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UIS welcomes President-elect B.
Joseph White
White addresses campus on plans
for U of I system
The UIS campus community
welcomed B. Joseph White, the newly announced successor to President
James Stukel, last Wednesday with a standing ovation in Lincoln
Residence Hall.
For UIS, White said
his goals are access, excellence and pride. “I want to be sure that
everyone associated with the University of Illinois is really proud
of our institution and has good reason to be proud,” he said.
White
took note of several staff members in the audience and extended his
respect to them. He said that the staff is the backbone of an
institution, but is often the least appreciated group. “Not by me,”
he said.
 According
to UIS Chancellor Richard Ringeisen, White shows a wonderful
understanding of the University of Illinois.
White said his next
step is “to sit down with the Chancellors--in this case Chancellor
Ringeisen—and really learn the issues on this campus and make any
contributions I can to them.”
According to White, smaller organizations are more entrepreneurial,
innovative, faster moving, and more focused than larger
institutions. “The larger parts of the institution can learn from
the smaller organizations and I’m sure that’s true of the University
of Illinois,” he said
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