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UNT names sole finalist for presidency

11:12 AM CDT on Thursday, July 6, 2006

From Staff Reports

Dr. Gretchen Bataille Dr. Gretchen M. Bataille, chief academic officer of the 16-campus University of North Carolina system, has been named the sole finalist to be the next president of the University of North Texas.

The University of North Texas System Board of Regents approved a recommendation from Chancellor Lee Jackson Thursday morning to name her as the president of the Denton university, the system’s flagship campus.

If confirmed by the regents later this month, Bataille (pronounced Bah-TIE) will become UNT’s 14th president and the first woman in the university’s 116-year history to hold the position of chief executive officer.

The naming of Bataille, 61, as the sole finalist completes a nationwide search begun in September 2005, following Dr. Norval Pohl’s declaration last summer of his plans to step down from the UNT presidency by Aug. 31 of this year. Today’s public announcement also begins the minimum 21-day period required by Texas law before the UNT regents can vote to officially appoint Bataille to the position.

“We are pleased that Dr. Gretchen Bataille is ready to lead UNT in all of its diverse endeavors,” said UNT System Board of Regents Chairman Bobby Ray. “She has the energy, experience, and enthusiasm to continue the progress we have made at UNT and to lead us to new levels of success.”

Since 2000, Bataille has served as the chief academic officer of the 16-campus University of North Carolina system. For the past year, she had an additional assignment as interim chancellor of the North Carolina School of the Arts. Bataille is a tenured professor of English at UNC-Chapel Hill.

As the University of North Carolina system’s senior vice president for academic affairs, Bataille led the academic planning for all of the UNC system campuses, comprising a total enrollment of about 196,000 students. The UNC system is composed of the state’s 16 public universities granting baccalaureate and advanced degrees, including two medical schools and schools of dentistry, pharmacy, public health and veterinary medicine. The scope of her responsibilities as the system’s highest ranking academic officer included oversight of strategic planning and budgeting, research, student affairs, international programs and advising the UNC president and board of governors on academic issues.

As interim chancellor of the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C., Bataille was chief executive officer of an institution serving more than 1,100 junior-high to graduate students training for professional careers in the arts in five professional schools – dance, design and production (visual arts), drama, film and music. The School of the Arts was the first state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation.

“I am confident that Dr. Bataille has the background to strengthen UNT’s academic and research vision and the personal skills to be a very effective campus and community leader,” Jackson said. “Our students, faculty, staff and UNT community members will appreciate her thoughtful and personal style and will benefit from her national perspective on solutions to the challenges facing higher education.”

Bataille says she is “excited about the opportunity to lead UNT, especially given the university’s student-centered emphasis.”

“UNT has a long history of serving the North Texas region, and with the strength of its faculty and students it’s well positioned to be better recognized nationally and internationally. It will be my responsibility to ensure that the university achieves the level of prominence it deserves,” she said.

Bataille has served as provost and academic vice president at Washington State University and provost of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She also served as associate dean for academic personnel in Arizona State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and chair of its English Department and as acting associate dean of instruction at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.

A recognized scholar of Native American literature, Bataille’s professional career has focused on issues of diversity, civil rights and ethnic studies.

Bataille began her teaching career as a member of the English faculty at Iowa State University. During her tenure, she initiated and chaired the American Indian Studies Program and directed numerous conferences and symposia on Native Americans and ethnic studies.

She chaired the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and wrote the grant that created the American Indian Institute at ASU, where Bataille also chaired the President’s Committee for Assessment for Quality and Diversity. She served as a member of the Council of Academic Affairs of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and on the board of the Research Triangle Institute.

Bataille currently serves as the vice chair and a trustee of the College Board and serves on the boards of the North Carolina Humanities Council and the North Carolina Public Television Foundation, among others.

Originally from Indiana, Bataille earned her bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in English education from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. She earned a doctorate in English from Drake University and has completed management development programs at Harvard University and the University of California. Bataille is a widow and the mother of two grown children —Erin Hettinga Crail and Marc Hettinga.

Jackson selected Bataille from a diverse pool of candidates recommended by a 19-member search advisory committee co-chaired by Regents Gayle Strange of Denton and Robert Nickell of Dallas. The advisory committee included UNT faculty, staff and students as well as community leaders. Korn/Ferry International, an executive search firm, aided the system and the committee in the search process.

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3rd finalist says private funding a must

Tony Robinson - The Daily Iowan

Issue date: 12/18/02 Section: Metro

PrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 Playing down concerns that private funding would compromise the institution's reputation, UI presidential candidate Gretchen M. Bataille said there is no other solution, given the sluggish economy.

"I don't think we can afford to have that attitude," said the vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina.

Bataille, 58, addressed nearly 100 members of the UI community at a public forum in the IMU Tuesday. She is the third of six finalists vying for the university's top position.

Opening communication among university departments was also a priority to the woman known for her strong background in diversity.

As state funding of public universities continues to plummet, university departments have to collaborate and decide what can and cannot be cut to make up for losses, she said.

"My administrative style is consultative and decisive," she said. "A leader should pull [departments] together, make decisions, and explain to them why they did that."

After a plane delay, Bataille arrived in Iowa City at 6 p.m. Monday and spoke with various student and faculty groups while touring the campus. The public forum was the culmination of her two-day visit.

Bataille assumed her position at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2000, where she is also a professor with tenure in the English department.

Charles Silet, an Iowa State University English professor, said Bataille has a broad background in both administration and teaching. When the two worked together in Ames during her 1967-88 tour of duty, they wrote three novels and several articles about American Indian culture and films.

"She knows the academic world bottom-up," Silet said.

Members of the Presidential Search and Screen Committee noted Bataille's extensive experience around the country; she has held administrative positions at Washington State University, the University of California-Santa Barbara, Arizona State University, and ISU.

"I guess I can't keep a job," Bataille joked.

Although she has only visited the UI campus a handful of times on business, Bataille is no stranger to Iowa. In addition to having been an ISU faculty member, she received her doctorate in English from Drake University.

When asked if she was ready to move back to Iowa, Bataille replied, "I am if Iowa is ready for me. It would be a great place to end my career."

E-mail DI reporter Tony Robinson at:

tony-robinson@uiowa.edu

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UNC ADMINISTRATOR VIES FOR UI PRESIDENCY (Chapel Hill Herald, Dec. 19)

Gretchen Bataille, a top administrator in the UNC system, is one of six finalists for the presidency of the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. Bataille has been the university system's senior vice president for academic affairs since she arrived in Chapel Hill in March 2000. She came to UNC from an administrative post at Washington State University. Reached at an Iowa airport Wednesday on her way back from a campus interview there, Bataille said the job intrigues her. A native of Indiana, Bataille has worked at a number of universities across the nation, but spent more time in Iowa than in any other state. She taught English at Iowa State from 1967 to 1988. The Herald is based in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Bataille plays balancing game

Chancellor stint almost complete

By: SAMUEL LAU

STAFF WRITERIssue date: 11/14/05 Section: State & NationalPrintEmail Article Tools Page 1 of 1 Just one year ago, the N.C. School of the Arts and Chancellor Wade Hobgood were mired in financial controversy as state auditors found that the school had made a number of inappropriate payments.

But since then, Hobgood has resigned, and interim chancellor Gretchen Bataille, who met with state auditors for an informal exit interview Oct. 28, said that the school's audit is "absolutely clean."

The UNC-system Board of Governors also passed a set of recommendations Friday laying out a system of auditing and reporting to avoid future problems.

BOG member Brent Barringer said the financial troubles centered around Joseph Dickson, the vice chancellor of finance and administration, who resigned in July 2004, but that everything has been cleared up pretty well.

"There was a certain amount of fallout, but most of the problems have been cured," he said.

Adds Bataille, "It's a matter of saying, 'Let's go forward.'"

This forward progression will need to include finding a permanent chancellor to replace Bataille, who still is serving as UNC-system senior vice president for academic affairs.

NCSA Board of Trustees member Mary Braxton-Joseph said a search for a new chancellor has not yet been launched, though Barringer thinks a new chancellor will start no later than July 1.

Until that day comes, Bataille will continue balancing her two positions.

"I don't sleep," she laughed.

To help Bataille fulfill all of her responsibilities, her academic affairs assistant Lisa Adamson said she and Bataille's assistant at the School of the Arts have access to the same calendar and work together to make sure Bataille gets where she needs to be.

At the UNC-system office, Bataille still is involved with staffing the BOG personnel and tenure committee, maintaining her liaison role with a consultant doing a major study on economic development and keeping oversight of the UNC-system office in China.

"But my first priority is that of chancellor," she said, noting that most of her system responsibilities have been delegated to other members of the academic affairs staff.

Barringer said that it was rare for someone from general administration to serve as an interim chancellor, and that most of the time the position would be filled by someone on campus.

"(NCSA) needed a more objective and outside leader for the year," he said, and thus leaders looked toward Bataille.

"It was very important for me to analyze how the issue of the audit had perhaps damaged the school in terms of levels of trust and openness," Bataille said.

"My primary job is getting things on an even keel, being transparent about the budget and being open with the community and restoring confidence in the school."

Barringer, whose daughter is an eighth-grader in the school's ballet program, said she is doing a good job in these respects.

"All the reports I hear from parents, alumni and students are very positive," he said, adding that she has had to make a number of tough personnel decisions.

"She has implemented a number of strategies that will be more beneficial to the future chancellor than they will this year," he said.

"It really is a thankless job."

In regard to the future chancellor, Bataille said he or she should have a number of diverse qualities.

"They need a combination of artistic interests, ability and appreciation in varying areas combined with administration skills," she said.

Bataille said her replacement will be entering an environment of dedicated faculty and students.

"I am confident that the financial issues are behind us," she said.

"The future of the school is absolutely wonderful."

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Curriculum Vitae

October 1999

http://www.wsu.edu/provost/bataillecv.html

Education:

1962-1965 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

1965-1967 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

B.S. English (Major) and French (Minor) 1966

M.A. Education (English) 1967

1972-1977 Drake University, Des Moines, IA

D.A. English 1977

Dissertation: An Approach to the Study of American Indian Literature at the College Level

1976 National Council of Teachers of English Workshop on Native American Literature and Language, Chicago, IL (Selected Participant)

1977 NEH/MLA Seminar on Native American Literature, University of Northern Arizona (Selected Participant)

1990 NEH/Newberry Library Documentary Workshop on Oral Literature (Selected Participant)

1991 Management Development Program, Harvard University (Selected Participant)

1996 University of California Management Institute (Selected participant)

Honors:

Plaza of Heroines, Iowa State University, Carrie Chapman Catt Hall--1995

Faculty Women's Association (ASU) Affirmative Action Award--May 1990

Phi Kappa Phi (ASU) Honorary Lifetime Member--May 1990

Charles C. Irby Distinguished Service Award, NAES--March 1989

Awarded Faculty Improvement Leave, Iowa State University--Fall 1985

Named Outstanding Adviser, College of Sciences and Humanities (ISU)--1983

Named by Story County [iowa] Women's Political Caucus as "Agent of Change"--1980

Carnegie Corporation Tuition Grants (Summers 1975, 1977)--Drake University

Academic Employment:

Washington State University, Provost and Academic Vice President--1997 to present

Washington State University, Professor, Department of English, Women's Studies, and American Studies --1997 to present

University of California, Santa Barbara, Provost, College of Letters & Science -- 1994--97

University of California, Santa Barbara, Professor, Department of English and Women’s Studies Program -- 1994-97

Arizona State University--Associate Dean for Academic Personnel, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences--1990-1994

Arizona State University--Chair, Department of English--1988-1990; Professor--1988-1994

Arizona State University--Core Faculty Member, Women's Studies--1988-1994

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona--Acting Associate Dean of Instruction--1987-1988

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona--Lecturer, Department of English and Department of Ethnic and Women's Studies--1986-1987

Iowa State University--Professor, Department of English--1986-1988 (on leave 1986-1988)

Iowa State University--Associate Professor--1981-1986

Iowa State University--Assistant Professor--1977-1981

Iowa State University--Instructor--1967-1977 (excluding 1970-1971)

Iowa State University--Tutor and Thesis Proofreader--1970-1971

Administrative Experience:

1997-present Provost and Academic Vice President, Washington State University, Pullman

Duties: Responsible for budget, personnel, and planning for the four-campus system and 22,000 students. Colleges include Engineering and Architecture, Liberal Arts, Science, Education, Agriculture and Home Economics, Business and Economics, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Honors, and Nursing

1994-1997 Provost, College of Letters & Science, University of California, Santa Barbara

Duties: Responsible for budget, personnel, and planning for Divisions of Humanities and Fine Arts; Social Sciences; and Mathematics, Life and Physical Sciences; as well as the Honors Program and Student Academic Affairs.

1990-1994 Associate Dean for Academic Personnel, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University

Duties: Personnel, Strategic Planning, Computing Support, Budget, International programs

1988-1990 Chair, Department of English, Arizona State University

1992-1993 Chair, International Programs Review

1992-1993 Chair, ASU Assessment for Quality and Diversity

1990-1994 Chair, CLAS Strategic Planning Committee

1991-1992 Co-Chair, Martin Luther King, Jr., Planning Committee

Dec. 1988 Project Director, Second Regional Articulation Conference, Cal Poly

May 1988 Project Director, Regional Math and English Articulation Conference, Cal Poly

1987-1988 Acting Associate Dean of Instruction, Cal Poly

1981-1985 Coordinator, Undergraduate Studies, Department of English, ISU

Duties: Curriculum, Advising Coordinator, College Liaison

April 1985 Co-Director, Symposium on the American Indian: Spirit of Sport (ISU)

Feb. 1985 Co-Director, Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, Kansas City

1984-1985 President, Iowa Humanities Board

March 1984 Co-Director, Contemporary Arts, Traditional Values: Symposium on the American Indian (ISU)

Feb. 1984 Co-Director, Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, Kansas City

April 1983 Director, Images and Insights: Symposium on the American Indian (ISU)

1978-1981 Chair, Department of English Research Committee and representative on the College of Sciences and Humanities Faculty Development Committee (ISU)

1976-1981 Chair, American Indian Studies Program (ISU)

Duties: Course development, Publications, Budget, Staffing

1972-1986 Committee on American Indian Programs (Chair, 1973-1975)

Duties: Funding and Coordinating Annual Symposium on the American Indian

Nov. 1981 Director, Midwest Regional Conference, National Association for Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies

Oct. 1980 Director, Midwest Regional Conference, National Association for Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies

April 1980 Director, Traditional Values in a Changing World: Symposium on the American Indian

1979-1980 Co-Chair, Department of English Outside Evaluation Committee

April 1979 Director, Our Children--Our Future: Symposium on the American Indian

1975-1979 Iowa Civil Rights Commission (Governor's Appointment)

Chairperson , 1977-1979

Vice Chairperson , 1976-1977

April 1978 Director, Spirit of the Earth: Symposium on the American Indian (ISU)

April 1977 Director, Images and Voices: Understanding Through American Indian Arts (ISU)

April 1976 Director, American Indian Perspectives on the Bicentennial (ISU)

April 1975 Publicity Director, Iowa's Heritage (Three-day Symposium) (ISU)

April 1974 Director, The American Indian In Iowa: Symposium on the American Indian (ISU)

1974-1975 Executive Committee, Faculty Council (ISU)

Duties: Plan agenda for meetings, meet with administrators on policy

1974-1975 Organizer and Coordinator for Mesquakie Tutoring Project at the Mesquakie Settlement. Tama, Iowa

April 1973 Director, Symposium on the American Indian in the University (ISU)

Teaching and Advising:

Courses taught:

Iowa State University

Freshman Composition (Narrative and Exposition)

Introduction to the Study of English

Introduction to Fiction

Propaganda Analysis

Honors Composition

American Literature and Culture

Literature of the American Indian

The American Indian in Film

Ethnic Literature

Introduction to American Indian Studies

Images of the American Indian

Cal Poly Pomona

Freshman Composition (Narrative and Exposition)

Computer-based (Macintosh) Composition

Freshman Composition--Polynet (Interactive Video)

Writing for the Professions

Advanced Expository Writing

Literature of the American Indian

Ethnic Literature

Ethnic Women in America

Contemporary American Indian Experience

Arizona State University

Literature of the American Indian

Twentieth Century American Indian Literature

Independent Study (American Indian Literature; N. Scott Momaday; Indian/Hispanic Literature of the Southwest)

Twentieth Century American Indian Novel

Twentieth Century American Indian Literature: 500 Years After the Encounter

Women and Literature

University of California, Santa Barbara

Native American Contemporary Literature

Native American Women’s Literature

Contemporary Native American Literature--Freshman Seminar

Washington State University

Graduate Internship - English 598

Freshman Seminar—English 138

Advising (ISU): 1977-1985 Academic Adviser, English and English Education Majors

1981-1985 Advising Coordinator, Department of English

1981-1985 Faculty Adviser, People of English (Student Club)

1982 Faculty Adviser, United Native American Student Association

Graduate Committees/Honors Programs:

Iowa State University

Chair, Alma Jean Walker (M.A. English, 1981)

Member, Cecelia Halwani (M.A. Anthropology, 1982)

Member, Ellen Hay Schiller (Ph.D. Education, 1982)

Arizona State University

Member, Jennifer Scoutten (M.A. Humanities, 1994)

Member, Patti Frinzi (M.A. Humanities, 1994)

Member, Jeanne Olson (M.A. English, 1989)

Member, Laura Schlanger (M. Arch., 1990)

Chair, Marilyn Ippolito (M.A. English, 1990)

Member, Joanne Skiff (Ph.D. English)

Member, Gretchen Harvey (Ph.D. History)

Chair, Laurie Lisa (Ph.D. English, 1996)

Honors Thesis:

Chair, Elizabeth Vasquez (B.A. Political Science, 1994)

UCSB:

Honors Contract:

Maeve Cooney (Spring 1995)

Washington State University

Member, Beverly Tronsen (M.A. English, 1998)

Publications and Papers:

Books:

The Worlds Between Two Rivers: Perspectives on American Indians in Iowa. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 2000. Orig. published: Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1978. Reissued 1987 as selection of Iowa Heritage Series. (With David M. Gradwohl and Charles L.P. Silet)

Ethnic Studies in the United States: A Guide. New York: Garland Publishing, 1996. (with Miguel Carranza and Laurie Lisa)

Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Garland Publishing, 1993. CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book for 1994. (In revision for second edition.)

Living the Dream in Arizona: The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Tempe: Arizona State University, 1992. (With Albert L. McHenry)

American Indian Women: A Guide to Research. New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1991. (With Kathleen M. Sands) CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book for 1992.

Images of American Indians in Film: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1985. (With Charles L.P. Silet)

American Indian Women: Telling Their Lives. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984 (With Kathleen M. Sands) Reprinted as Bison Edition, 1987.

American Indian Literature: A Selected Bibliography for Schools and Libraries. Pomona, CA: NAIES, 1981. (Revision of 1978 Bibliography)

The Pretend Indians: Images of Native Americans in the Movies. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1980. (With Charles L.P. Silet)

American Indian Literature: A Selected Bibliography for Iowa Schools. Des Moines: Iowa Department of Public Instruction, 1978.

Chapters in Books:

"Luci Tapahonso: A Navajo Voice in the Midwest." Native American Women in Literature and Culture. Eds. Susan Castillo and Victor M. P. Da Rosa. Universidade Fernando Pessoa Press. Porto, Portugal, 1997. Pp. 77-86.

"Louise Erdrich's The Beet Queen: Images of the Grotesque on the Northern Plains." Critical Perspectives on Native American Literature. Ed. Richard Fleck. Three Continents Press, 1993. Pp. 277-85.

"American Indians in Popular Films." Beyond the Stars: Stock Characters in American Popular Films. Bowling Green: Popular Press, 1989. Ed. Paul Loukides and Linda K. Fuller. Pp. 9-22.

"Stereotyping: Misnomers, Misconceptions." Entertainment Industry Guide to American Indian Productions. Ed. Hanay Geiogamah. Los Angeles: American Indian Registry for the Performing Arts, 1988. Pp. 35-43.

"Momaday and the Evocation of Identity." In Approaches to Teaching The Way to Rainy Mountain. Ed. Kenneth Roemer. New York: MLA, 1988. Pp. 78-84.

"Black Elk: New World Prophet." In A Sender of Words: Essays in Memory of John G. Neihardt. Ed. Vine Deloria, Jr. Salt Lake City: Howe Brothers, 1984. Pp. 135-142.

"Transformation of Tradition: Autobiographical Works by American Indian Women." In Studies in American Indian Literature: Critical Essays and Course Designs. Ed. Paula Gunn Allen. New York: MLA, 1983. Pp. 85-99. (Rpt. USIA, New Delhi, 1988)

"Distortions in the Image of the American Indian." In New Directions in Ethnic Studies: Minorities in America. Ed. David Claerbaut. Saratoga, CA: Century Twenty One, 1981. Pp. 65-75.

"The Entertaining Anachronism: Indians in American Film." In The Kaleidoscopic Lens: How Hollywood Views Ethnic Groups. Ed. Randall Miller. Englewood, NJ: Jerome Ozer, 1980. Pp. 36-53. (With Charles L.P. Silet)

"The American Indian in Film: An Annotated Critical Bibliography." In The Native American Image on Film. Washington, DC: American Film Institute, 1980. Pp. 59-90. (With Charles L.P. Silet)

Articles:

"Gretchen Bataille: Creating Opportunities" (Interview) AAC&U on Campus with Women 27, 1 (Fall 1997), 3.

"Retrospective and Prospective." Studies in Native American Literatures 9, 3 (Fall, 1997), 25-30.

"Luci Tapahonso" Dictionary of Literary Biography: Native American Writers of the United States. Columbia, SC: Bruccoli Clark Layman, 1997. Pp. 291-94.

"Janet Campbell Hale: Dictionary of Literary Biography: Native American Writers of the United States. Columbia, SC: Bruccoli Clark Layman, 1997. Pp. 109-11.

"A Brave Woman’s Saga of Survival Continues." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Volume 93 (1996) Detroit: Gale Research. [Reprint]

"Ethnic Studies," Encyclopedia of English Studies and Language Arts. Ed. Alan C. Purves. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1994. Pp. 465-466.

"American Indian Women's Autobiography," Dictionary of Native American Literature. Ed. Andrew Wiget. New York: Greenwood Press, 1994. Pp. 187-192

"Definitions of Identity." [review article Sending My Heart Back Across the Years] American Book Review 14,5 (December 1992/January 1993), 10,18.

"American Indian Novels." Rocky Mountain Review. 47,1-2 (1993), 61-66.

"Gertrude Simmons Bonnin" (p. 84); "Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins" (p. 267); "Native American Women" (pp. 421-22); "Native American Women's Literature" (p. 423); W.A.R.N. (p. 680); Handbook of American Women's History. Ed. Angela Howard Zophy. New York: Garland, 1990.

"An Interview with Geraldine Keams." Explorations in Ethnic Studies 10,1 (January 1987), 1-7.

"Ethnic Literature for Children and Young Adults." The Ethnic Reporter 12,1 (Spring 1987), 8-10.

"American Indian Images: Myth and Reality." New Scholar. 10 (1986), 475-478.

"Ethnography, Film, and American Indian Arts." North Dakota Quarterly, 53,2 (Fall 1985), 122-129.

"Literature and Literacy." Muses, 7,3 (Summer 1984), 1-2,7.

"A MELUS Interview: Jim Barnes." MELUS, 10,4 (Winter 1983), 57-64.

"Ethnicity in the State-based Humanities Program." Muses, 6,3 (Summer 1983), 4-6,8.

"Economic and Psychic Exploitation of American Indians." Explorations in Ethnic Studies, 6,2 (July 1983), 8-21. (With Charles L.P. Silet)

"Update on Hayakawa Amendment." NAIES Newsletter, 8,2 (October 1983), 7-8.

"Ethnic Studies in the Academy: Questions for Consideration." NAIES Newsletter, 8,2 (October 1983), 35-37.

"Ray Young Bear: Tribal History and Personal Vision." Studies in American Indian Literatures, 6,3 (Summer 1982), 1-6. Rpt. Studies in American Indian Literatures. Series 2. 5,2 (Summer 1993), 17-20.

"Additions to 'The Indian in American Film.'" Journal of Popular Film and Television, 8 (Spring 1980), 50-53. (With Charles L.P. Silet)

"American Indian Literature: Traditions and Translations." MELUS, 6 (Winter 1979), 17-26.

"Bibliography of Native American Women." Concerns, 10 (15 May 1980), 16-27.

"Resources for Teaching American Indian Literature." Iowa English Bulletin, 29 (Fall 1979), 31-32.

"An Interview with N. Scott Momaday." Iowa English Bulletin, 29 (Fall 1979), 28-31.

"Indian Studies: In and Out of the Classroom." La Confluencia, 2 (December 1978), 43,46.

"Education and the Images of the American Indian." Explorations in Ethnic Studies, 1 (January 1978), 37-49.

"The Indian in the Film: A Critical Survey." Quarterly Review of Film Studies, 2 (February 1977), 56-74. (With Charles L.P. Silet)

"A Checklist of Published Materials on Popular Images of the Indian in the American Film." The Journal of Popular Film, 5 (1976), 171-182. (With Charles L.P. Silet)

"Hopi Roadrunner Dancing." Poet and Critic, 2 (1974), 30-35.

"Preliminary Investigations: Early Suffrage Films." Women and Film, 3-4 (1974), 42-44.

Publications Accepted:

"Jay Silverheels." American National Biography. Oxford University Press.

"Native Americans and the Imagined West: Jay Silverheels, Iron Eyes Cody, and Chief Dan George." In The Hollywood West edited by Richard Etulain and Glenda Riley.

"Academic Leadership Strategies: Partnerships for Change." In Technology-Driven Planning: Principles to Practice edited by Mary Doyle and Judith Boettcher. To be published by SCUP (Society for College and University Planning).

Publications Submitted:

Native American Representations: First Encounters, Distorted Imags, and Literary Appropriations. Under review by University of Nebraska Press.

Papers:

"WSU and Technology." NASULGC, Portland, OR. July, 1998.

"Our Two-cents: Provosts on Assessment and Accountability." Higher Education Assessment Conference, Bellingham, WA. May, 1998.

"Utilizing Regional Capacity in Western States." WICHE, Huntington Beach, CA. October 1997.

"Aboriginal Women’s ‘Business’ in Australia and Native American Women of North America: A Comparative View." National Association for Ethnic Studies, LaCrosse, WI. April 1997.

"Luci Tapahonso: A Navajo Voice in the Midwest." American Indian Workshop. Fernando Pessoa University, Oporto, Portugal. April 1995

"Women in the Academy: Learning to Play the Game." Enhancing Minority Opportunities Annual Conference, January 1995.

"Increasing Minority Participation at Historically White Colleges." Associated Writing Programs Conference, April 1994.

"Self-Assessment for Quality and Diversity at Arizona State University." National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education, June 1993. (With A. J. Pfister)

"Millicent Rogers and American Indians." NAES Conference, March 1993.

"Intercultural Communication on an International Project." NAES Conference, March 1990.

"Teaching American Indian Studies: An Interdisciplinary Perspective." NAES Conference, March 1989. (With David M. Gradwohl)

"Potsherds, Poems, and Pow Wows: An Interdisciplinary Approach to American Indian Studies." American Anthropological Association National Meeting, October 1988. (With David M. Gradwohl)

"Literacy in a Multicultural Society: Ethics, Ethnics, and Controversy." NAES Conference, March 1988.

"'Pioneer' Indian Women." Conference on Women's Culture in the Great Plains, March, 1987.

"Autobiographies by American Indian Women." Midwest Women's Studies Conference, April 1986.

"Pioneer' Indian Women: Visions and Revisions." Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, Fresno, CA, February 1986.

"American Indian Women's Autobiographies: A Convergence of Ethnic and Feminist Criticism?" Midwest Modern Language Association, November 1984.

"Ethnicity and Public Programming in the Humanities." Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, April 1983. (Published 1984)

"Ethnicity and Public Programming in the Humanities." Midwest Regional Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, December 1982.

"Culture: A Shaping Force in Literature." Iowa Council of Teachers of English, October 1982.

"Ethnography, Politics, and Literature: Native American Autobiography." Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, April 1982.

"The Make-Believe Indian: The Native American in the Movies." Midwest Regional Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, October 1981.

"The Make-Believe Indian." Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, April 1981.

"Inside the Cigar Store: Images of the American Indian." Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, April 1980.

"Media Resources for Multi-Cultural Programs." Iowa Educational Media Association, March 1980.

"Inside the Cigar Store: Images of the American Indian." Society for Applied Anthropology, March 1980.

"A Bibliography on Native American Women." MMLA, November 1979. (Published 1980)

"The Future of Native American Literature in MLA." MLA, December 1979.

"Transformation of Tradition: Autobiographical Works by Native American Women." MLA, December 1978. (Published 1983)

"Education and the Images of the American Indian." Conference on Ethnic and Minority Studies, April 1977. (Published 1978)

"Poetry of American Indian Women: Tradition and Change." MMLA, November 1975.

"The Poetry of American Indian Women: New Sources for the Sociologist." Midwest Sociological Society Meetings, April 1975.

"Indian Dress and Poetry--Metaphor for Life." Iowa State Home Economics Association, April 1974.

"Preliminary Investigations: Early Suffrage Films." Popular Culture Convention, April 1973. (Published 1973)

Reviews:

Reviews appear in the following journals and newspapers:

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Choice

American Indian Quarterly

American Indian Culture and Research Journal

North Dakota Quarterly

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

The Journal of American History

Studies in American Indian Literatures

Poet and Critic

Wassaja

New Scholar

Washington Post

American Book Review

Christian Science Monitor

Editing Experience:

NAES Publications (Explorations in Ethnic Studies, Explorations in Sights and Sounds, and The Ethnic Reporter)--Associate Editor, 1980-1987; Editor, 1987-1992.

MELUS--Associate Editor, 1983-1988

Studies in American Indian Literatures, Vol. 4 (Winter 1980)--Guest Editor

Studies in American Indian Literatures, Editorial Advisory Board

Harper's Anthology of 20th Century Native American Poetry. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988, Editorial Board

Media Productions:

"UCSB in View." UCSB Cable Programs, 1996-97; moderator for segment "Point of View." Program 1-- Parents to the Polls; Program 2--International Trade; Program 3--Ebonics; Program 4--California Future

"The Make-Believe Indian: The Native American in the Movies." Ames: ISU Research Foundation, 1981. (Slide/tape package; with Charles L.P. Silet)

"Inside the Cigar Store: Images of the American Indian." Ames: ISU Research Foundation, 1979. (Slide/tape package)

"Interview with Michael Naranjo, Pueblo Sculptor." Ames, IA: Brunnier Gallery, 1976. (Videotape)

Selected Lectures and Interviews:

June 1998 Lecture: Ethics and Academic Leadership, Cleveland Conference, WSU

May 1998 Lecture: WSU Vancouver Commencement

May 1998 Lecture: "Women and Leadership, AAUW

Apr. 1998 Lecture: "Strategies for a Gender Inclusive Campus Climate" Colorado State University

Jan. 1998 Lecture: "Anti-Hate Speech" WSU Forum

Dec. 1997 Lecture: "A Vision for WSU" Seattle Leaders

Oct. 1997 Lecture: WSU Trustee Ambassadors

Feb. 1997 Lecture: "Thinking About the Future: Native Americans and the Environment." Environmental Studies 21

Dec. 1996 Television Panel: "We Mean Business...How Women Succeed." KCTV, Santa Barbara

June/July 1996 Lectures: "Native American Literature." UCSB/USIA Summer Program

Oct. 1995 Lecture: "What is a Provost?" MS, Santa Barbara

April 1995 Lecture: "Native Americans and the Landscape." University of Pisa, Italy

April 1995 Lecture: "Continuities and Changes in L&S: Challenges for the Twenty-first Century." UCSB Emeriti

Mar. 1995 Lecture: "Native American Women's Literature." Santa Barbara Newcomers Club

Feb. 1995 Panel Presentations "The Balancing Act: Work and Personal Life." University Women's Network

Jan/July 1995 Lecture: "Native Americans: History, Literature, and Culture." UCSB Extended Learning Services

Jan. 1995 Lecture: "Native American Literature and Culture." College of Creative Studies

Jan. 1995 Lecture: "Native American Landscape and Literature." Environmental Studies 190

Nov. 1994 Panel Organizer: "Sexual Harassment and Academic Freedom." Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences

Nov. 1994 Lecture: "Narrative Strategies in American Indian Women's Literature." Interdisciplinary Humanities Center

Nov. 1994 Lecture: "Native American Women: Their Lives in Literature." UCSB Multi-cultural Center

Oct. 1994 Lecture: "Surviving Graduate School." UCSB Graduate Women's Caucus

Oct. 1994 Lecture: "Developing Your Career in Higher Education." UCSB Professional Women's Association

Oct. 1993 Lecture and Panel Member: "Career Development." Way Up Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.

Oct. 1993 Lecture: "American Indian Women: Their Lives and Literatures." ASU Women's Studies Lecture Series.

Dec. 1992 Lecture: "American Indians in Film." Internal Revenue Service, Phoenix District.

Oct. 1992 Lecture and Panel Member "Native American Literature." Federation of State Humanities Councils, Albuquerque, NM.

Feb. 1992 Lecture: "Sacagawea: Facts and Fictions." Missouri Humanities Council, St. Louis, MO.

April 1991 Lectures and Discussions: Appalachian State University and Lees McRae College. Distinguished Scholar Program, State of North Carolina.

Jan. 1991 Lecture: "American Indian Literature." St. Olaf College Interim Course

Jan. 1991 Discussion Leader: "A Tribute to Native Americans in Film." Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Nov. 1990 Lecture: "The American Indian in Film." University of Pisa, Italy

Nov. 1990 Lecture: "Inscribing Cultures: Seeing With a Native Eye." Swiss Association for North American Studies, Bern, Switzerland

May 1990 Lecture: "Higher Education: Curriculum Issues and the Canon." Phi Kappa Phi (ASU)

Jan. 1990 Lecture: "American Indian Literature." St. Olaf College Interim Course

Oct. 1988 Lecture: "Literacy in a Multicultural Society." California Statewide Transfer Center Conference, Irvine, CA

Jan. 1988 Lecture: "Multicultural Approaches to the General Education Curriculum." Cal Poly, Pomona

Sep. 1987 Lecture: "Literacy in a Technological Society: Ethics and Controversy." Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

Nov. 1986 Lecture: "Rethinking Scholarship: American Indian Women, Myths, and Reality." California State Polytechnic University

Nov. 1985 Lecture: "Ethnicity and State Humanities Programs." National Federation of State Humanities Programs, Kansas City, MO

April 1984 Lecture: "Literature and Literacy." Iowa Humanities Board Program Review

April 1984 Lecture: "American Indian Women as 'Pioneers.'" North Iowa Area Community College

Oct. 1983 Lecture: "Ethnic Studies in the Academy: Questions for Consideration." National Federation of State Humanities Programs, Salt Lake City, UT

May 1983 Lecture: "The Assault on Indian Families." California State Polytechnic University

Nov. 1982 Lecture: "American Indian Image in Film." Carleton University, Ottawa

April 1982 Lecture: "Indian Images on Film." ISU Campus Ministers' Association

Feb. 1982 Lecture: "The Ethics of Film Imagery." Conference on "The American Indian Images on Film: The Southwest." University of New Mexico

Nov. 1981 Lecture: "Native American Women: Lives and Literature." ISU Focus on Women

April 1981 Lecture: "American Indian in Film." University of California, Berkeley

April 1981 Lecture: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest--The Book and the Film." Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley

Feb. 1981 Lectures: "American Indian Stereotypes," "American Indian Women," and "American Indian Literature." Augusta College, Augusta, GA

June 1980 Lecture: "American Indians and Hollywood." University of Minnesota

Dec. 1980 Television Interview: "Indians in Film." KCCI, Des Moines

Nov. 1980 Television Interview: "Indians in Film." Hawkeye Cablevision, Des Moines

Fall 1979 Lecture: "Language: Key to Open Doors." ICTE Conference, Drake University

June 1979 Lecture: "American Indian Literature." NEH Seminar on American Indian Literature, University of Illinois at Chicago

April 1979 Lecture: "Ethnic Literature." ISU Department of English Speakers Program

1978 Radio Interview: "Iowa Civil Rights Issues" KASI, Ames, IA

1978 Lecture: "Affirmative Action." Governor's Conference on Affirmative Action

1978,79,80 Lectures: "American Indians." English Orientation Program for International Students, ISU

1978 Television Interview: "What's Wrong with Rights." WHO, Des Moines

1978 Lecture: "A Working Woman's Guide to her Job Rights." Commission on the Status of Women Conference, Marshalltown, IA

1977 Lecture: "American Indian Images." Morningside College, Sioux City, IA

1977 Lecture: "Discrimination in Housing." Iowa Residential Tenancy Conference

1976 Television Interview: "Minority Perspectives." WOI, Ames, IA

1975 Panelist: "Women in Research." ISU Women's Week Program

1974 Panel Moderator: "Ethnic Women and the Feminist Movement." ISU Women's Week Program

Current Memberships:

NASULGC, Council on Academic Affairs. Executive Committee; Chair, Graduate Education and Research Committee; Chair, 2000 CAA Summer Meeting.

MELUS (Multiethnic Literature of the United States), member and referee for journal articles; Session Chair, "Ethnic Literature and the Graduate Curriculum" (1990).

National Association for Ethnic Studies (Executive Council, 1980-1994; Associate Editor, 1980-1987; Editor, 1987-1992; Treasurer, 1982-1994).

Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures (Executive Board 1978-1981).

Livability Task Force, Pullman, WA (1997- )

Previous Memberships:

Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (Executive Board 1994-1997)

Santa Barbara Coalition for Children (1995 - 1997).

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Advisory Council (1995 - 1996) and Board of Trustees (1996 - 1997).

Goodwill Industries of Central Arizona, Board of Directors (1993- 94).

Association of Departments of English, 1988-1990 ("Faculty Development and the Reward System," 1989 Summer Seminar).

Arizona Humanities Council 1988-1989 (Executive Committee).

Iowa Humanities Board (Advisory Council, 1979-1981; President, 1984-1985; Vice President, 1982-1983; Chair of Membership Committee, 1983-1984; Chair of Executive Director Search Committee, 1984-1985).

Midwest Modern Language Association (Forum on American Indian Literature: Secretary, 1975-1976; Chair, 1976-1977; Session Chair: "Literature by Native American Women"--1979).

Modern Language Association (Session Chair: "Teaching Modern American Indian Literature"--1979; "The Mixed Blood in American Literature"--1980; "The Uses of Traditional Genres by Ethnic Writers"--1983; "Indian Women's Voices: Past and Present"--1988).

Grants:

At UCSB:

Pacific Rim Planning Grant (1997) "Center for Pacific Studies" $3,000

Borchard Foundation (1997) "Symposium at the Chateau de la Bretesche" $18,000

GTE (1996) "Education Outreach Project" $45,000

Hewlett Foundation (1995) "The Compass Project " $150,000

At Arizona State University:

Arizona Humanities Council (1994) "Communities in Transition" $1,000

Tandem Computers, Cupertino,CA (1992) Translation Project $29,724

Arizona Humanities Council (1992) Martin Luther King, Jr. Week $1,500

Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA (1991) Translation Project $651,162

CLAS Mini-grant (ASU) $500

Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA (1990) Equipment Donation $48,000

Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA (1990) Translation Project $324,858

Arizona State University-HB 2108 (1989) Continuation of grant for American Indian Institute $95,000

Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA (1989) Equipment Donation $38,000

Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA (1989) Translation Project $103,000

Arizona State University-HB 2108 (1988) American Indian Institute (with Charles Redman, Anthropology) $95,000

Cultural Diversity Committee, ASU (1988) to fund speaker $400

At California State Polytechnic University:

Office of the Chancellor, California State University (1988) Intensive Learning Experience Program $162,643

Office of the Chancellor, California State University (1988) Regional Articulation Conference $8,620

At Iowa State University:

Iowa State University Research Grant (1981) $2,300

Iowa Humanities Board (1980) Speaker Grant $750

Iowa State University Research Foundation (1980) $5,200

Iowa State University Research Foundation (1979) $3,200

Graduate College Research Grant (1981) $365

Graduate College Research Grant (1980) $500

Graduate College Research Grant (1979) $475

Graduate College Research Grant (1978) $500

Iowa Revolution Bicentennial Commission (1976) Symposium Grant $1,500

Iowa Board for Public Programs in the Humanities (1974) Symposium Grant $2,466

Consulting:

1995 University of Colorado, Program Review, Department of Ethnic Studies

1994 New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities

1992-1995 CIES - Fulbright Advisory Committee in American Literature

1992-1994 ETS - National Teacher Exam

June 1992 National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of State Programs

Feb. 1992 University of Missouri, Office of the Provost, External Review, Department of English

June 1991 Association of Departments of English, New Chair Orientation

1990-1991 Phoenix Arts Commission, Pueblo Grande Project

1990 ETS National Teachers Examination Specialty Tests

1989-1990 NEH Planning Grant for American Indian Language and Culture Institute

Jul/Dec 1988 Office of the Provost and College/School Relations, California State Polytechnic University

Oct/Nov 1987 Continuing Education Program, California State Polytechnic University, Interactive video in-service training for teachers on the teaching of composition

Sept. 1987- California State University System Grant, Cross-Cultural Perspectives in

May 1988 General Education and Teacher Preparation, Visiting Scholar

April 1985 National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of State Programs

March 1985 National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of State Programs

Sept. 1984 Iowa Department of Public Instruction, Language Arts Conference

1981-1982 Colorado Humanities Board. "Generations: 120 Years of Indian Women's Lives"

June 1980 Association of Departments of English Conference. "Technology and Pedagogy"

1978,79,80 Office of Education, HEW. Proposal Reader, ESAA

Aug. 1979 Area Education Agency Conference, Cedar Rapids, IA. "Multicultural Education"

1979 Council of International Non-Theatrical Events (CINE). Jury for films in category "About Education."

1979 Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel Conference. "Counseling Native American Students"

1978 Ames Community School District. "Multicultural Education"

1978 Iowa Department of Public Instruction Conference on Multi-Cultural, Non-Sexist Approaches to the Language Arts Curriculum

1977 Title IV Parent Committee, Sioux City, IA

1977 Iowa Department of Transportation, Conference on Affirmative Action

1970-1971 Office of Foreign Student and Visitors Services, ISU. Coordinating Committee for Friends of Foreign Wives. Prepared series of fifteen lessons to be used for teaching English to foreign students and dependents in Ames night school classes.

Manuscript Reviews (partial list):

1987 University of Oklahoma Press

1988 University of Tennessee Press

1988 University of Nebraska Press

1989 Iowa State University Press

1989 Publications of the Modern Language Association

1990 University of Arizona Press

1992 University of Oklahoma Press

1993 South Central Review

1996 Publications of the Modern Language Association

1996 University of Nebraska Press

1997 University of Nebraska Press

1997 University of Oklahoma Press

1998 University of Oklahoma Press

[good_ken]

My first thoughts: She comes from several systems with big time atheltic programs. She also has a financial background (that can only be good?).

She doesn't read as someone who will take any of LJ's BS:

"My administrative style is consultative and decisive," she said. "A leader should pull [departments] together, make decisions, and explain to them why they did that."

[GreenTiger_OriginalAcct]

She also seems like she may have a sense of humor based on some of her joking responses to some questions about some issues. Not so uptight that she cannot make off-the-cuff remarks.

[emmitt01]

She seems to have an extensive resume and is well learned. Now the million dollar question. With her breadth of knowledge can she name 4 members of the Sun Belt conference?

[letsgiveacheer]

She also seems like she may have a sense of humor based on some of her joking responses to some questions about some issues.  Not so uptight that she cannot make off-the-cuff remarks.

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As most every public college in North Carolina is part of the UNC system except for NC State, I suspect she would have trouble naming all of the schools for which she is responsible!

The only time I have seen her name in the news here is when she ws sent to clean up the mess at the NC School of the Arts.

There was nothing in today's local papers about this, but I'll have a look tomorrow and let you know.

[NT80]

My first thoughts: She comes from several systems with big time atheltic programs.  She also has a financial background (that can only be good?). 

She doesn't read as someone who will take any of LJ's BS:

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The one positive is she has a lot of experience on a lot of major college football campuses.

However, I see no mention of any committee or anything athletic in her background or that she even stepped near a stadium or arena. A women, liberal arts major, and high on gender equity issues does not bode well for her being a promoter of UNT Athletics. Strike three, we're out.

[Eagle1855]

does not bode well for her being a promoter of UNT Athletics.  Strike three, we're out. 

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seriously? give me a break.

[Harry]

Let's remember that this isn't Chancellor Jackson's decision it is the Board of Regents. Sure Jackson has influence on the hire but it is not his handpicked candidate.

The goal as I see it with this hire was to get someone who could run the Denton campus efficiently and promote and prepare for growth. Dr. Bataille has a very strong operational background at several large and respected institutions. She was a finalist for the University of Iowa President job which tells me she has credentials.

It's hard to comment on her view of athletics other than the fact that she has been at several institutions that have outstanding athletic programs. I especially like that she spent so much time at Iowa State, during their athletic down years and through their growth into the Big 12 etc. Surely her time there highlighted the importance of athletics in defining the University's image.

I like that she is a woman and I think it helps us in our message of diversity and opportunity.

The truth is that time will tell whether or not she will be the athletic supporter that Dr. Pohl was. She is not entering at an easy time. The Howard Johnson situation and the faculty tenure issues will have to be addressed and mended. State funding is down but student growth continues and it will take leadership to keep UNT well-positioned for the future. We have immediate battles in our own backyard with UTA and UTD (part of the UT system) fighting us for marketshare. Both UTA and UTD have better highway access to the DFW population so making UNT Dallas a success is also important for for our longterm growth.

I welcome her and wish her the best.

[Baby Arm!]

The truth is that time will tell whether or not she will be the athletic supporter that Dr. Pohl was. 

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Unintended funniest line of the week

[Go_UTA]

She looks very solid and qualified. Lots of experience with teaching, research and publications, and administration.

I do agree that there is some repair work to be done with the faculty, and, if she is savvy like she probably is, she will work hard to restore trust, etc. The faculty, after all, IS the university. The faculty need to respect and trust the president to really move the university forward, attract bright people, etc.

You simply can't tell if she will be supportive and excited about athletics. I'd say, give her a chance. She may grab on and enjoy all the excitement.

Basically, what you want is a president who understands the entire big picture. I'm talking about academics, research, student life, development, athletics, and is savvy with people like legislators, regents, and other movers and shakers. It is really a very big job, and there is no way she will please everybody. Just the way it is.

Even if you have personal doubts, I would befriend her and help her become a Mean Green fan. Don't put up a wall of mistrust from the beginning. Support the lady and give her a chance. Just my two cents.

[LoveMG]

Even if you have personal doubts, I would befriend her and help her become a Mean Green fan.  Don't put up a wall of mistrust from the beginning.  Support the lady and give her a chance.  Just my two cents.

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you cannot make a sports fan out of someone her age who is not already one. she has been to enough big time places where either she likes college athletics or she does not care for it. we will soon find out come september if she wears green or not.

[EagleMBA]

I think my sister went to high school with her. I'm going to ask Sis for the REAL scoop on her!

[GBarksdale]

The one positive is she has a lot of experience on a lot of major college football campuses. 

However, I see no mention of any committee or anything athletic in her background or that she even stepped near a stadium or arena.  A women, liberal arts major, and high on gender equity issues does not bode well for her being a promoter of UNT Athletics.  Strike three, we're out. 

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Does anyone know who else was being considered?

[NTEdgex2]

 

A women, liberal arts major, and high on gender equity issues does not bode well for her being a promoter of UNT Athletics. 

Excuse me, but that is a good description of my daughter and myself, and no doubt many other female NT faithful. No one can say that we don't love and promote the Mean Green! Please don't prejudge using antiquated gender stereotypes. Only time will tell.

GMG!

Edited July 8, 2006 by NTEdgex2

[UNTStill]

Her career path has not been one that would give much evidence to go on for anything but speculation about what she may or may not do regarding athletics. The chief academic officer/provost/executive vice president for academics and similar titles all refer to the 2nd most powerful person in an administration but the one that deals almost exclusively with academics, including budgeting but again only as it affects academics -- true, the president is the CEO who is ultimately responsible for every single aspect of the institution, but really the person with her titles is the one who manages the day-to-day academics as well as the planning, the decisions about what is supported and what is not, etc., and rarely has anything to do with something like athletics. Being chancellor at UNCA doesn't count given its very specialized nature.

That said, by coincidence she is a member of the Board of Visitors for the president here at UAlbany -- the president's personal advisory board, a very high-profile and high-powered group from academia, business, and other places. She wouldn't be on that board if she didn't have a very solid understanding of what it takes to run a major state university, in all its aspects, and the respect of alot of people. Bottom line: if she can be convinced that the athletics department can contribute significantly to improving UNT in all ways, she will support it. I think she will come in with a "prove it to me" attitude, not an "anti-" attitude, but the athletic department should be planning a major campaign to win her over, because she certainly will be savvy enough to go with what works (for UNT and for her).

[LoveMG]

but the athletic department should be planning a major campaign to win her over

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[UNTStill]

One final point: with the turnover now in university presidencies (an average of about 5-6 years for a stay), the next step up for this sort of career academic is the presidency of a flagship state university -- and almost by definition, that will require a keen understanding of how important athletics are (imagine her going to, say, U Georgia or U Illinois or U Washington without such an appreciation).

[meangreendork]

A women, liberal arts major, and high on gender equity issues does not bode well for her being a promoter of UNT Athletics.  Strike three, we're out. 

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WTF, man? I happen to be an art major, pretty big on gender equity, and I'm chomping at the bit for football season. One of my closest friends is a big-time liberal, loves art history, comes from a very non-Republican family and she just loves NT football.

[SilverEagle]

Her career path has not been one that would give much evidence to go on for anything but speculation about what she may or may not do regarding athletics.  The chief academic officer/provost/executive vice president for academics and similar titles all refer to the 2nd most powerful person in an administration but the one that deals almost exclusively with academics, including budgeting but again only as it affects academics -- true, the president is the CEO who is ultimately responsible for every single aspect of the institution, but really the person with her titles is the one who manages the day-to-day academics as well as the planning, the decisions about what is supported and what is not, etc., and rarely has anything to do with something like athletics.  Being chancellor at UNCA doesn't count given its very specialized nature.

That said, by coincidence she is a member of the Board of Visitors for the president here at UAlbany -- the president's personal advisory board, a very high-profile and high-powered group from academia, business, and other places.  She wouldn't be on that board if she didn't have a very solid understanding of what it takes to run a major state university, in all its aspects, and the respect of alot of people.  Bottom line: if she can be convinced that the athletics department can contribute significantly to improving UNT in all ways, she will support it.  I think she will come in with a "prove it to me" attitude, not an "anti-" attitude, but the athletic department should be planning a major campaign to win her over, because she certainly will be savvy enough to go with what works (for UNT and for her).

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If (and this may be a big IF), Dr. Bataille has somewhat negative or ambiguous feelings about athletics, she just needs to be reminded that such institutions of higher learning such as Rice and Stanford see the value of maintaining D-1 programs.

Edited July 10, 2006 by SilverEagle

[NT80]

WTF, man? I happen to be an art major, pretty big on gender equity, and I'm chomping at the bit for football season. One of my closest friends is a big-time liberal, loves art history, comes from a very non-Republican family and she just loves NT football.

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I said it didn't bode well, not that it can't happen, that she likes athletics. We'll all know soon enough, but I don't expect any "let's increase funding for athletics" in her acceptance speech.

[Go_UTA]

One final point: with the turnover now in university presidencies (an average of about 5-6 years for a stay), the next step up for this sort of career academic is the presidency of a flagship state university -- and almost by definition, that will require a keen understanding of how important athletics are (imagine her going to, say, U Georgia or U Illinois or U Washington without such an appreciation).

This could be true, but not necessarily. I can site an example. Our President Witt was hired to the same position at the University of Alabama, a flagship state university, a few years back. This was an offer he really couldn't refuse, and also his wife was from Alabama.

My point is, he got Alabama's attention for some remarkable achievements at UT Arlington, but intercollegiate athletics was not among them. Really, I think I can safely say that he was virtually completely uninterested in athletics. One would never see him at games (very unlike our current president who is a big sports fan and a regular fixture at athletic events).

Athletics is something a highly qualified academic can "learn" at Big State U.

The UNT presidency may be the pinnacle of this lady's career (which, if the chancellor doesn't micro-manage her institution, is a great position). Her age suggests that this might be the case.