 Freshman clinical laboratory sciences major Brittany N. Paisley fulfills her temporary duties as chancellor. Photo by Tommy Penick
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by BEN HOSTETTER
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
Before Thanksgiving break, freshman clinical laboratory sciences major Brittany N. Paisley stepped into Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock’s shes.
After contributing to a canned food drive sponsored by Appalachian Ambassadors, Paisley was entered in a drawing and, the next week, received an e-mail notification of her selection as Chancellor-For-A-Day.
“I was surprised,” Paisley said. “I was sitting in study hall and it was crazy. I couldn’t believe it.”
To start the day, Paisley was escorted to B.B. Dougherty Administration Building, where the chancellor’s office is located.
Paisley spent the next six hours talking and meeting with Peacock’s co-workers and vice chancellors.
Afterward, Paisley met with Chief of Staff Lorin A. Baumhover.
Baumhover oversees all government relations at the local, state and federal levels.
“Baumhover
deals with the political side of the college,” Paisley said. “He goes
to important town hall meetings and even meetings in Washington D.C. to
promote Appalachian State University.”
After
meeting with Baumhover, Paisley met with Appalachian’s Director of
Human Resource Services Patrick J. McCoy, who deals with salary and
benefits administration, staff recruitment, wage, training and
development programs and employee relations, among other things.
“He was
very caring and said that even though he loved seeing the students
playing in Sanford Mall in the spring, he loved, even more, to stop by
and talk to the staff in the cafeteria to see how they were doing and
if they needed anything,” Paisley said.
Paisley
met with Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Greg M. Lovins, who spoke
about his work of dealing with tuition, budget and overall accounting.
Lovins
spoke of the issues his department has faced, including increased
tuition fees, a shortening budget and parking and construction.
“The
last thing we want to do, with this economy, with all the pressure the
students, faculty and staff are feeling right now, is increase the
permit fee for parking,” Lovins said.
Paisley’s
next meeting took place with Vice Chancellor for Student Development
Cindy A. Wallace, whose department focuses on housing and residence
life, the Student Recreation Center, Plemmons Student Union and overall
wellness of students, among other things.
During
Paisley’s meeting with Vice Chancellor of University Advancement Susan
H. Pettyjohn, Pettyjohn spoke of her work to enhance Appalachian with
fundraising, alumni affairs and university communication and outreach.
“Part of
my charge is to raise a lot of new private resources for the
institution, and, as we’re doing that, we’re planning a more major
campaign for Appalachian…trying to make Appalachian as visible as
possible,” she said.
Paisley’s
final interview took place with University Attorney Dayton Cole, who
deals with Appalachian’s legal issues, including contracts, personal
law, environmental regulatory compliance, risk management insurance and
intellectual property.
“The
role of our office is to assist university administrators, faculty and
staff in achieving the educational goals of the university, all within
the framework of federal, state and sometimes, international law,” Cole
said.
Paisley was grateful for the opportunity to gain insight of the inner-workings of the administration.
“The
university has people who work behind the scenes that we, as students,
don’t really recognize,” she said. “Filling the chancellor’s shoes for
today has shown me that there’s a lot more that goes on than we
realize, and we should really be thankful for those people.”
When
Paisley gets a break from studying and attending classes, she enjoys
spending time with her residence hall mates and attending various music
and entertainment events.
Photo by Tommy Penick | The Appalachian
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