University Daily Kansan
Thursday, May 3, 1979
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Christoffersen assesses job, determines priorities
By BILL RIGGINS Staff Reporter
Ralph Christoffersen is not wasting any time
Chosen to replace Ron Calgard as vice chancellor for academic affairs,
Christoffersson already has established a list of priorities for himself and is rearranging his schedule around the additional responsibilities of his new job.
Christof瑟 was named as Calgairs successor Tuesday and will take over the
office July 1. Now associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, Christofersen has spent four years in the academic affairs office.
Ralph Christoffersen
Calgaard has resigned to become the president of Trinity University in San An-
"We're going to try to meet educational needs such as those that are clearly unmet."
Christofersen said he also planned to devote much time to implementing academic programs that are being developed such as engineering management and expanded computer science graduate programs.
Christofferss said legislative approval of formula funding was at the top of his list of priorities.
Christofersen said he also planned to concentrate on meeting equipment needs for the building and loan money to hire additional people for support services, such as clerical and secretarial work.
"IF I COULD pick a single issue that is most crucial in the next year it would be convincing the Kansas Legislature and the people of the state that formula funding is as important as we already know it is," he said.
Formula funding is a proposed concept by which KU budget requests would be made. Budget requests would be based on the operating budgets universities across the state that are comparable to the University of Kansas in size and academic programs.
Christofferen, 41, said he was not kidding himself about the amount of time his job would require. He said he was trying to arrange his other interests and activities
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"I MY 'EMY MUCH aware of the time involved," he said. "I plan to devote whatever energies are necessary to do a superlative job, which I hope to do."
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A professor of chemistry, Christoffersen has already decided he will have to discontinue most of his involvement in a research project.
The project, which is paid for by more than $100,000 in research grants, is concerned with studying the process of photosynthesis.
Twice nominated for the HOPE award, Christophertis is also uncertain whether he will be able to continue teaching. He teaches undergraduate and graduate level chemistry courses, has written more than 70 papers and reviews and has edited a book in physical chemistry. The HOPE award is given annually for excellence in teaching.
AS AN UNDERGRADUATE, Christophan said he was torn between chemistry and biology.
of his parents, he chose chemistry, but he continues to sing regularly. He is the organizer and director of an 11-member singing group, Voci Di Camera.
"I've had a number of opportunities to continue singing opera," he said. "The members of the group are all professional and we perform a couple or three times a year."
Christoffersen received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Indiana University in 1974. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England, from 1964 to 1965 and was at Iowa State University from 1965 to 1966.
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Christofersen said his favorite aspects of administration were problem-solving and working with people. He said he was looking forward to the additional responsibility of leading a team.
"I think there will be terrific challenges for this University in the next five to ten years."
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