The Los Angeles Loyolan, Volume 90, Issue 43 - April 19, 2012

SAT SUN THUR FRI 67'- 59° 72' -61" 71 '-60' 71°-60° ESTABLISHED 1921 April 19,2012 Volume 90, Issue 43 Your Home. Your Voice. Your News. Loyola Marymount University www.laloyolan.com Hellige named as LMU provost Kenzie O'Keefe | Loyolan After a search that began last summer, Dr. Joseph Hellige was announced as the new University executive vice president and provost in a campus-wide email sent out by President David W. Burcham on Monday, April 1 6. Hellige views the role of provost as the person who takes the president's vision for LMU and "make[s] it happen." Hellige to incorporate current position as LMU’s chief academic officer into new role. By Adrien Jarvis Editor in Chief “This is our moment; there it is, right out there.” These words, spoken by Dr. Joseph Hellige, sum up his hopes for LMU as he assumes the role of executive vice president and provost starting June 1, 2012. Particularly in this moment in the University’s history, it was critical that whomever President David W. Burcham selected for provost shared this sentiment, as one of the provost’s primary tasks is propelling the University into its post-centennial years. “I’m excited,” Burcham told the Loyolan following his announcement Monday that Hellige had been selected as provost. “I’m excited for the next period of years at LMU. I think we’re in a terrific place, and I think with Dr. Hellige’s new position, we’re going to really be able to move forward.” Hellige described the provost position as “what you might call the chief operational officer for a good part of the University.” He added that all factions of academic affairs report to the provost, including college deans. This aspect of the position is very similar to Hellige’s current role as LMU’s chief academic officer, a job that will be absorbed into his new responsibilities rather than given to someone else. The change between chief academic officer and provost, he said, is that now three of LMU’s senior vice presidents report to him as provost - those for student affairs, See Provost | Page 2 University selects Bird as 2012 valedictorian Bird “humbled” by being chosen out of six finalists considered by this year’s selection committee. By Margo Jasukaitis Senior Editor Chris Bird found out he had been selected as the class of 2012’s valedictorian mere days before the University was slated to publicly announce its selection at the annual Academic Awards Convocation. “They meant to tell us earlier,” said Bird, a senior economics and political science double major. “But none of [the finalists] got the message, so I called and asked when we were going to find out. They replied, ‘Oh, you haven’t heard?”’ Bird was one of six finalists in this year’s valedictorian selection process. Eligible candidates were invited to submit a speech to the selection committee for review. From that group, six finalists were invited to deliver their speeches before the selection committee. After hearing all the candidates’ presentations, the committee selected Bird to represent this year’s graduating class at commencement. “I definitely feel very humbled,” See Valedictorian | Page 4 Chris Bird Chris Bird University to add two new fraternities Six fraternities are currently being considered for inclusion on LMU’s campus. By Casey Kidwell Asst. News Editor Phi Delta Theta, Delta Sigma Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Only two will be chosen of these six and welcomed onto LMU’s campus in the coming years. Beginning on Tuesday, April 17, six different fraternities started the process of making presentations to the LMU Greek Council and expansion committee as well as any students interested in attending. The presentations include a question-and- answer portion where the audience is welcome to ask questions to gain a better understanding of what they may bring to the community. Greek Life supervisor Dan Faill said that each organization can make their presentation their own. “We’ve asked them to cover why LMU, what they would bring to campus, what sort of national incentives or programs they might bring, as well as answer any general questions the audience might have,” Faill said. For almost five years the process of bringing new fraternities to campus has been in the works. Faill said close to 30 fraternities across the nation expressed interest in joining the LMU brotherhood. Following the compilation of the interested candidates, Faill and his team investigated the organizations with national chapters as opposed to just local ones. Junior business major and Greek Life Executive Board President Joe Dzida said, “A primary motivator for expanding Greek Life is reaching out to members of the community who maybe haven’t found exactly what See Fraternities | Page 4 2012-13 ASLMU Cabinet Andres Andrieu |ason Abbott Nancy Flores-Grajeda Janet Torres Alec Rosa Joseph Govea Gabrielle Perrah Caitlin Maher Mara Luevano Anna Keathley Attorney General Chair of Communications Director of Social Justice: Chief General: Director of Intercultural Affairs Associate Justices Director of Campus Community: To find out more about the roles of each cabinet member, visit laloyolan.com. Information from ASLMU; Graphic: Dol-Anne Asiru | Loyolan A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR Human Resources Coordinator | Asst. News Editor Brigette Scobas profiles the Chair of Entrepreneurship Dr. Fred Kiesner. Index Classifieds . 4 Opinion . 5 A&E . 7 Features . 9 Sports . 1 2 TIk* next issue of the L.yohin will be printed on April 23, 2012. 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