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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2006
ADMINISTRATION
Provost wants wider recognition for University
BY ADRIENNE BOMMARITO
Interview with Provost Richard Lariviere
Q: Can you describe what your job is at KU and what it means to you?
Provost Richard Lariviere speaks during a press conference last spring announcing his replacement of David Schulenberger.
A: My job at KU is the chief operating and chief academic officer. That means I'm responsible for academic issues and also getting the sidewalk shovelled.
Q: What is the hardest part about your job?
A: The hardest part is making decisions where with someone's interest is going to suffer either spending money on program A or program B or making decisions about hiring, promotion and tenure.
That sort of thing where you have to decide someone's not right for the job. That's pretty hard, although truth of the matter is the worst is to put them into a job at which they are ill-suited. And if you do that everyone's going to be unhappy.
Q: If you had just one goal for the University, what
would you want to accomplish here?
A: The advice I would give is for them to take themselves seriously and I would dearly love to figure out a way to impress upon students the uniqueness of this opportunity.
A: It would probably be to get both the community and the world at large recognized how good of a place this is. I think much of the world doesn't recognize that and I think there are a lot of people on campus who don't understand what a good place this is. Students, faculty as well.
It makes no difference what you choose to do, you will never ever have this opportunity again, never ever.
Q: What advice would you give to incoming students to ensure they succeed at KU?
You have the whole world at your feet here, the world's leading experts in any field you can imagine, just about, pleading with you to come share their excitement about what they do with them and you will never get the chance to do that again. I can't do that. I don't get the
chance to do that. Even though I'm here on campus 80 hours a week, I just don't have time to go to the classes. I wish I could do it all over again.
Kansan file photo
Q: How is Kansas different than the University of Texas?
A: Smaller, it's a little more than half the size of the University of Texas, but in many ways the city of Lawrence reminds me of Austin when we first went there in 1982. It has the same feel about it and the same sense of community, uniqueness of the state.
community, unlike the
The University of Kansas is different than the University of Texas because in the last few years the University of Texas have begun to understand its role nationally and internationally a little better than the generally t.e. community at U of K does.
There are not many institutions like Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and the rest of the world understands that better than we do.
There is a pretty long line of people who would like to be admitted to these universities outside of the United States and it's not because they like the color of leaves on the trees or the football traditions.
"You have the whole world at your feet here, the world's leading experts in any field you can imagine, just pleading with you to come share their excitement about what they do with them and you will never get the chance to do that again." Provost Richard Lariviere
It's the superb education they get here. Really superb, but parallel to the world and we just take that for granted most of the time. You do, I do, we all do, because we've grown up with it and we don't realize how unusual it is.
Q: What is the most fulfilling part of your job?
A: When I'm asked to make some arrangement or solve some problem and when we get it done and it clearly makes people's lives better.
Q: What would you consider your greatest accomplish-
ment here so far?
A: My greatest accomplishment thus far is that I'm on a first name basis with the maitre d' at Teller's and I know virtually all the staff at the Eldridge Hotel and I can give really good directions to WheatFields.
Q:What about KU did you like that made you consider taking the position?
A: That's pretty easy. It was the people here.
KU has a reputation for being a fine university, but when I came here and met the people and saw the sense of collegiality among the deans and the good
humor and ease among the faculty and staff that I met and just the friendliness of this community it was really very welcoming and encouraging."
A: The beginning of classes when everything gets back in full operating mode. I like the energy and the bustle and the dynamism of people going to classes.
Q: What are you most looking forward to about KU?
Kansan staff writer Adrienne Bommarito can be reached at abommarito@kansan.com