Administrative Speakers Bureau

The Faculty Council Executive Committee and the Provost's Staff attended a joint retreat last spring. One of the topics discussed was how the campus administration can improve communications with MU faculty and staff on key issues of concern to the campus as well as issues of general interest to the academic community. To that end it was suggested that the Provost's Staff establish an Administrative Speakers Bureau.

Provost Foster and his staff would like to encourage campus groups to contact their offices to request a speaker for informal or formal meetings. This page includes contact information and a list of suggested topics for each office. If there is a topic of interest to your group that is not listed below, please contact the Provost's Office directly at 882-6596 or by email: muprovost@missouri.edu.

Gary Allen
Vice President Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Speaking Topics:
IT Related Issues

Contact:
Mary Beth Pepper, Secretary to the Vice President
882-9200
peppermb@missouri.edu

Terry Barnes
Assistant to the Provost for Community College Partnerships

Speaking Topics:
Community College Relationships
Transfer Student Orientation and Retention
(Also: Ann Korschgen, Cathy Scroggs)
Academic Integrity

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Linda Kaufman, Administrative Assistant
882-6596
kaufmanll@missouri.edu

Kenneth Dean
Deputy Provost

Speaking Topics:
Faculty Leaves
Faculty Accomplishment System
Promotion and Tenure
Academic Space Issues
Other topics related to Faculty and Personnel Issues

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Marla Applebaum Wilcox, Coordinator
882-6597
applebaumm@missouri.edu

Mardy Eimers
Director, Institutional Research and Planning

Speaking Topics:
MU rankings
Academic Analytics and academic program indicators
The Coordinating Board for Higher Education's (CBHE) Coordinated Plan

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Christy Ludeman, Administrative Assistant
882-2778
ludemanc@missouri.edu

Brian Foster
Provost

Speaking Topics:
Mizzou Advantage
Reinventing Higher Education from the Ground Up

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Teresa Davis, Executive Staff Assistant
884-5140
davistl@missouri.edu

Robert Duncan
Vice Chancellor for Research

Speaking Topics:
MU Strengths in Research
Expansion in the Arts and Creative Works
Research Compliance
Human Research Protection Program
Research Animal Welfare
Conflict-of-Interest and Consulting
Export Controls
Federal Lobbying Disclosures
Select Agent Regulations
Research Integrity and Research Misconduct
Infrastructure for the New Economic Development Engine: peer-to-peer networks and the emergence of the 'prosumer' base

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Gloria Smith, Executive Staff Assistant
882-9582
smithgl@missouri.edu

Steve Wyatt
Vice Provost for Economic Development

Speaking Topics:
MU's Impact on Missouri's Economic Development
Community/Civic Engagement

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Sherri Helm, Administrative Assistant
882-3087
helms@missouri.edu

Jackie Jones
Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services

Speaking Topics:
Energy Conservation
Emergency Response Planning

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Mindy Smith, Executive Staff Assistant
884-2587
smithjm@missouri.edu

George Justice
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School

Speaking Topics:
Global Perspectives on Graduate Education
Graduate Programs and Graduate Certificates
Paying for Graduate Education
Fellowships and Assistantships
The Role of the Director of Graduate Studies
PhD Completion Project

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Bev Vaughn, Executive Staff Assistant
884-1402
vaughnb@missouri.edu

Ann Korschgen
Vice Provost for Enrollment Management

Speaking Topics:
2011 Demographic Changes in MO HS Graduates
Enrollment Management and Admissions
Statistical Information on MU Students Including Retention and Placement Data

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Barbara Corson, Executive Staff Assistant
882-7651
corsonb@missouri.edu

Michael Ouart
Vice Provost for Extension

Speaking Topics:
Extension Education and Economic Development
Extension Education and Quality of Life
Extension and the Engaged Land Grant University
Entrepreneurship in Higher Education

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Cindy Harper, Executive Staff Assistant
882-2394
harperc@missouri.edu

Tim Rooney
Director of Budget

Speaking Topics:
MU Budget
Other Financial Topics Related to MU
Enrollment Projections

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Kathy Flaugher, Administrative Assistant
882-2094
flaugherk@missouri.edu

Cathy Scroggs
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Speaking Topics:
The Millennial Student/College Students Today
At Risk Students
How to Deal with Students in Distress
Facebook/MySpace - How Students Use Social Networks

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Ellen Guthrie, Executive Staff Assistant
882-0157
guthriee@missouri.edu

Jim Spain
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies

Speaking Topics:
The Undergraduate Experience at Mizzou

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
Cindy Cellar, Executive Staff Assistant
882-1620
cellarc@missouri.edu

Handy Williamson
Vice Provost for International Programs

Speaking Topics:
International Economic Development
Global Partnerships
Global Expectations
US/EU Relationship
Global Food Security
Science and Technology as Tools for International Development
Internationalizing the University
Building Global Academic Partnerships
Assessing Progress Towards Internationalization
Faculty Development and Internationalization
Approaches to Institutional Internationalization in A Decentralized University Culture

Speaking requests can be arranged through:
June Gibson, Executive Staff Assistant
882-9061
gibsonjun@missouri.edu

For more information please contact Kirsten Olson, Executive Staff Assistant and Office Manager, Office of the Provost, (573) 884-1273 or by E-Mail: olsonki@missouri.edu.