Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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course availability, smaller class sizes and new residen- tial programs. Chancellor Emmett is a grounded man who val- ues the importance of family. He is quick to point out that, 1t,s absolutely family firstf' He speaks proudly of his great support system including his wife, D,Laine, whom he calls aan important partnerf, his son, Stephen, a senior at Wake Forest College in North Carolina and his daughter Joey, a high school student. alt every- bodyis here, we have fero- cious card games that Joey usually wins,v said Emmett in the September 2000 issue of Baton Rouge Patent Magazine. A native of Tacoma, Washington, Emmett holds Doctoral and Masters degrees in Public Administration from Maxwell School of Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Washington. Before coming to LSU, Emmett has held many different positions. He has served as chancellor of the University of Connecticut, where he worked on a large scale con- struction and renovation project. Emmett was a j.W Fulbright Administrative Fellow in Germany in 1991, and he attended a seminar in the Chancellor Mark Emmert introduces keynote speaker Elizabeth Dole, former president of the American Red Cross at The Diamond Jubilee Celebration. former East Germany in 1994. He also served as a visiting scholar in Melbourne, Australia, and has lectured and conducted training programs in Hong Kong, Ukinawa, Panama City, and Guam. You may contact Chancellor Emmett at the Office of the Chancellor: 156 Thomas Boyd Hall Baton Rouge, LA. 70803 Phone: 225-578-6977 Fax: 225-578-5982 email: emmertQlsu.edu Chancellor Mark Emmert tleftj stands with Elizabeth Dole and Dr. William L. Jenkins, LSU System President at The Diamond Jubilee Celebration. 7 Chancelloris Welcoriie

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The Clianceffors Story by Qluana Butker EPfioto5 by I Wlamfy Thornton The Chancelloris new office is very quiet and serene. The tables and chairs are precisely placed around the room to mini- mize the clutter and to somehow maximize the calmness for all those who enter his office. Surprisingly, his office sits in the middle of campus, yet many stu- dents at LSU are unaware of whom the Chancellor is and what exactly his position entails. Cn April 16, 1999 Mark Emmert was appoint- ed Chancellor of Louisiana State University and Agricultural 86 Mechanical College. HI felt enormously welcome my first year here. The university is extremely friendlyf' said Emmert. To simplify his job description, Emmert is responsible of running the university. A chancellor by definition is aa chief or high state officialg the head of the universityf, as stated in Websterls Dictionary. f'If LSU were a business, I would be the CEQ.', Emmett explained. aOur mission is to provide the stu- dents with the vital knowl- edge and skills to become leaders and problem solvers, while instilling in them the value of civic responsibilityf, stated the Chancellor at the University welcome. uIt is really impor- tant for the students to know that I predominantly Chancellor Mark Emmert shakes hands with former president ofthe American Fled Cross, Elizabeth Dole. 6 Chancellor Mark Emmert speaks at The Diamond Jubilee Celebration, the culminating event for LSU's 75 Years Under Oaks 8t Arches. came here for them. I was very impressed with the stu- dents hereg that's why I camef, As chancellor Emmett plans to address a number of big issues. First, he stressed the need to improve the quality of the buildings and to work on repairing and cleaning the University so that it is first rate. Second, he noted that LSU,s faculty is not paid enough, which leads to the loss of too many faculty members to other universi- ties. Lastly he listed initia- tives to improve the quality of undergraduate education:

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