, v U'S firTH H~IR HfRMFIINOA CORIfS Nriter Eugene P. Trani: historian, scholar, developer, VCU president extraordinaire.
1997 to $230 million in 2007. Holding true to their promise, the Board, Trani, and his 19-year tenure have unflaggingly built the research enterprise, bringing otherwise unavailable opportunities to VCU students.
Prior to May the mention of Eugene P. Trani's name
But Trani's tenure has also seen VCU's student body increase to nearly 32,000 and a 9.4 percent increase
largely rang bells of success for VCU students and faculty, and the Richmond elite, but the past six months have morphed those praising undulations into cries of confusion. Confusion, based in rumors of scanda ls (Philip Morris and ex-Richmond Police Chief Rodney Monroe), that translates into frustrations for those invested both financially and altruistically in the selection of VCU's next president.
in tuition and fees from Fall 2007 to Fall 2008. For the average student that means increased class size, longer lines at the financial aid office, and hundreds of out-of-pocket dollars spent on the costs of higher education. For faculty and staff it means more strange faces and fewer resources to accommodate the number of students in their classrooms and their dining halls.
The succeeding president will be selected with the
With President Trani's resignation in late June 2009
assistance of a search committee that will include six Board of Visitor members, the largest group represe nted in the committee. In 2006 the Board
and the selection of a new president, the 2008-2009 academic school year is the stage for st udents, faculty, and staff to participate in molding their learning community into the vision they are seeking. For more information about the VCU presidential selection process or to submit a presidential nomination visit www.presidentsearch.vcu.edu.
approved the VCU 2020 Vision for Excellence. The vision dedicated to "enhance the student experience and aggressively build the research enterprise." That research enterprise has grown from $90 million in
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