Select quotes regarding Holbrook from a Lantern article...
Applications, not admissions, decline in '04
By Erin C. Donnelly
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Published: Monday, November 8, 2004 [/font]
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aragraph[0] = 'Characteristics of the new freshman class were among the topics discussed Friday at the board of trustees meeting. Also, an agreement was signed between Battelle Memorial Institute and Ohio State, and OSU President Karen A. Holbrook was given a raise.
Mabel Freeman, assistant vice president of Undergraduate Admissions and the First Year Experience program, said that although the total number of last year\'s applicants decreased, the number of admitted students went up. She said this does not mean a drop in the quality of students - only the number of applicants. She also said the decrease in applicants has lessened the workload for reviewing the applications and admitting the incoming students.
Freeman also commented on the change of the application\'s essay portion. The application used to have four short answer questions and this year\'s applicants will only have two questions, Freeman said.
"We were very willing to make that change," she said. "We do not need to apologize for asking people to write on a college application."
Ryan Searfoorce, a senior in economics, received the student recognition award. Searfoorce is an honors student with a 3.91 grade point average.*
"I am deeply honored to receive this award today," Searfoorce said. "I also want to thank you for the four years I\'ve had at Ohio State."
Searfoorce also expressed his gratitude to his professors.
The meeting was preceded by an official signing of a memorandum of understanding between Battelle and OSU. Carl F. Kohrt, president and CEO of Battelle, and Holbrook signed the memorandum on behalf of their respective organizations.
According to a statement, the memorandum of understanding was signed "to enhance the strong collaboration" between OSU and Battelle.*
The memorandum stated both institutions "desire to cooperate in an effort to advance the conduct of scientific research and to attract talent, funding and capabilities into areas of joint interest."'
aragraph[1] = 'The memorandum outlined three areas that might be involved in potential collaborative activites.
OSU and Battelle will share facilities by "optimizing use of under-utilized facilities currently owned" by OSU and Battelle and "collaborative design (and) construction of new facilities for joint occupancy." To facilitate these goals, both institutions may coordinate on new construction plans and inform each other about "applicable strategic facilities."
Both institutions will also share staff arrangements so as to use "relevant talent into projects of mutual interest."
Battelle and OSU both identified priority areas of mutual interest. They will prepare letters of intent, binding documents and related documentation when collaborative activities occur.
"I really do think it\'s a landmark movement," Holbrook said. "It\'s just a phenomenal opportunity."
At the beginning of the meeting, Holbrook stated the "the overarching principles of making Ohio State a distinguished research and education" institution.
She mentioned three goals for OSU: to provide a distinctive educational experience for all students, form cutting edge interdisciplinary research and enhance connection between these two.
According to a Nov. 6 Associated Press article, board members voted to give Holbrook a 3.5 percent raise which will result in a salary of $352,000 a year. Holbrook, who is in the third year of her five-year contract, began with a salary of $325,000.
The Associated Press stated Holbrook\'s contract includes a house, housekeeper, two cars, a driver and $100,000 a year in deferred compensation.
She also is eligible for an annual bonus of one-fourth of her base pay for meeting goals and for exemplary performance. Including bonuses, Holbrook will receive $437,000 this year.
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Characteristics of the new freshman class were among the topics discussed Friday at the board of trustees meeting. Also, an agreement was signed between Battelle Memorial Institute and Ohio State,
and OSU President Karen A. Holbrook was given a raise.
Later in the article...
"According to a Nov. 6 Associated Press article, board members voted to give Holbrook a 3.5 percent raise which will result in a salary of $352,000 a year. Holbrook, who is in the third year of her five-year contract, began with a salary of $325,000.
The Associated Press stated Holbrook's contract includes a house, housekeeper, two cars, a driver and $100,000 a year in deferred compensation.
She also is eligible for an annual bonus of one-fourth of her base pay for meeting goals and for exemplary performance. Including bonuses, Holbrook will receive $437,000 this year."
Am I wrong or has tuition gone up for students every year she has been there?
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