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Chancellor reopens post
Committee looking to fill vice chancellor for public affairs position
BY STEPHEN
MONTEMAYOR
ontemayor@kansan.com
A search began this month to fill the first administrative position the Chancellor has created since
she began at the University last year.
The position, vice chancellor for public affairs, will oversee the University's government relations and
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university communications functions. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in an e-mail that the position will enable the University to ensure it speaks with one voice and adopts a proactive approach.
"That's important since the University is a state institution that works for and relies on support from the people of Kansas," she said.
Ann Brill, dean of the School of Journalism, heads the 10-member search committee. She said the committee met last week for the first time. It hopes to hire someone within six months, though it would extend that deadline if necessary.
Brill said candidates will be brought to campus for a public vetting.
The position initially began in 2001 and was filled by Janet Murguia, a KU graduate who is now president of National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest public policy group for Hispanic Americans.
Paul Carttar, a non-profit executive and also a KU graduate, served in the same position from 2004 to 2006, but under the title of executive vice chancellor for external affairs. After Carttar's departure, the position has been vacant. University Relations Director Todd Cohen said the government and state relations functions and University communications functions have been reported separately to the chancellor. Neither Murguia nor Carttar could be reached for comment.
Cohen said the position is fairly common at universities. Cohen said the job integrates strategic communications, outreach and government relations to enhance the University's reputation and presence across key constituencies. This includes media, alumni, donors, policy makers, , community-based organizations and the business community. University resources and communications
strategies will also be employed to support University objectives at the federal, state and local levels.
The Chancellor added Brenda Muirhead as internal forensic auditor last month, but her job is paid for by the Athletics Department. Vice chancellor of public affairs will be the first University-paid position created by Gray-Little.
"The Chancellor assessed the needs of her office during her first year and determined the position needed to be restored to enhance strategic communications," Cohen said.
Minimum qualifications include a master's or professional degree with at least 10 years of "progressively responsible" experience in strategic communications, along with a grasp on the major issues in higher education today.
Brill said she hoped the added clarity in communications will increase students' understanding of the University. She expected the new position to better educate students in communicating issues important to them and how state and federal policies affect them.
"Anything that you do to improve communications can help everybody on this campus," Brill said.
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Hope is a nonprofit organization that assists impoverished women in the countries.
The organization conducts three programs that teach women about wellness such as AIDS prevention, maternal health and counseling for domestic violence. The program also offers women micro-loans to help them make ends meet. Brown said education was another important aspect of the organization. The organization teaches these women how to read.
"Impoverished women are very vulnerable because of their literacy" she said.
Brown said the main cause of injustices against women throughout the world is a mix between historical and cultural developments. She said that globally, women do 70 percent of the labor in the world, but are paid only 10 percent of the wages. Brown said a main goal of Sow Hope is to create a female leader within the community in which the organization visits.
"It's a power struggle with men and women," she said. "Women can be leaders."
Kevin Lee, a graduate student from Oklahoma City, helped bring Brown to the University. He said students should be aware of human injustices around the world and the programs that help stop these issues, such as Sow Hope.
"We have a responsibility to think about people's lives," he said. "It still impacts all of us on some level."
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a junior from Lawrence, they knew they had to get him to Lawrence.
And blow up he did. B.o.B's debut album earned him five MTV Video Music Award nominations including video of the year for the song "Airplanes," featuring Hayley Williams from the band Paramore.
"We knew he would blow up soon," Sabillon said.
Students that were able to get tickets early like Ernest Shepard, a junior from Kansas City, are anticipating a unique show.
"He's different," Shepard said. "He's innovative and has a different type of feel than everyone in the rap game."
Shepard said he and a group of friends bought tickets five days after they were made available because he thought everyone in Lawrence would want to go to this show.
"Venues around Lawrence will feel the effect of the show."
Shepard said about tonight. "Everyone will be at the Lied Center."
There are some students on campus however that have not heard of B.o.B. Ben Iliff, a sophomore from Topeka, said he is not a fan of rap, and he did not know who B.o.B was until he found out yesterday that "Airplanes" was actually by B.o.B. He said he likes the song because it is more upbeat and similar to pop music than usual rap.
"Rap is all about women and sex and rims." Iliff said of why he stays away from the genre.
"It doesn't just appeal to hip hop heads because he collaborates with so many different artists," Sabillon said.
But after realizing that B.o.B produced "Airplanes," he said he would be open to checking out more of his work. Sabillion said this unique sound is why B.o.B has become so popular.
Tyshawn Taylor, a junior from
Hoboken, N.J., is taking a risk by planning on purchasing the tickets at the show, since they can sell out fast, but he was adamant about making it. He also thought more big name artists should make it to Kansas in the future.
"We have fun out here," Taylor said. "They should want to come here. It's not the Kansas they think of."
Sabillon and SUA, through almost six months of planning, have successfully brought this chart-topping artist to Kansas for one night. Sabillon has noticed people's love for B.o.B through the missing posters for the event all over campus.
"I guess when people are stealing your posters, that's a good sign they are excited about the show."
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