THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
MARYVILLE, MISSOURI
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VOL. 111, NO. 5
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Presidential prospectus approved at regents meeting SIDNEY LOWRY Managing Editor | @sidney_lowry
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Missouri National Guard Captain Richardson participates in the third annual 9/11 Stair Climb. The stair climb was hosted by the Northwest Student Veterans Association from 7-10 a.m.
Show-Me-Gold hosts third annual 9/11 memorial walk JAKE PRATER News Editor | @JakobLPrater
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he University’s ShowMe Gold program and the Maryville Fire Department held the third annual 9/11 memorial stair climb from 7-10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Bearcat Stadium. Attendees participated in a 2,071 step climb to pay respects to the 343 firefighters who bravely climbed that number of stairs in the collapsing World Trade Center. According to Zakary Moore, president of the Student Veteran Association, this is the first stair climb with Show-Me Gold’s involvement. “The first two events were hosted by Career Services, but they took a step back, and we stepped up for this year, and going forward, it’ll be hosted by us,” Moore said. “We’ve had 60 or so people that have shown up and done the events so far.” The walk started off with Interim President Clarence Green giving a quick speech before an invocation of prayer. Maryville Fire Chief Phil Rickabaugh then said a few words, and the walk began with news footage of the attacks being played on the stadium’s video screen. Rickabaugh
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That was the day that Americans came together like I’ve never seen.We were Americans, and we all helped each other to support New York City and all the victims.”
said he was glad with the turnout of the memorial walk and as a firefighter, it was bittersweet seeing the support at the event from young people. “I think the event was well attended for not actually being on Sept. 11, and that was good to see because it’s been 21 years, so it’s good to see that’s still in the mindset of some folks, especially the younger generation of students that were in attendance. That was really refreshing to see,” Rickabaugh said. “To me it was just good to keep that memory alive of that day that changed America.” Climbers would walk up the stairs in the student section over and over again until they topped 2,071 stairs in total. They could climb by themselves or in teams of two to five. On Sunday, Sept. 11, the Bell Tower chimed at 8:46 a.m., 9:03 a.m., 9:37 a.m. and 10:03 a.m., marking each time the four planes crashed that day. One of the climbers was junior Dane Corum, a student veteran. Corum has been in the army for four years and is a combat medic, and he plans to go to officer candidate school this summer to make a career out of the military.
-PHIL RICKABAUGH
The Northwest Board of Regents approved the presidential search prospectus to begin the process of the presidential search, and approved a bonus for Northwest faculty, at its Sept. 8 meeting. After input meetings were held Aug. 22 and Aug. 23 and a survey was sent out to allow the community, faculty, staff and student to give feedback on the qualifications expected of a new president, Anthem Executive — the firm selected for Northwest’s presidential search — and University Marketing compiled a list of characteristics and requirements to be sent out to potential candidates for the position. Michael Ballew from Anthem Executive said after the open forum input sessions and looking at the 221 responses on the survey, Anthem met with the Presidential Search Committee and other groups to help make this prospectus. “The feedback from the surveys really reflected what we heard in the in-person forums, there were really no surprises,” Ballew said. “One thing that continues to emerge loud and clear, and, you know, I hate to keep repeating what John (Moore) said here, but there was a clear love that everybody has for Northwest.” Everything that was said in the forums were not included on the prospectus, but Ballew said they tried to capture the spirit of what everyone was looking for in a new president. The 11-page document outlines the tasks the next president will be responsible for as well as desired and required traits. Some of the required traits are having a minimum of five years of experience in upper-level administration, requirement of a terminal degree, the willingness to lead fundraising efforts and having commitment to diversity and inclusion. Ballew said someone who was dedicated to diversity and inclusion was echoed throughout almost all of the input sessions that were held in August. Some of the desired traits of a new president highlighted in the prospectus was having a record of successfully leading an organization, experience in high education administration and experience in a classroom of a post-secondary institution. “You’re not going to find someone who has every single thing, but we strive for that, and we get as close as we possibly can, and we help the committee narrow down from there,” Ballew said. Not only does the document outline what Northwest is looking for in a candidate, but also what Northwest and Maryville have to offer. Northwest Academic programs and the hands-on learning experience opportunities were highlighted along with the success of athletic programs. This prospectus is on the Northwest website and will be distributed to potential candidates for the position.
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