Wednesday august 18, 1982
daily nebraskan
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Dean Copple makes smooth
transition into new position
By Jamie Bishop
R. Neale Copple, dean of the School of
Journalism and now the temporary vice
chancellor for academic affairs, says he
isn't overcome by the duties of his new
position.
"But I'm doing a lot of running just to
stand in one place," he said.
"We have a great big university here,
with all the wonderful variety that's sup
posed to be in a big university," he said.
Copple said he deals with many
problems similar to those he dealt with in
the School of Journalism, but on a much
larger scale.
"People problems arc people problems,"
he said, "no matter where you're dealing
with them. If 1 have any management
principle it is: Management is dealing with
people.
"Budget problems multiplied several
times arc still budget problems. Deficits
multiplied several times are still deficits,"
he added.
The 59-year-old dean said he's found
the work load somewhat heavier in his six
month stint as a replacement for vice
chancellor John Strong than as the dean of
the School of Journalism.
"I certainly am not at this point doing
better than just almost keeping up,"
Copple said.
No. 2 man
According to the Regents' bylaws, the
vice chancellor for academic affairs is the
No. 2 position on campus. Some 22 deans
and department directors report to that
office. The vice chancellor for academic
affairs reports to the chancellor of the uni
versity, Martin Massengak.
Copple said he's expecting to "do my
best to deal with the academic problems
that come into the office and try to
provide some direction where that's
possible within six months - and I'm not
sure how much direction is possible in 6
months.
Strong and Copple had little time to
prepare for the transition.
"John and I had a week's time, and not
full time, in that week, for him to try to
get me comfortable in this job. We finally
both admitted there was no way he could
give me all the information I needed. We
got to about 5 or 6 p.m. the last day he
was supposed to be here and I said; 'John,
I think you had better go. I'll just have to
deal with it as it comes in the door.' "
But despite the lack of time to prepare
and the heavy work load, Copple said,
"Obviously, I'm kind of enjoying this. It's
been fun to be vice chancellor a bit. I'm
really enjoying working with the people
here."
Conflict of interest
On a stickier subject, Copple said it's
unlikely he'll find himself in a conflict of
interest. lfc said he will ask Massengale to
handle any problem he thinks is a conflict
of interest.
The most obvious occasion for such a
conflict would be budgeting, he said, and
he'll miss the Legislature's budget-making
next spring.
Copple also said he told his replacement
at the School of Journalism, Dr. Wilma
Crumley, associate dean for graduate stud
ies there, that she could expect little, if
any, money.
"I told her she was probably going to be
largely ignored in requests for money," he
said. "Frankly, as far as the School of
Journalism and additional money help over
the next six months are concerned, they
just aren't going to get it. That'll take care
of one conflict of interest," he said,
chuckling.
Copple didn't seem too worried about
his replacement at the School of Journal
ism. In a way, Crumley has already made her
mark on the dean's office. On the many
plaques and awards on Copple's office
walls, written on masking tape across the
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