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NEWS
the Rice Thresher
Friday, September 26,2008
Search begins for new college
masters for Hanszen, Lovett
By Cindy Dinh
Thresher Editorial Staff
Although this school year is far
from over, some colleges are already
preparing for next year. Since this
year marks the end of their masters'
five-year terms, Lovett and Hanszen
Colleges are beginning their search
for new college masters this fall.
Wes and Barbara Morris, the Han-
szen masters, and Bernard and Caro-
lyn Aresu, the Lovett Masters, will be
leaving their positions in May.
Candidates must be tenured pro-
fessors who are willing to live on
campus and serve as college master
for the 2009-'i4 academic years.
Both Ted Wieber, chair of the
Hanszen Master Search Committee,
and Hanszen President Abbie Ryan
said their committee is looking for
someone who will be involved in ev-
eryday campus life.
"I think visible presence is very
important, just simply being at
lunch every day, going to games on
the weekends and going to perfor-
mances," Ryan, a senior, said.
Ryan said active participation
and support for student activities
are the top qualities the committee
is looking for.
"Frankly, there are 350 kids in the
college," Ryan said. "[The masters]
can't know everyone's names and
get really involved in their lives. But
by being there, you know that if you
ever do need something, you know
they'll be willing to help you out."
Some other considerations in-
clude whether the potential college
master has a spouse or a family with
children since they will also live
on campus.
Lauren Reyes, chair of the Lovett
Master Search Committee, said they
were looking for a candidate who
would have someone else to help
them with the job.
"[College masters] tend to be
a couple," Reyes, a Lovett sopho-
more, said. "They don't necessarily
have to be married, but it is a two-
person job."
Hanszen and Lovett have already
set up their master search commit-
tees. They have chosen 7-8 students
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from across the board of academic
years, resident associates, and are
still looking for a faculty associate
and a master from another college.
It has been customary for outgoing
masters not to be involved in the se-
lection process.
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I think visible
presence is very
important, just
simply being at
lunch every day,
going to games on
the weekends and
going to perfor-
mances.
Abbie Ryan
Hanszen '09
Dean of Undergraduates Robin
Forman is in the process of asking
faculty associates to join the commit-
tee and both colleges are still search-
ing for a master from another college.
Reyes sail Wiess College master Mike
Gustin is a likely candidate to com-
plete the Lovett committee.
Both master search committees
are waiting for administrative ac-
tion before commencing their new
master search. Within the coming
weeks, a reception hosted by Presi-
dent David Leebron will formally
announce Hanszen and Lovett mas-
ters' term limit and allow the col-
leges to begin accepting applicants
for the position.
Ryan said the committee could
not officially begin the search until
after this ceremony.
"Until then we can't really start
accepting applications," Ryan said.
"So we're doing verbal recruiting,
talking to students at Hanszen to
gauge interest on who they think will
be good candidates."
Wieber said the entire process
of selecting a candidate should
last about six weeks and conclude
around Thanksgiving break.
"It is a short but frenzied pro-
cess," Wieber said.
The committees will begin the
process by accepting applications
and showcasing the college's life-
style to the candidates.
Ryan said this would be the only
time outgoing masters would be in-
volved in the process.
"[The Masters] have definitely of-
fered to open up their house so ap-
plicants can look around and ask
questions on what it's like to be a
master," Ryan said.
After the window for applications
closes, the next two weeks will be
spent interviewing key candidates.
The last two weeks will be spent nar-
rowing the field to two candidates to
submit to Leebron, who will inter-
view each of them.
Reyes said the committee chair
and college president will be invited
to give a presentation with their col-
lege's recommendation and thoughts
on each of the two candidates.
"We'll be giving a formal presen-
tation to Leebron in an unbiased
way," Reyes said.
Ultimately, Ryan said the final de-
cision rests with Leebron.
"President Leebron officially hires
the masters," Ryan said. We can't do
it ourselves, but we can give him our
recommendations."
Wieber, a senior, said participat-
ing in the search gave him an oppor-
tunity to shape Hanszen's future.
"We see this as a chance to set a
STUDENT ASSOCIATION MINUTES
The following were noted at the most recent meeting of
the Student Association on Sept. 22.
■ President Matt Youn explained that his plan to bring university of-
ficials to SA meetings was on temporary hold while each of them
dealt with post-Hurricane Ike messes.
■ Each senator introduced the New Student Representatives from
their respective colleges. The NSR dinner is this Sunday from
5:30-7:30 p.m.
■ Internal Vice President Akshay Dayal announced the new date of
the SA retreat, which was rescheduled because of Hurricane Ike.
The retreat will be Sunday, Oct. 5.
■ Each of the senate committees offered a report of their recent ac-
tivities, many postponed due to Hurricane Ike. The Environmental
Committee expressed its desire to work with the college EcoReps
to rejuvenate recycling at each college, and the Intercollegiate
Committee discussed plans for a Martel-Sid tailgate.
■ External Vice President Nick Muscara, who recently shaved his
distinctive sideburns, looked up from his iPhone and, for the third
consecutive SA meeting, discussed Families Weekend, which
begins today. Families Weekend registration will take place in
Farnsworth Pavilion from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday.
■ Muscara, a Martel College sophomore, announced the beginning
of the "Rate that Restaurant" campaign. Students are encouraged
to review and rate HedgeHopper restaurants, and the college with
the most proportion of reviewers in their college population will
win $100 to the restaurant of its choice.
■ Will Rice College President Rahul Agrawal expressed severe frus-
tration at Amy's Ice Cream's refusal to accept his HedgeHopper
card.
■ Youn, a Brown College senior, said that GoCrossCampus begins
today. Students can sign up for their college's team at www.go-
crosscampus.com.
■ Parliamentarian Christopher Warrington, noting that all college
presidents were dressed like Muscara with blazers and pointy
shoes, asked that next week the presidents dress tike him.
■ The senate voted to approve Rice Powerlifting Club, a constitu-
tional amendment for Rice Undergraduate Biological Journal Club
(RUB)C, pronounced "rub). C.") and a Warrington-sponsored con-
stitutional amendment requiring all club constitutions to include
the date of last revision.
■ Martel College Senator Selim Sheikh shared that after being pre-
sented with 400 signatures on his petition, Housing and Dining
had agreed to increase the Tetra reimbursements for students ob-
serving Ramadan from 50 TetraPoints to 65.
■ Sid Richardson College President Claire Shorall announced that
Sid's '80s Party has been moved to Nov. 14.
■ The next SA meeting will be Monday at 10 p.m. in the RMC's
Farnsworth Pavilion.
course for Hanszen, for charting the
next half decade," he said.
Reyes said the decision should
mainly be based on the students' in-
put since college masters will be with
the college for the next five years.
The committee has considered
student input via individual name
submissions to members of the com-
mittee and from students who ap
plied for the master search commit-
tee, Wieber said.
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The [student search
committee] applica-
tion had questions
asking students what
they look for in a
master and what they
like about the current
masters.
Ted Wieber
Hanszen'09
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"The (student search committee]
application had questions asking
students what they look for in a mas-
ter and what they like about the cur-
rent masters," he said.
The outgoing Lovett masters
are Bernard Aresu, a professor in
French Studies, and his wife Caro-
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lyn Aresu, who is staff member in
the Electrical and Computational
Engineering department.
Reyes said her committee was
looking for someone who appreci-
ated Lovett.
"We're don't want to try to replace
them, but we want to find someone
who will enjoy the Lovett culture,"
Reyes said.
Outgoing Hanszen masters Morris,
a professor in English, and his wife
Barbara may be leaving their home
on campus, but are not necessarily
disappearing from the college life.
Ryan said she hoped the outgo-
ing masters would continue to be
involved in Hanszen life.
"We definitely expect them to be
associates afterwards," Ryan said.
"Wes will probably continue being
divisional advisor like he is now."
Wieber said Hanszen has a tradi-
tion of former masters coming back
to participate in college activities.
"Right now we have Dennis Hus-
ton, Richard Smith and Klaus Weis-
senberger who are all former mas-
ters and almost on a weekly basis
are active in the colleges," Wieber
said. "We expect Wes and Barbara
to follow in their footsteps."
Ryan said she expected to see
the Hanszen masters in the future,
especially since they had a long
history with the college. All the
Morrises' sons who went to Rice
lived at Hanszen.
"They'll be sorely missed, but
they'll definitely be around a lot,"
Ryan said.
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