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HANLON
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the midst of a retention battle
with the University of North Car-
olina at Chapel Hill over Hanlon.
According to UNC's website, Han-
lon was one of four finalists for
the executive vice chancellor and
provost position at the institution
before he withdrew his name and
was named the next University of
Michigan provost.
"Dr. Hanlon has withdrawn
consideration to accept another
position," a statement on UNC-
Chapel Hill's website stated.
Coleman said the very real pos-
sibility of losing Hanlon was a
major factor in why she acted so
quickly to name Sullivan's replace-
ment.
"His candidacy at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
put things in a very tight time-
frame," she said.
Hanlon's institutional knowl-
edge made him essential to retain
in the office of Provost, Coleman
said.
"That was one of the key factors
in the decision, because I think
inevitably if you do a national
search it takes a year and I was
very concerned about losing the
whole brain trust of the budget
construction, which is in Phil
Hanlon's bailiwick along with
Terry Sullivan," Coleman said.
In fact, Coleman said the rea-
son she consulted privately with
leaders on campus - as opposed
to forming a search committee -
was, at least in part, because she
feared losing Hanlon to UNC.
"All my time, basically over the
last two weeks, has been devoted
to this," Coleman said. "I didn't
have a search committee. I was
trying to get as much input as I
could because I knew I didn't have
the luxury of time."
"If it hadn't been for his can-
didacy elsewhere and the risk of
losing him," Coleman said before
stopping mid-sentence and pon-
dering whether under different
circumstances she would have
considered a national search.
"Whether I would have done
an internal search or a national
search, that was a question I
actually thought about but didn't
end up confronting because of
the timeline I had with (Han-
lon)."
In the end, Coleman said she
was very happy that Hanlon
agreed to stay at the University
and accept the position as provost
and executive vice president for
academic affairs.
"I wanted us to have a lot of
experience in that office and so
I was thrilled that he agreed to
accept the position," she said.
"I think it will be a very smooth
transition in a time when we all
know the state is going to be fac-
ing some real budget challenges
and we've got to keep the Univer-
sity strong."
In an interview with the Daily
yesterday, Hanlon said he feels
honored to'have the opportunity
to serve as the next University
provost.
"I'm excited to the join the team
in this new role," Hanlon said. "It's
apoint intime where the Universi-
ty is facing some really interesting
challenges and opportunities and
there's just a terrific leadership
team in place at the University all
the way from the president, Board

of Regents, executive officers and
LIBRARY LOT
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go toward these projects," he
said.
Rapundalo said the city will
face significant budget shortfalls
in the coming years. He added
that the two proposals his com-
mittee recommended would pro-
vide the city with financial return
instead of costing it money.
Rapundalo said the three pro-
posals that were rejected by the
committee did not provide ade-
quate cost estimates.
Two of these proposals called
for "open spaces" on the site -
parks that would have served as
social gathering spots for city
residents.
"While (the parks) are idyllic,
the fact of the matter is that they
do cost money," Rapundalo said.
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throughout the semester to pro-
mote the program and get more
students to register.
"I'm really confident that that
number will rise," Serwer said.
Though the program was

deans all the way down."
Hanlon said once Coleman had
inquired about his interest in the
position, he didn't have to think
very hard before he decided to
accept the offer.
"I thought I was probably one
of the people who was in a posi-
tion to move easily into the role,
just because of the work I've been
doing," Hanlon said. "So I wasn't
entirely surprised, but of course
there are lots of very talented peo-
ple who can do this job, both here
and nationally. So I was flattered
that she was talking to me."
And despite the natural fit,
Hanlon said he hadn't really ever
thought about becoming the Uni-
versity's provost until after Sul-
livan announced her intention to
leave the University this summer.
"This actually happened pret-
ty quickly," he said. "I really
didn't give much thought to who
would be her successor until that
moment when (Sullivan) made the
announcement."
Hanlon said following the
announcement, Coleman contact-
ed him to gauge his interest in the
position.
"President Coleman actually
contacted me pretty quickly after
that to explore my interest. It's a
really exciting opportunity," Han-
lon said. "I was pretty excited by
the opportunity when it was pre-
sented."
Though less than 24 hours after
being officially named the Uni-
versity's next provost, Hanlon
admitted he's already been think-
ing about possible changes he may
make after taking the reins.
While he considers those pos-
sibilities, Hanlon said he will con-
tinue to have a lot of work to do in
his current job.
"Well, I have to do my current
job," he said. "I have to help the
provost, the president and the
regents put together a budget for
next year."
Aside from his current duties,
Hanlon said be would also begin
conversations with students, fac-
ulty and staff about the future to
better prepare him in planning for
when he assumes the role of pro-
vost.
In addition, Hanlon said he
would need to begin searching for
someone to take over his current
position of vice provost of aca-
demic and budgetary affairs.
And while he says he's already
thinking about potential changes,
Hanlon said he believes the Uni-
versity is in a good enough posi-
tion that major changes are not
necessary.
"The University of Michigan
is a very high performing univer-
sity," Hanlon said. "I see opportu-
nities, I see challenges that I'd like
to work on, but I think a radical
transformation of the University
is not called for at this point."
In interviews with the Daily
yesterday, several regents and
University officials praised Han-
lon's selection, saying his previous
experience wouldbe a tremendous
asset to the University.
Dean of Libraries Paul Courant,
who served as University provost
from 2002 to 2005, said he was
very pleased with yesterday's
announcement.
"It's a very good appointment,"
Courant said. "I think it's impor-
tant and good for the University
that there be continuity in the
office."
Though some may view the

search as having a quick turn-

around, Courant said there's really
no typical time period for a search
of this nature.
"There is no normal. Sometimes
there is an elaborate national
search for a position like this - in
fact there was a big search when
Provost Sullivan was named," he
said. "Not uncommonly, a presi-
dent will look around, consult
with some people and make an
appointment of somebody who is
here and ready to do the job."
Courantwas provostwhen Han-
lon first joined the provost's office
staff. Even at that time, Courant
said he believed Hanlon may one
day be a university provost.
"It's not uncommon for people
to roll from that position to a pro-
vost position here or elsewhere,"
Courant said. "Part of what you're
doing when you hire a person into
a job at that level is thinking about
whether this is someone who can
move even further. But it's by no
means a sure thing."
However, Courant - who
made the same transition from
vice provost to provost - said the
new position will be a significant
change for Hanlon.
"A big difference is the provost
is a much more public figure than
the vice provost for budget," Cou-
rant said.
"The vice provost for budget
does a lot of important work, insid-
ers know who he or she is and all
that, but when you're the provost
you're the chief academic officer
of this great university and you're
always speaking for the University
and it's quality wherever you are,
whatever you're doing," Courant
continued. "It's a bigger job."
Despite the differences Hanlon
will face in his new position, Cou-
rant said he expects Hanlon will
rise to the occasion.
"I expect he'll do very well in
this job," Courant said.
Regent Andrea Fischer-New-
man (R-Ann Arbor) said in an
interview yesterday that she
thought that despite the relative-
ly quick turnaround she felt the
decision was appropriate, since
Coleman had likely been planning
for such a scenario in advance.
"This is something that prob-
ably didn't come as a surprise,"
Newman said. "(Coleman and
Sullivan) didn't sit down one day
two weeks ago and say 'Hey, what
should we do? Let's go look."'
"Terry is a very attractive can-
didate, as are others for other
jobs, and education headhunters
are everywhere," Newman said.
"I think this is a natural thing to
do."
Newman added that based on
her conversations with Coleman
prior to the announcement, she
believed Coleman was very pas-
sionate about Hanlon's selection.
"Based on what she told me, she
felt very strongly about it," New-
man said. "I think she was very
comfortable with this decision
very quickly."
Regent Julia Darlow (D-Ann
Arbor) told the Daily yesterday
that she too was very happy Han-
lon would be the next provost.
"We couldn't be more fortunate
that he's here and has accepted
the position," Darlow said.
Darlow said Hanlon's experi-
ence, which includes working in
the office of the Provost for the
last several years, will help Han-
lon to make a quick transition.
"Among the tremendous assort-
ment of qualities he brings is his

expertise of the budget," she said.

"It's more than hitting the ground
running, he's already running on
the budget issues."
Darlow added that Hanlon will
bring other assets to the table,
including a wealth of institutional
knowledge and quality relation-
ships with University leaders.
"He has tremendous respect
from the faculty and the whole
University community," Darlow
added.
Regent Andrew Richner
(R-Grosse Pointe Park), who cur-
rently serves as the chair of the
Board of Regents, cited similar
qualifications and said he whole-
heartedly supports choosing Han-
lon as the next provost.
"of course I know Phil well
and I've worked closely with him
over the years through his posi-
tion in the provost's office and in
my opinion, Mary Sue has chosen
wisely," Richner said. "He is, in
one word, brilliant."
Richner added that, given the
high caliber of faculty and staff at
the University, choosing an inter-
nal candidate made sense in this
case.
"We're fortunate to have the
depth of talent that we do within
the provost's office and within the
University as a whole," Richner
said. "Given that we have that tal-
ent from which to draw, it makes
sense the way this decision was
arrived at."
Cynthia Wilbanks, vice presi-
dent for government relations at
the University, also said she was
pleased with Coleman's decision
to pick Hanlon for the position.
In an interview yesterday, Wil-
banks said she was very happy
with both the process of select-
ing the next provost and Hanlon's
selection.
"I'm thrilled about it," she said.
"I was very pleased that President
Coleman consulted broadly about
her choice."
"I have worked with Phil for a
long time and not only respect his
acumen when it comes to budget-
ary affairs of the University, but
his personal approach and style
which is both respectful and
engaging," she continued.
Wilbanks said she believes
Hanlon is uniquely qualified for
the position because of his current
position and extensive experience
handling many similar responsi-
bilities.
"He has a depth of knowledge
about the University's overall
budget and the challenges that
are associated with managing a
university budget of our scope
and scale that very few other
people really have," Wilbanks
said. "He has spent a lot of time
in his current position, and it's
part of his responsibilities to
be well informed, but I think
he has embraced the challenges
both related to constructing the
budget and then understanding
where the sensitivities and chal-
lenges are"
But Wilbanks indicated she
wasn't overly surprised by yester-
day's announcement that Hanlon
would succeed Sullivan.
"I know that Michigan has cho-
sen most of its provosts from with-
in," she said. "Certainly in the 40
years I've been in and around (the
University), the provost has been
just right for the time and they've
almost always come from our
own ranks, which is a wonderful
opportunity and an affirmation
of the strength of the people who

work here."

AUERBACH
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late leadsin games against beat-
able opponents.
Imagine, for a moment, if Michi-
gan had won just two or three of
those games. Let's pretend the Wol-
verines beat the Spartans last night
in front of an electric Crisler Arena
crowd. Instead of re-planning a
weekend vacation for the middle
of March, Michigan fans would be
analyzing whetherthey should have
rushed the court (again).
It's almost unbelievable: If
DeShawn Sims's layup at the
buzzer had hit a slightly different
spot on the rim, and a couple of
3-pointers fell against Wisconsin,
we'd be looking at this team an
entirely different way.
But the reality is, in each of the
games Michigan could have and
should have won, the Wolverines
found a way to lose. Great teams
don't do that. The Michigan States
of the world hit that mid-range
jumper instead of rimming out.
The Michigan States of the world
make the game's final defensive
stop to seal an important win.
"It hasn't been like the teams
we've played and lostleads to have
been bad," Sims said. "They've all

been NCAA teams, and they prove
it. They make NCAA plays when it's
the last few minutes of the game."
When it comes down to it, that
was the difference in last night's
game, and it's the difference
between an aspiring Tournament
team and a disappointed Michigan
squad.
I guess it's time to play the opti-
mist once more, and take a look at
the Wolverines' remaining games.
Michigan plays best at home, so
best-case scenario, it wins all five
home games. The Wolverines
could potentially even beat North-
western, Iowa and Minnesota on
the road. That's eight wins in ten
games. But none of those eight
would really be "signature wins."
Because of Michigan's almost-
wins (also known as "losses") in
statement games, the Wolverines
simply aren't in position to make
the tournament, barring a miracu-
lous Big Ten Tournament run.
It's a shame, honestly.
Michigan has the talent and
toughness to compete with tour-
nament teams. But because it can't
beat them, I guess we'll have to
settle for wondering what could
have been.
- Auerbach can be reached
at naauer@umich.edu.

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That money, he added, would
have to come from the city.
"I don't know why we'd want
to add to the (financial) burden,"
Rapundalo said.
The two proposals Rapundalo's
committee recommended each
feature a combined hotel and con-
ference center.
The first building proposal -
the @ Hotel and Retail Center
filed by Acquest Realty Advisors,
Inc. - would involve the con-
struction of a 190-room boutique-
style hotel with 5,340 square feet
of conference spaces.
The proposal said the hotel
would be geared toward middle-
to upper-class people between
ages 34 and 54. The hotel also
seeks to accommodate certain
members of the University com-
munity like alumni, sports fans
and prospective students. Acquest
Realty Advisors projected that the
working out its initial kinks last
semester, DPS spokeswoman
Diane Brown said it's still impor-
tant for students to register. DPS's
website advertised that students
would receive their stickers
within two weeks of registering,
but Brown said the turnaround
was initially much slower as the
department began to familiarize

structure would be ready to open
by 2013.
The other proposal - the Ann
Arbor Town Plaza Hotel & Con-
ference Center - would feature a
four-star luxury 150-room hotel
with a 32,000 square-foot confer-
ence center, accordingto a building
plan filed by Valiant Partners LLC.
Like the @ Hotel and Retail
Center of the first proposal, the
Ann Arbor Town Plaza would
cater to a middle- and upper-class
demographic. Valiant Partners
estimated the plaza would be
ready to open by spring 2013.
Both companies claim they'll
bring thousands of visitors to the
city without relying on city fund-
ing, and create jobs for local resi-
dents.
Rapundalo said his committee
will evaluate the two proposals
when it reconvenes in early Feb-
ruary.
itself with the program.
"We continued to refine the
work process to make registra-
tion clearer to the laptop owners
and more likely to capture accu-
rate mailing information," she
wrote in an e-mail to the Michi-
gan Daily.
Brown said another reason for
the delay was the DPS fall sched-

At this point, Rapundalo said
he's leaning toward the Ann
Arbor Town Plaza proposal, say-
ing the plan "has a very low risk
to the city."
But, he added that the @ Hotel
and Retail Center "deserves fur-
ther scrutiny."
Josie Parker, director of the
Ann Arbor District Library, said
the library supports both propos-
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traffic to the library and city.
"What we do hope to see the
city do is make a decision that will
generate revenue to the down-
town ... and will liven the streets,"
she said.
But Parker said the library's
board hasn't endorsed a -specific
proposal.
According to Rapundalo, City
Council is expected to make a final
decision about which proposal to
accept around March 1.
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said, is now in full swing with
students receiving their stickers
on time.
Brown reiterated this message,
and said if students are mindful
of their belongings, the opportu-
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