tl20020829-000 "Baltimore's #1 College Paper - Published Twice-Weekly - www.thetowerlight.com 11/ The TOLUDP/11 b Thursday, 8/29/02 Bank opens 200 student accounts iht 5 Phoenix Games Pump up crowd 5 Renaissance fair Offers coronation bt CII ue ' 11 s, of In ed he Lai ,i1- ,at he he ch ed ed ot ne Love revisited with 'Possession' Departments opinion 2 Word on the Street 2 News.................................. 5 Police Blotter 9 Nation 9 Arts ..........................13 High Road 16 Sports 28 In This Corner 28 Classified 21 Help Wanted: TU's President Approximately 45 candidates seek job; A. T. Kearney hired as search firm for $74K Mike Morris The Towerlight The circumstances surrounding Mark L. Perkins' resignation as University president last April have not discouraged people from apply-ing to fill the post, according to James Clements, chair of Towson's second presidential search commit-tee in as many years. ""One thing isn't going to deter people from coming or applying [for Towson's presidency],"" said Clements, a faculty member, regard-ing Perkins controversial nine-month tenure. ""There's no reason that what happened last year should slow us down."" Approximately 45 applicants have solicited the job of Towson University president, a position left vacant nearly five months ago. However, the applicant pool is expected to double within the next month, Clements said. Upon receiving about 10 propos-als in early July from various search firms, the committee hired A.T. Kearney to assist in identifying Towson's next president. The firm, which has worked with Arizona State University among other insti-tutions, will receive $74,152 for its services. Clements said while the firm will ""get paid nicely,"" he is confidant it will be an asset in achieving the number one goal of the committee � to find the best person for the job. Also in July, advertisements for the position were placed in seven publications, including The Chronicle for Higher Education and The New York Times. The 25-member search commit-tee, which met several times during the summer, will meet again this afternoon to discuss the process by which it will rate potential candi-dates. In about a month the com-mittee will begin reviewing applica-tions and selecting the top 10 can-didates. Prior to the interview process, Today High 76 Low 69 Friday High 76 Low 70 'You're going eight miles over the limit' 1.188 Joluison/The Towerhght Robert Novak (left) of the Towson University Police Department uses a radar outside of the Union Garage to make students aware of their speed as part of a new safety campaign. See article, page 5. students, faculty, staff and the com-munity will be invited to participate in separate open forums so that committee members may obtain feedback regarding qualities the campus would like Towson's next president to possess. ""Ideally, I would like someone that has students as a main focus,"" said Valerie Pulbrook, one of three Saturday High 82 Low 68 students on the committee. She said others are interested in gaining her perspective as a student and that she is given ""full weight"" by her colleagues on the search committee, despite the fact that she's a graduate student. ""The committee realizes the importance of our job and is dili-gently working to find the best pos- Sunday High 87 Low 68 sible candidate,"" added Maggie Reitz, one of eight faculty members on the committee. Clements said there have been some complaints because there are only two staff members on the com-mittee. ""We should probably have more See SEARCH, page 11 Monday High 88 Low 69 "
