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The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com

fiC - Tuesday, September 6, 2011 NEW STUDENT EDITION The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom


Regents extend President Coleman's contract to 2014

By KYLE SWANSON
Daily News Editor
Nov. 18. 2011 - FLINT, Mich.
- The University's Board of
Regents voted unanimously yes-
terday here to approve a motion
extending University President
Mary Sue Coleman's contract
for an additional two years.
Coleman's current contract
with the University was sched-
uled to end in July 2012, but the
two-year extension approved
yesterday means Coleman will
serve through July 2014. Cole-
man joined the University in
2002 after serving as the presi-
dent of the University of Iowa.
The motion to extend Cole-
man's contract was made by
Board of Regents Chair Julia
Darlow (D-Ann Arbor), who
read a statement in support of
the action.
"Throughoutherservicetothe
University, President Coleman
has performedtoextraordinarily
high standards and has gained
extraordinarily wide recognition
for her excellence," Darlow said.
"President Coleman has kept
our focus firmly on our mission,
and we have achieved outstand-
ing accomplishments on global,
national and local levels. For the
entire University community,
she has preserved and strength-
ened our balance, our direction
and our self-confidence."
Coleman's compensation
package will remain the same
in her new contract, though the
Board of Regents will continue
to evaluate her pay each year for
possible merit increases, Darlow
said.
"(Coleman's salary) will con-
tinue to be reviewed annually
by the Board and any increases
will be set at the discretion of the
Board, taking into consideration
performance and other relevant
factors aswe did at our last Board
meetingin October," Darlow said
during the meeting.
However, the contract does

add an additional $100,000 to
Coleman's deferred compen-
sation package for the current
contract year and the remain-
ing years on her new contract.
However, because it is deferred
compensation, Coleman will
not receive the money until she
retires.
"The amendment is designed
to build a substantial contribu-
tion to her retirement over the
remainder of her term," Darlow
said of Coleman. "Certainly, she
has earned it."
As part of the contract, the
Board of Regents laid out seven
primary goals for Coleman to
address over the remaining years
of her contract.
Among them, the regents
have asked Coleman to continue
strengthening the University's
academic mission and develop-
ing financial policies that will
preserve the fiscal health of the
University.
During her tenure at the Uni-
versity, Coleman worked with
other University officials to elim-
inate $135 million in recurring
costs from the general fund bud-
get in order to reallocate money
to higher priority projects. Addi-
tionally, Coleman has called for
an additional $100 million to be
eliminated from the budget by
2012 and another $120 million
by2017.
At the same time, Coleman
led a faculty hiring initiative
aimed at increasing the number
of interdisciplinary faculty and
programs atthe University. Cole-
man allocated enough money in
the University's budget for the
current year to hire an additional
50 junior faculty members.
The regents also requested
that Coleman work to improve
campus facilities like stu-
dent housing and to grow and
strengthen the University of
Michigan Health System. In
addition, they asked that Cole-
man create a leadership plan
that includes developing strong

candidates for leadership posi- ward."
tions throughout the University. In an interview following the
Coleman spearheaded phase "ineeting, Coleman echoed that
one ofa residence life initiative sentiment, saying the University
that led to the renovation of is the best place she's ever had
several residence halls on cam- the privilege to work.
pus. Officials in the adminis- "I love this place and I love
tration have told The Michigan the work I'm doing and the fact
Daily that the second phase of that I can do it for an additional
the project is currently being two years is terrific," Coleman
planned. said.
Additionally, Coleman played Asked whether she planned
a major role in planning and to retire after her new contract
overseeing the construction of ended in July 2014, Coleman said
the new C.S. Mott Children's she hasn't made any final deci-
and Von Voigtlander Women's sions yet.
Hospital, which is set to open in "I don't know what I'm doing
November 2011 - a year ahead yet," Coleman said of her retire-
of schedule. ment. "I think for me, I'm very
Coleman -is also to develop excited for the next four years."
plans for the University's next In an interview following yes-
capital campaign. terday's meeting, Ora Pescovitz,
The last University-wide the University's executive vice
capital campaign ended in 2008 president for medical affairs,
under Coleman's leadership, said she was "delighted" and
when the University set an all- "thrilled" that Coleman will be
time record for the most money leading the University for anoth-
raised in a single capital cam- er fouryears.
paign by a public university - "It's great news for the entire
$3.2 billion. faculty and staff of the Univer-
Coleman's early career at the sity," Pescovitz said.
University is often defined by University Provost Philip
her role in the two admissions Hanlon echoed Pescovitz's sen-
lawsuits that went before the timent in a separate interview
U.S. Supreme Court in 2003, less after yesterday's meeting.
than one year after Coleman took "I'm thrilled," Hanlon said of
over. The case forced the Univer- Coleman's contract extension.
sity to modify it's undergraduate "She's a president at the top of
admissions criteria, which gave her game and I'm privileged
additional points to underrep- to be able to work for her and
resented minority applicants in watch her in action and learn
a numerical evaluation process, from her."
but reinforced a process used Hanlon added, "She's an out-
by the University's Law School standing leader for the Univer-
where ethnicity was one of many sity."
factors considered in admissions. Other University officials,
Speaking at the meeting after including Regent Andrea Fisch-
her contract extension was er Newman (R-Ann Arbor)
approved, Coleman thanked the and E. Royster Harper, vice
regents and executive officers for president for student affairs,
their support. said they were also extremely
"I can't imagine working with pleased with the contract exten-
a better group of people," Cole- sion.
man said. "I look forward to the "She's just a dream boss,"
next four years. It's been a great Harper said in an interview.
experience and it's going to be "The leadership she's providing
a great experience going for- is phenomenal."

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