Case 13 : The New Vice President
Jennifer Treeholm, the former Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs was appointed interim Vice President for a 3 year term at Mid-West University by the newly appointed President of said University. After the interim, the President reluctantly appointed her the role of Vice President of the University.
Jennifer has devoted her entire career to Mid-West U. She was initially hired as an Introductory History instructor. While teaching history, she earned her PH.D and was appointed Assistant Professor and as time progressed she was promoted to Associate Professor due to her popularity and excellent teaching ability. Over time, she would become actively involved in various activities on campus such as forming the first union, acquiring grants, writing skits for the faculty club’s annual follies and generally offering her support to anyone who needed her assistance. She became President of the Faculty Senate where she served two years before being offered the position of Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs where for the next ten years she handled most of the academic complaints, oversaw several committees and wrote letters and reports for the then Vice President.
Part A
Q 1: At this point, what are your predictions about Jennifer as the interim vice president?
A glance thru of Jennifer background and at Mid-West U, briefly detail out what types of person she is. She was well known and admired among her peers for her devotion to the University as well as for her energy and charm. Her characteristics potray how she devote her entire life to work and her social environment. She maybe succeeds in her teaching career and administrative but selected as the interim vice president never guarantee her any success. Selected as the number-two person at the top of the organization would be challenging, as managing people and given the opportunity to decide what best for Mid-West U would be different