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Provost search over, Tallant fills position
Nathaniel Shuda and Ryan Dostalek
Issue date: 4/12/07 Section: Campus News
The nationwide search for a new provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs ended this week with a familiar face filling the position.
Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich announced Monday that he has chosen Steve Tallant to fill the university's No. 2 administrative position.
"Dr. Tallant has a tremendous knowledge of and deep love for UW-Eau Claire," Levin-Stankevich said in a press release. "In addition to his knowledge of our institution, he also has an excellent understanding of the UW System."
Tallant has served as the interim provost and vice chancellor since April 2005 and says he is honored to have a more permanent position.
"It means a great deal to me to have been selected to the position," Tallant said. "This is a university that I truly love, and I am deeply committed to the university today and for its future."
Before beginning his position as the interim provost, Tallant held numerous positions within the university.
Tallant began working as a professor of social work in 1994. He later moved on to work as associate vice chancellor and director of graduate programs in 2000, filling in as interim provost and vice chancellor from April to November 2004, when he returned to the associate vice chancellor position.
In 2005, Tallant resumed his duties as interim provost and vice chancellor - a position he held until this week.
Tallant said that as the university's chief academic officer, his primary objective is to think about the university in the longrun.
"We need to start thinking about the future - to think about the programs that we need, as well as to make difficult decisions," he said. "(We need to start) looking at what we have that no longer meet our needs and what we don't have that we need."
Tallant said as his first duty as the provost, he wants to enhance the baccalaureate program by "reenergizing" the reassessment of the baccalaureate goals. He also said he hopes to revise the general education curriculum as well as work with the chancellor to increase diversity at the university.
Student Senate President Ray French said that he is excited to have Tallant appointed as the provost.
"I have worked with him closely in the past, and he has impressed me since day one," French said, adding that the close relationship between Tallant and Senate will continue.
"The course syllabus database that we based our election on will involve (Tallant)," French said. "He will have to be supportive and be willing to work with us."
Tallant says the university needs to continue looking forward in order to be successful.
"We have incredible students and outstanding faculty and staff," Tallant said. "To stay competitive, we really need to look at the future."
Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich announced Monday that he has chosen Steve Tallant to fill the university's No. 2 administrative position.
"Dr. Tallant has a tremendous knowledge of and deep love for UW-Eau Claire," Levin-Stankevich said in a press release. "In addition to his knowledge of our institution, he also has an excellent understanding of the UW System."
Tallant has served as the interim provost and vice chancellor since April 2005 and says he is honored to have a more permanent position.
"It means a great deal to me to have been selected to the position," Tallant said. "This is a university that I truly love, and I am deeply committed to the university today and for its future."
Before beginning his position as the interim provost, Tallant held numerous positions within the university.
Tallant began working as a professor of social work in 1994. He later moved on to work as associate vice chancellor and director of graduate programs in 2000, filling in as interim provost and vice chancellor from April to November 2004, when he returned to the associate vice chancellor position.
In 2005, Tallant resumed his duties as interim provost and vice chancellor - a position he held until this week.
Tallant said that as the university's chief academic officer, his primary objective is to think about the university in the longrun.
"We need to start thinking about the future - to think about the programs that we need, as well as to make difficult decisions," he said. "(We need to start) looking at what we have that no longer meet our needs and what we don't have that we need."
Tallant said as his first duty as the provost, he wants to enhance the baccalaureate program by "reenergizing" the reassessment of the baccalaureate goals. He also said he hopes to revise the general education curriculum as well as work with the chancellor to increase diversity at the university.
Student Senate President Ray French said that he is excited to have Tallant appointed as the provost.
"I have worked with him closely in the past, and he has impressed me since day one," French said, adding that the close relationship between Tallant and Senate will continue.
"The course syllabus database that we based our election on will involve (Tallant)," French said. "He will have to be supportive and be willing to work with us."
Tallant says the university needs to continue looking forward in order to be successful.
"We have incredible students and outstanding faculty and staff," Tallant said. "To stay competitive, we really need to look at the future."
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Kim Eriksen
posted 4/12/07 @ 5:11 PM CST
Welcome to the 19th Century! We now have two white males sitting in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions at the university. Only 3 other four-year campuses in the entire UW System have a similar, anachronistic, testosterone-driven administration. (Continued…)
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