The Towerlight, September 10, 2001

tl20010910-000 "0 re/ 1 I igh Monday www.th VI etowerlight.com Published twice-weekly by students of Towson University 9/10/01 Life Line saves time, confusion 3 Fox takes a step into the spotlight 11 Read runs past Leopards in OT 17 Tigers drop third in a row, 3-1 Departments News ....3 Nation 4 Taking Stock 4 Campus briefs 9 A&E 11 Sound Bites 12 In a Theater Near You..I 3 Sports 17 Athlete of the Week 22 Op/Ed Making his mark Carrie Oleynik The Towerlight Dr. Mark L. Perkins made his first formal address to the cam-pus community Thursday in order to outline what he hopes to accomplish as the University's president. During his speech in the Chesapeake Rooms of the University Union, Perkins said there are ""three rocks"" that Towson must build upon for the future � organization for success, resource planning and acquisition, and the ""Towson Promise."" To support this foundation, Perkins said, building a leader-ship team that will continue to create a learning environment for the ""whole person"" is essen-tial. ""As a University we're grounded in the idea of learning in the development of the whole person to understand the rela-tionship between the environ-ment, nature and quality of learning experience,"" he said. To organize for success the President plans to remove the barriers between in-class and out-of-class learning by inte-grating academic and student affairs, which have traditionally been separate divisions at Towson. Perkins requested that acting Provost Dan Jones continue to work as provost while also serv-ing in a new position: vice pres-ident for learning. Jones said that he became aware of the new title not long before the actual address and he looks forward to continuing to work with the President. ""The best thing is that it's about the student development and the student's opportunity to learn,"" Jones said. ""It's not about corporations or selling a product."" Jones is not sure how long his term as provost will last, but he said he is not bothered by the uncertainty. See PERKINS, page 6 The Towson' Promise' must be �rounded in our tradition. our distinctiveness and those things that we do extraordinarily well.' � Pr( ,i(1( 'it lark I. Perkim A mp Take= Towson Unrversrty University President Dr. Mark L. Perkins gave his first formal address to the To son communit) Thursday. Today High 83 Low 65 Tuesday High 80 Low 55 Wednesday High 77 Low 54 Thursday High 74 Low 52 "