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Students discuss religious topics in a small group. (Photo courtesy of tcuwesley.org)
Wednesday nights at TCU’s Methodist campus ministry provide religious exploration and fellowship
By Boots Giblin, Staff Writer
Published Mar 27, 2024
Students at the Wesley said they found community on Wednesday nights.

University seeks to hire new vice chancellor of facilities

The university is looking for what an associate provost described as a new landlord of facilities.

Brent Folan, president of the Student Government Association, said the person chosen for associate vice chancellor of facilities would oversee all of the construction from the football stadium to the plumbing inside of residence halls.

Leo Munson, associate provost for Academic Support, said the associate vice chancellor of facilities position came with the specific requirement of being a registered architect or engineer. The new employee would also be able to manage a diverse workforce as well as the expectations of the university.

Both Munson and Mike Russell, executive director of Student Affairs, were co-chairs to the hiring committee for the new associate vice chancellor of facilities. Munson  said the hiring committee was representative of the whole university.

Munson said the committee included faculty and staff, as well as representatives from the physical plant, human resources and president of the student body.

Folan said, “You get different aspects on campus to make sure everybody feels that we hire the right person. It’s nice sitting on the committee, just making sure that the different voices are heard.” The person hired for the position would report to Brian Gutierrez, the vice chancellor for finance of administration, and would oversee the physical plant, according to the position specifications published by Korn/Ferry International, a search firm hired by the university.

According to TCU Magazine, previous associate vice chancellor of facilities Will Stallworth retired at the end of 2011, after 23 years. Stallworth spoke at the last committee meeting and explained the responsibilities of the position, Folan said. 

Munson said that although there was no calendar of events at this point, the university planned to add residential and Greek housing as well as expansions to the academic side of campus. As the university continued to expand and to become more selective, Munson said there would be more of a need for better teaching and learning facilities than in the past.

“These are big shoes to fill,” Munson said. “The amount of construction that has gone on in the past decade will be mirrored in the next decade.”

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