Editorial: Sorensen leaves USC without next leader
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Viewpoints
His bowtie won't be the only thing people miss.
Today, the university said goodbye to USC President Andrew Sorensen. Sorensen announced his retirement, effective July 31, days after classes ended for the Fall 2007 session.
From that day, the question has been "who will be the next president?" According to the chair of the presidential search committee, they don't know yet. And we may not know for a long while.
Since it has taken almost five months to find a pool of 60 candidates, we offer our suggestions.
Sorensen was lauded by Student Government for working with students. The next president needs to keep the well-being of the students at heart. Students should always come first on our campus. We are the spirit of Carolina, we take up the slack when there's a budget cut seemingly every year and we become alumni.
Second to all else, the university needs to make a huge push in raising capital. For this reason, Sorensen stepped down. A capital campaign requires years of dedication and travel. The next president must be able to raise millions of dollars for Carolina, especially with rising costs.
Like Sorensen, the next president needs to bring a personal touch to the university. Sorensen was always highly visible on campus and spent time with students, even helping with freshman move-in. The next president also needs to be highly adaptive as our university is in a state of flux and creating a new identity.
All of these things should come standard in the next USC president. Bowtie optional.
Today, the university said goodbye to USC President Andrew Sorensen. Sorensen announced his retirement, effective July 31, days after classes ended for the Fall 2007 session.
From that day, the question has been "who will be the next president?" According to the chair of the presidential search committee, they don't know yet. And we may not know for a long while.
Since it has taken almost five months to find a pool of 60 candidates, we offer our suggestions.
Sorensen was lauded by Student Government for working with students. The next president needs to keep the well-being of the students at heart. Students should always come first on our campus. We are the spirit of Carolina, we take up the slack when there's a budget cut seemingly every year and we become alumni.
Second to all else, the university needs to make a huge push in raising capital. For this reason, Sorensen stepped down. A capital campaign requires years of dedication and travel. The next president must be able to raise millions of dollars for Carolina, especially with rising costs.
Like Sorensen, the next president needs to bring a personal touch to the university. Sorensen was always highly visible on campus and spent time with students, even helping with freshman move-in. The next president also needs to be highly adaptive as our university is in a state of flux and creating a new identity.
All of these things should come standard in the next USC president. Bowtie optional.
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