though some think that resident advisors only take the position to receive free room and board, Conway said he took the job to help others. After a week on the job, Conway said he is satisfied so far. "Seems to be going well, no major problems. Peo- ple are getting used to small spaces, especially the economy double," he said. "I took students to New Student Convocation, volunteered at Maize Craze, worked with Meijer Madness and did a number of informal things to help, like going around the hall, going in when doors are open and inviting people to dinner," Engineering sophomore Jay Huerta lived in Bursley Residence Hall last year, but moved closer to Central Campus this year, where he said most of his classes and friends are located. 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