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Out with the old, in with the temporary
New interim President Dr. Frank Richards
College of Southern Nevada administrator Michael Richards begins a precarious walk on a tightrope today as he takes over management of the beleaguered college from Richard Carpenter.
For starters, Richards, the vice president of academic affairs who was tapped to serve as interim president, knows his days in charge are numbered.
Richards' job is to keep the college moving forward while paving the way for the next leader, whomever it will be. During the next six to 12 months, he wants to do more than just keep the chair warm, but not make too many decisions that will bind his successor.
Richards also has the distasteful task of succeeding a president who spent his currency. Carpenter, who leveraged his golden boy image with Nevada's university chancellor to win a chancellorship of his own in Houston, left the campus soured on him, including by canceling a lucrative apprenticeship program with local labor unions as he was walking out the door.
Richards has worked to restore that relationship with labor, accepting his share of the blame while carefully distancing himself from Carpenter's actions. That strategy is all the more delicate because Richards, who has agreed to serve as long as a year until a permanent campus chief is recruited, has himself applied for a college presidency - at Carpenter's new district near Houston. Following Carpenter's legacy has benefits and pitfalls.
Convocation: Meeting of the Minds
CSN Convocation took place August 20th at the Las Vegas Hilton. Faculty and staff were treated to an all star cast of celebrities. Everyone's favorite Kool Aid Character "Kool E" performed his "Top 10" hit "Crash A Banga Boonga Banga".
King of Beepers gave out the latest in beepers and four instructors from the Media Technologies Department made balloon shapes for CSN staff. The evening came to a beautiful close as dinner was served and everyone stood up and sang the theme from "All in the Family".
Are you Phi Theta Kappa material?
Have you ever heard the saying "Hard work pays off"? Dr. Campos, Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs, invites students currently holding a minimum GPA of 3.5 to be invited to Phi Theta Kappa. Phi Theta Kappa is not a fraternity or sorority but the only interantional honor society at two-year colleges. Benefits of membership to Phi Theta Kappa includes eligibility for hundredsof exclusive scholarships, the opportunity to become involved in the community through charity fundraisers and events and the chance to join thousands of other scholars who share similiar academic aspirations.
If you are interested in becoming part of a college family brimming with enthuastic students, make sure to attend an orientation meeting:
Charleston Campus room D101:Monday, October 15 @ 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Henderson Campus room C 105: Tuesday, October 16 @ 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Cheyenne Campus room 1772: Wednesday, October 17@ 6:00-& 7:00 p.m.
If you are unable to attend one of the orientation sessions, please feel free to contact the Alpha Xi Beta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at ptk@csn.edu or call 651-4012.
