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Tk T -|Paily | 25/13 I ^^^B B^^B In ^^B ^^B ^B^^B part,y to ■ M ■ H^L ^^^k ■ ■ clear. Friday, mostly X ^WL/X VjjjffVyl M P sunny, high around 40. Committees to search for vice chancellors By Jeremy Fitzpatrick Senior Reporter After nearly a year of interim officials heading up the aca demic affairs and research and graduate studies offices, search com mittees have been formed to fill those positions. Stan Liberty, interim vice chan cellor for academic affairs, and Bill Splinter, interim vice chancellor for research and dean of graduate stud ies, have served in their positions since November and December of 1990, respectively. Herbert Howe, associate to the chancellor, said two committees, made up of faculty, administrators and stu dents, have been formed to search for new candidates for the offices. The Academic Senate, the chan cellor’s cabinet and the Association of Students of the University of Ne braska nominated prospective candi dates for the committee, and UNL Chancellor Graham Spanier chose the committee members, he said. Spanier updates criteria for candidates The search committees will apply several criteria to prospective candi dates, Howe said. Candidates must have earned a doctoral or equivalent degree, have a substantial record of research, teaching and successful administration and be eligible to be appointed as a tenured professor in their home fields. In addition, Howe said Spanier has expressed a desire for the committees to pursue an aggressive affirmative action search for both positions. “We are not just going to sit back and screen out applicants,” he said. “They will be out there trying to get people to apply.” The chancellor would like to see women and minorities included on the recommended list of candidates, he said. The offices for which the search committees will recommend candi dates have b$cn slightly modified by Spanier. w. The vice chancellor for academic affairs will become the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and will cake over supervision of the gradu ate studies program. The vice chan cellor for research and dean of gradu ate studies position will become the vice chancellor for research. — 44 It is a very good oppor tunity to build an ad ministrative team that can work real well. Howe associate to the chancellor -»f - The change to senior vice chancel lor for academic affairs was made to confirm existing university bylaws that the vice chancellor for academic affairs acts as chancellor in the chan cellor’s absence, he said. Howe said the dual search is a golden opportunity for the chancel lor. “It is a very good opportunity to build an administrative team that can work real well,” he said. Neither Liberty nor Splinter, the interim vice chancellors, will pursue his position permanently. “From the outset I have never had the intention of seeking this posi tion,” Liberty said. “I have other inter ests now.” Splinter agreed. “I have reached the magic age of 65,” he said. “I think I will leave this up to someone younger.” Jean Aigner, executive dean for international affairs and chairwoman of the academic affairs search com mittee, said the committee would look for candidates who were both schol ars and qualified administrators. The committee’s first responsibil ity, she said, is to solicit candidates for the position nationally. “We are attempting to be very pro active in attempting to identify a large panel of prospective candidates,” she said. Applications for the position will be accepted through January. The committee will begin reviewing can didates Feb. 1. Aigner said the committee would then compile a short list of candidates who will be interviewed on campus. Although Aigner said she did not know when the comm ittee could have recommendations for the chancellor, she said it would follow a rigorous schedule. “We are all very anxious to have a person on board as soon as possible,” she said. David Scllmyer, a physics and astronomy professor and chairman of the committee searching for candi dates for the vice chancellor for re search, predicted a lengthy search process. “These things take time,” he said. ‘Searches take months.” NU Press may receive larger home Official says UNL may buy Union Insurance building By Tom Mainelli Staff Reporter The University of Nebraska Press may have a new home waiting after Nov. 15, when the NU Board of Regents reviews a proposal to buy a downtown building, a UNL official said. Ray Coffey, business manager for the Uni versity of Nebraska-Lincoln, said Union Insur ance Co. Ls considering expansion, which would force it to move from its building at 14th and Q streets. If the company moves, Coffey said, UNL would consider buying the building for the University of Nebraska Press, currently lo catcd in Nebraska Hall. “University Press is in a dire need of space,” Coffey said. He said the possibility of acquiring the build ing had been mentioned over the past few years, but said he did not know if any official negotiations had been initiated. “This is not just a spur-of-the-moment thing,” he said. The building and the property on which it is located are within university boundaries, Cof fey said. The building and the property recently were appraised at about $1.9 million. “Anything within those boundaries, yeah, we’re interested in it,” he said. “I think we’re interested.” But, Coffey said, “We have been in conver sation with Union Insurance. At this point, nothing can be confirmed.” The NU Board of Regents would have to approve the purchase of the building. Daniel Ross, assistant director at University Press, said the proposed move would be bene ficial. “We want to move; we are very cramped in our present quarters,” Ross said. “The prospect of moving is appealing.” University Press occupies about 9,500 square feet in the basement of Nebraska Hall, Ross said. The Union Insurance building has about 34,000 square feet. Ross said he was unaware of any recent decisions regarding the purchase of the build ing. “As far as I know, nothing official has been presented,” he said. Robin Trimarchi/DN S’no problem Temperatures hit the low 30s Wednesday as Tom Grady, a senior electrical engineering major, braved the weather on campus. Coach accused of harassment1 From Staff and Wire Reports Nebraska women’s swimming coach Ray Huppert has been accused of sexually harassing some of his team members, Comhusker Athletic Director Bob Devaney said Wednesday. In an interview with Omaha television sta tion KETV, Devaney said that as many as seven teammates have come forward to com plain about Coach Ray Huppert’s touching them. Devaney said the allegations are being investigated. Thom Cope, Huppert’s attorney, disagreed. He told the Daily Nebraskan that a confidential personal investigation has been conducted and that the allegations are unfounded. “It’s over. There is no pending investiga tion,” Cope said. “We vehemently deny that there was inappropriate touching.” Cope would not say when the investigation was conducted. Huppert has not been sus pended and will remain coach of the team, Cope said. KETV reported that Huppert, in his 15th ytoi as uic wuiiicii s swim team euacn, saiu nc is under orders not to talk about the investiga tion. The DN reached Huppert’s wife, Deanna, at their home in Lincoln Wednesday nighL She said Huppert was not home. Team members contacted by the DN declined to comment. Devaney said some team members want Huppert to quit touching them. He said Hup pert would hug or pal them after they per formed well. “He was a little more friendly than he should be,” Devaney said. Devaney said he didn’t think Huppert had done anything bad or was trying to be fresh with the women. Devaney said the team members do not want Huppert fired. He said that team members upset about the coach are free to leave the team and can keep their swimming scholarships. Devaney also said he didn’t think any of them would quit. Huppert, of Waukesha, Wis., was a volun teer assistant when the women’s swim team was formed in 1975. Landslides unleashed in the Philip pines. Page 2 Women making music. Page 5 Linden looks to Lincoln labs. Page 6 4* — Wire INDEX 2 Opinion 4 Diversions 5 Sports 13 Classifieds 14
