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Published on: 2/8/2005
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"I think a lot of the questions dealt directly with what his expertise is ... and that's funding," said Chris Curtis.As president of the Student Government Association, Curtis was a member of the the presidential selection committee that recommended the three finalists.
"If you look just across the board, staff were asking about how to get salaries up, faculty were asking the exact same thing ..." Curtis said.
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Acknowledging that some faculty may want both a provost, and a former provost as president, Curtis, of the the Student Government Association, said Sellars' admission about his own shortcomings spoke well of his leadership abilities.
"The whole thing about being a great leader is recognizing your weaknesses and hiring people that have those strengths to complement," he said.