The fourth of several public lectures in connection with the activities of the University Council on Academic Priorities (UCAP) titled, "Evolution or Revolution in America's Universities" featuring President Emeritus, Larry R. Faulkner, of the University of Texas at Austin, Friday, April 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Science, Math & Learning Center auditorium on main campus. A public reception will follow.
"His perspective on the evolution and revolution of universities in America will add to the great conversation the university community has engaged in about the future of UNM. I encourage everyone within the university community to attend Dr. Faulkner's lecture and continue the conversation about our university's future," said Provost Chaouki Abdallah.
Larry Faulkner received a B.S. degree from Southern Methodist University in 1966 and received his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1969 from UT Austin. Faulkner became president of UT Austin in 1998 and served into 2006. His other appointments include serving on the chemistry faculties at Harvard University, the University of Illinois and the University of Texas. At Illinois, he was also head of the Department of Chemistry, dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. From 2006 until just recently, he was president of Houston Endowment.
While president at UT Austin, he oversaw a seven-year capital campaign that raised over $1.6 billion. He also appointed and supported the work of the Commission of 125, a citizens' group that provided guidance on the future of the University and its relationship to the public. Other significant achievements included the development of the Blanton Museum of Art, the acquisition of the Suida-Manning Collection of European Art and the Woodward-Bernstein Watergate Archive, and the creation of innovative scholarship programs that helped to restore UT's minority student enrollment.
The University Council on Academic Priorities (UCAP) is a group of faculty, administrators and students working with the Provost to identify the principle features of the context of higher education in the country, and for UNM to come up with possible sets of alternative academic directions. The effort is conceived as a prelude to more formal academic planning that will set goals and make definitive plans.
For more information on the lecture, contact Lauren Liwski at 277‑2611 or e-mail, lr4343@unm.edu.
UNM's Academic Affairs Hosts Fourth Lecture Related to Academic Planning Efforts
March 30, 2012
Categories:
Inside UNM