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Vance Rogers, Nebraska Wesleyan University presi- .
dent,' is considering embarking on a third career
this time in politics.
By Paula Dittrick
Vance Rogers is 59 and seeking a third career.
Rogers said he is considering running for governor after
his resignation as president of Nebraska Wesleyan Uni
versity (NWU) becomes effective in May.
Rogers, who visited with UNL business students and
faculty Wednesday, raid he will make his final decision by
mid-January.
He said he will base his decision on responses from per
sonal discussions with 100 Nebraskans of different ages,
residences and vocations.
A Republican, Rogers said state party leaders have
approached him about every other year for the last 10
years asking him to run for governor.
"I've never run for public office," said Rogers, adding
that his NWU resignation now frees him to do so. : -
Rogers said he asks the people what they consider to
be Nebraska's most pressing problem for the next 10 years
and whether they think the state is ready for an admin
istrative change.
The response has been "an overwhelming ye$ for an
administrative change," he said. Fiscal concerns lead the
problem list, followed by water and the coordination of
postsecondary education, Rogers said.
Rogers said he will run for governor if he finds
Nebraskans want "a new face and voice" for their state
and if he thinks that he is the person to do this.
"If I run, I'm going to be elected. I'm not going to run
for my health," said Rogers, and added that he would ask
UNL students' assistance should he decide to run.
Speaking informally with students during classes and at
an open discussion session, Rogers said he has found that
UNL business students show "a pattern toward conserva
tism that I didn't know was as far advanced as it is."
. Student attitude has shifted during the last 10 years,
according to Rogers. He said he talked with seven stu
dents who all supported capital punishment, adding. that
this wasn't the case during the Vietnam conflict. .
Students believe in the free enterprise system and don't
believe making money is a disgrace, said Rogers adding
that 10 years ago students disliked the profit motive.
Rogers said the list of candidates to replace him has
been narrowed to six applicants. Rogers has" been NWU
president for 20 years. . -.
Rogers said the . most visible achievement at NWU
during his presidency was construction on campus. He
said he takes the most pride in the added strength the
educational program has gained.
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By Mary Jo Pitzl
Although five students were interviewed
for a vacant position on the Union
Advisory Board (UAB), a student applying
for an ASUN Senate seat was appointed to
the board instead.
Burke Hinds, a junior accounting and
finance major from Lincoln, was appointed
to UAB by an ASUN subcommittee for
programming and internal affairs, accord
ing to Sen. Charlie Fellingham, a member
of the committee which interviewed Hinds.
Hinds was originally interviewed for a
senate seat for the College of Business
Administration. ; ; - .
'ln the senate interview, we (the com
mittee) asked him (Hinds) about basic con
- cerns on campus," Fellingham said. Hinds
mentioned some issues concerning the
Nebraska Union which he had researched
himself.
' UAB member Craig Hertel said he was
surprised to learn Hinds had been appoint
ed to UAB without applying for , the
position. "I was quite upset about that,"
Hertel said. He said he was "aware that at
times ASUN committees will appoint stu
dents tb positions where they are needed
most, even if they haven't applied for the
position.
It is difficult to appoint a student to a ,
committee if he doesn't have a basic know-
ledge of what the position will entail,
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Fellingham said. "We have to take the per
son most adept for the job " he said, and
in the case of UAB, that was Hinds.
Fellingham said his , interviewing com
mittee was "so unimpressed'' with the
people applying that they had to look at
other applicants. Some of the UAB appli
cants could not even name the director of
the Nebraska Union, Allen Bennett.
"Students want to get involved, but
triey don't want to get involved enough to
find out what they're getting involved in, if
you know what I mean," Fellinghan: said.
FiEing committee positions with stu
dents who have not specifically applied for
the seat is not an uncommon occurrence,
ASUN President Bil Mueller said.
When an applicant is interviewed by an
ASUN committee, he usually is considered
for several positions, Mueller said. It is
common practice to ask the applicant at
the end of the interview if he would be in
terested in serving a position "other than the
one he applied for. If an applicant shows
the ability to handle one of those other
positions, he is often recommended for
that position by the interviewing
committee, Mueller said.
Most people are flexible enough to fill
several different posts, Mueller said, adding
that "there are just not enough kids com
ing through our office" to fill committee
vacancies. - "
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