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Shaun Sartln/Daily Nebraskan Chancellor candidate Albert Kamig mingles with UNL President Martin Massengale and others at a reception at the Wick Alumni Center Friday afternoon. Kamig is currently provost at the University of Wyoming. Official: Chancellor candidates well qualified, differ in styles By Eric Snyder Staff Reporter Both chancellor candidates who visited the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln last week appeared well qualified to take on the job, faculty and students who met with them said. DcanAa Evcrsoll, secretary of the Academic Senate, said she was impressed with both can didates, but that they had differing styles. “We have, in the two candidates that have been here (U NL), two di ffercnl types of leader ship being displayed,” Evcrsoll said. She said both candidates were well quali fied for the position, and that in the end it will be a question of which candidate’s personality best “matches the needs of UNL.” Denise Campbell, a University of Ncbraska Lincoln student and member of the Coalition of People of Color, said she thought University of Wyoming Provost Albert Kamig’s style was best suited to students. Kansas State University Provost James Coffman “didn’t seem very approachable,” ir his visit, Campbell said. Some of the answer; Coffman gave to student questions sccmct rehearsed, she said. Campbell said she felt drawn to the Wyo ming provost because “he was very personal.’ Campbell was also impressed by the fact that Karnig was “well versed on the topics on multiculluralism and diversity.” If Karnig were to be selected chancellor, he would be a “real agent for change,” she said. Pal Piper, College of Journalism senator in the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska, also expressed support for Karnig. “I really liked him... He has good goals (for UNL),” Piper said. Piper also mentioned Kamig’s demeanor with students. “He spoke to us (the students) like he would anyone else,” he said. Kamig’s familiarity with racial and gender issues was something Piper cited as a strength. “He has a good background as far as minori ties and women arc concerned,” Piper said. Evcrsoll was pleased that multiculluralism and gender issues were addressed directly by both of the visiting candidates.. She credited the Chancellor Search Committee for selecting candidates who would make multiculluralism and gender-based issues a priority. The Chancellor Search Committee selected i diverse candidates who “present the university I with a real choice of leadership,”Eversoll said. “I have the idea that this institution will be decidedly different, based on the type of lead ership chosen,” she said. I ■ _ ■ __ oommiimeni 10 lana-gram sysiem lures chancellor candidate to UNL n.. a aa. __ _l. «r u:« r ;i.. u/u:u oy vibivira nyuuc Editor \ X /T^en ^rc8on Slate University Provost % ’ Graham Spanicr visits today with UNL * " students, faculty members and ad ministrators, he will bring an appreciation for the land-grant system with him. “I have a commitment -' to the land-grant system in my blood,” said Spanicr, the Oregon Slate vice presi dent for academic affairs who is one of four finalists for UNL chancellor. This commitment is something that attracted him to the University of Ne braska-Lincoln.hesaid.He , also is attracted by UNL’s opanier status as the stale’s flagship institution and its broad mission, he said. Spanicr claims a familiarity with the Mid wun, wiui inutii wi i■ i<z> iuiiiii) in iwno. ▼▼ iiiiv studying for his bachelor’s and master’s de grees in sociology from Iowa State University, he remembers seeing Big Red crowds arrive for football games. He also has seen an exchange of faculty members and administrators between Oregon Slate and UNL over the years, so feels a “level of connection’’ between the institutions. Spanicr said he hasn’t fully assessed UNL’s strengths and weaknesses, but that he looks forward to visiting with deans and administra tors to gel more first-hand information about the university. He said one thing he’s done at Oregon State is provide a vision, helping with curriculum reform and development. “Our university is considered to be well managed,” he said. Pan of his agenda has been to improve the situation of minorities and women on campus, See SPANIER on 2 Official: NU not scrambling to reinvest By Steve Pearson Staff Reporter The University of Nebraska and the NU Foundation aren’t rush ing to comply with the Bush ad ministration’s recent request that universities revoke policies against investment in South Africa, officials said. James Van Horn, NU associate vice president for administration and director of finance and administra tive systems, said university officials arc aware of the Bush request, but that the university must comply with a state law requiring South African divestment by the university. “We arc following President Bush’s statements and requests, but we arq constrained by what the state law says,” Van Horn said. Bush lifted the embargo on South Africa several weeks ago. Van Horn said it is much easier for private institutions to react to requests of this nature than it is for public institutions like the university that arc bound by state law. “We cannot reinvest as easily as some private university,” he said. Theresa Klein, the foundation’s director of public relations and publi cations, said the foundation also is not scrambling to reinvest in compa* nics doing business in South Africa. “There has been no formal discus sion with the (foundation) trustees or anything like that,” Klein said. The foundation trustees voted in September to comply voluntarily with the slate law requiring divestment of South Africa. “... We don’t anticipate any changes in the near future,” Klein said. Van Horn stressed that beginning a rcinvesunent policy would lake lime. “The situation we face is that we must abide by state law,” he said. “We cannot do any sort of reinvest ment until the state law is changed.” Van Horn said the law docs not include a time-line for reinvestment or provisions for review of the policy when conditions in South Africa change. “It would require some legislative action, and the earliest that could happen is the regular legislative ses sion in January of *92,” he said.