The Associated Students of Madison recently selected two UW-Madison students to serve on a committee that will recommend a university provost to the administration.
Leaders on the Shared Governance Committee chose Kaja Rebane and Frank Honts to serve on the committee.
""Both Frank and Kaja are exceptionally qualified, and I am certain that student interests will be well-represented throughout this process,"" Adam Sheka, chair of the Shared Governance Committee, said in a statement.
Rebane is the former co-president of the Teaching Assistants' Association and co-chair of the Coalition for Affordable Public Education. Honts is a UW-Madison graduate student in educational policies. Both of the students told ASM they are aware of the significant challenges the new provost will face.
""We face looming budget shortfalls that will require a mix of optimistic creativity and difficult, painful choices in order to reconcile the bottom line,"" Rebane said.
Former UW-Madison provost Pat Farrell returned to the College of Engineering at the end of the fall semester to teach.
Julie Underwood now serves as the interim provost and will serve until a permanent replacement is found. Underwood served as the dean of the School of Education before transferring to the Office of the Provost.
Leaders of ASM are encouraging students to contact Rebane and Honts with questions and comments at students.provost.search@gmail.com. Students can also post feedback on the ""Your Voices"" wall at www.asm.wisc.edu.
