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It falls to Fred 1xbet online casino , president of K-State's faculty senate for 2008-09, to help lead the university to a new leader.
&1xbet online casino ;One of the biggest challenges we'll face this year has to do with a change in leadership,&1xbet online casino ; said Fairchild, a professor of grain science and industry. &1xbet online casino ;The faculty senate will offer strong input on the selection of a new president. Dr.. Wefald did a wonderful job with this university, and it's going to be challenging and rewarding to find someone to take K-State to new heights.&1xbet online casino ;
As the face of education is changing, 1xbet online casino said, several university programs will be seeking new leadership. Continuing education, information technology and the office of international programs are all under interim guidance, and 1xbet online casino looks forward to finding permanent leadership for each.
If anyone is in a position to make decisions based on understanding of the K-State community, it's 1xbet online casino . While studying at K-State for his undergraduate degree in architectural engineering, 1xbet online casino took a job one summer that would pave a path to his career and eventually lead back to the university.
&1xbet online casino ;I got a summer job at a flour mill in Arkansas City after my junior year of college,&1xbet online casino ; he said. &1xbet online casino ;I got really interested in the grain process, so I went to people at K-State and asked them if there was a need for engineers in the milling field.
&1xbet online casino ;They were able to get me a grant for research in flour mill design, and this became my master's thesis.&1xbet online casino ;
After receiving his master's degree in milling technology, 1xbet online casino spent 30 years in the milling industries of California, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa before returning to K-State as a professor.
1xbet online casino , a licensed professional engineer, is the type of person who's always engaged in his profession as well as his community. He belongs to the Kiwanis Club. He spent 40 years working with Boy Scouts of America. As a miller, he served on committees for the American Feed Industry Association. He's a member of Gamma Sigma Delta, the agriculture honorary, and he recently received the Phi Kappa Phi award for service to the university. His teaching prowess has been honored by the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
&1xbet online casino ;I get involved wherever I am.&1xbet online casino ;
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&1xbet online casino ;We have some great faculty on this campus,&1xbet online casino ; he said. &1xbet online casino ;I want to work on trying to improve faculty salaries and workloads. We need to define what an appropriate workload is and how much a person is expected to do.&1xbet online casino ;
Such concrete issues affect all faculty members, and 1xbet online casino encourages them to get interested and get active.
&1xbet online casino ;Faculty senate is the one place on campus where one can see the bigger picture of the university,&1xbet online casino ; Fairchild said. &1xbet online casino ;You see all of the different colleges and departments come together and exchange thoughts and ideas. If you always stay in your own area you don't always see how the university works as a whole.
&1xbet online casino ;By participating in faculty senate, one gets to have varied input on matters or initiatives, and one can get insight into what's going on with the university.
&1xbet online casino ;And you meet new people.&1xbet online casino ;
Photo: Fred 1xbet online casino takes the controls at the grain sciences flour mill on the north side of campus. He’s been involved with the milling industry since he was a junior in college.