A glimpse at the 3 candidates for president of URI

ROBERT D. NEWMAN

Current job: Associate vice president for interdisciplinary studies, dean of the College of Humanities and professor of English at University of Utah.

Some accomplishments

 Began new interdisciplinary programs in international studies, environmental humanities, American Indian languages, Latin American studies, animation studies and others.

 Increased funding to College of Humanities by 300 percent

 Increased undergraduate majors in humanities by 15 percent.

SONA KARENTZ ANDREWS

Current job: Provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of geosciences at Boise (Idaho) State University.

Some accomplishments

 Added new Ph.D. programs in geosciences, electrical and computer engineering.

 Created a task force to help freshmen adapt to college life, raised freshman retention rate 7 percent.

 Launched after-work program for adults to complete bachelor’s degree.

DAVID M. DOOLEY

Current job: Provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of chemistry/biochemistry at Montana State University.

Some accomplishments

 Fostered development of new core curriculum for undergraduates with required first-year seminars.

 Established learning centers for math and chemistry in residence halls.

 Oversaw creation of new Ph.D. programs in animal and range science, neuroscience.

Coming Tuesday

A profile of David M. Dooley, provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of chemistry/biochemistry at Montana State University.

You’ll find profiles of all three candidates at projo.com