WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 PROVOST SEARCH Loh works on plan Retention news and new cluster hires are among Provost Wallace Loh’s upcoming announcements. By SAM LANE [email protected] By the time outgoing University of Iowa Provost Wallace Loh departs — like- ly sometime in early to mid-October — he hopes to gain approval for and begin implementing a new, overarching strate- gic plan. Officials will name an interim ‘Great provost sometime Opportunities, HAORAN WANG/THE DAILY IOWAN next week, and Bold Scott King, the director of the Office of International Students and Scholars, helps incoming graduate students during the Fulbright orientation on Monday. The they’ll recom- Expectations’ UI is one of eight universities in the United States to hold the orientation for Fulbright students. mend members for a provost Topics that will be search committee included in the UI’s by this Friday, strategic plan: past Faculty Sen- • Living-learning ate President communities UI hosts Fulbright orientation David Drake said • New dorm construction at a meeting • Graduate College Tuesday. programs On Tuesday, • Art and music Graduate students travel to the UI from 29 different countries for Fulbright orientation. Loh was on his building reconstruction By CATHRYN SLOANE Fulbright Gateway Orientation Timothy Barker, a UI international student way to Baltimore • Cluster hiring [email protected] at the UI and scholar adviser who coordinated this for his third of five • Internationalization week’s program. The students arrived on trips to the Uni- Source: UI Provost Wallace Loh Bellah Zulu’s life-long dream of studing The five-day event includes: early Monday afternoon; they will be here versity of Mary- in the U.S. led him from his home in Zambia land before he • Student panels until Friday. After Friday, the students will to the University of Iowa campus this week. takes over as the • Cultural workshops travel to their respective U.S. universities. “I’ve been waiting for a very long time for • Leadership sessions school’s president on Nov. 1. He couldn’t this,” said the 28-year-old, who was awarded “Many of these students are going to go on Source: Timothy Barker, international student and scholar adviser say the reason for his trip but said the a Fulbright award to study abroad. to become leaders in their own countries,” time off is included in his UI vacation The Fulbright program, which grants Barker said. “It’s quite an intense time.” time. Maryland pays for Loh’s flights around 1,800 scholarships to students out- entation for Fulbright students. This is the The program will include cultural work- and accommodations. side the United States each year, selected UI’s second year in the program. shops, leadership sessions, and student the University of Iowa as one of eight uni- Forty students from 29 different coun- versities in the nation to host a five-day ori- tries came to the UI for orientation, said SEE FULBRIGHT, 3 SEE LOH, 3 City Council cans GOP hopeful visits Iowa City PAULA ordinance The Libertarian-leaning Republican covered pot legalization and immigration reform. Five bars were denied liquor licenses By ADAM B SULLIVAN Gary Johnson [email protected] under the PAULA-per-police visit ratio. Former New Mexico Gov. His attention split Gary Johnson visited Iowa By MADISON BENNETT Five Iowa City bars were between the sidewalk in City on Tuesday as part of a [email protected] denied renewal of their front of him and the Black- three-day tour of the state. liquor licenses after the Berry in his hand, former • Governor of New Mexico from The Iowa City City ordinance was enacted in New Mexico Gov. Gary 1995 to 2003 Council voted unanimously July 2009. Three of those Johnson was halted by a • Vetoed 750 bills while in office and with no discussion bars appealed successfully young man as he walked • Climbed Mount Everest in Tuesday evening in favor of to the state. down Washington Street 2003 rescinding the PAULA- In July, the Iowa Alco- on Tuesday. Source: www.ouramericainitiative.com ratio ordinance. holic Beverage Division “Mr. Johnson?” the Under the ordinance, determined the per-visit- stranger said as the gover- the city could deny a bar’s ratio was not in compliance nor extended a hand. DAILYIOWAN.COM application for liquor- with state laws. “Thanks so much for com- Watch video of Gary license renewal if police According to the state, a ing to town. I’ll be at your Johnson at ROB JOHNSON/THE DAILY IOWAN www.dailyiowan.com. issued an average of more bar’s liquor license is grant- event tonight.” Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson speaks in Hubbard Park on than one PAULA per visit ed depending on whether It’s not an extremely Tuesday. The presidential hopeful plans on legalizing marijuana as to the bar during a given the bar has demonstrated common occurrence, the Tuesday between stops in well as introducing better documentation for immigrant workers. month. “good moral character,” politican said. Des Moines on Monday Though the ordinance is the rest of the nation ends first primary. which includes such factors “Well … let’s just say I and Davenport on Wednes- no longer in effect, the num- enjoy it when it does [hap- up taking Iowa’s lead and Johnson differs from as citizenship, lawfulness, day. He’s one of the first ber of PAULAs will still be a and financial standing. On pen],” Johnson said, a many mainstream potential 2012 presiden- taking New Hampshire’s Republicans; he supports factor in determining the contrary, the PAULA smile emerging below his lead,” Johnson said. Oakley shades. tial candidates to visit legalization of marijuana, whether councilors renew ordinance allowed dis- Iowa will have the says arming the Mexican bars’ liquor licenses, Mayor missal of a bar’s license Johnson visited the Uni- Iowa City this year. country’s first caucuses Matt Hayek said. Instead, it versity of Iowa campus on “People’s opinions mat- and New Hampshire the won’t be the only factor. 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Editor: Fax: 335-6297 Brian Stewart . 335-6030 By ALISON SULLIVAN for one semester for three Research Awards and Fac- CORRECTIONS Managing Editor: [email protected] Faculty awards years. ulty Scholarships directly Call: 335-6030 Clara Hogan . 335-5855 Several awards are available These and the faculty to the Development Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editor: University of Iowa facul- Regina Zilbermints . 335-6063 to UI faculty: scholarships are awarded Awards, he said. accuracy and fairness in the report- ty members expressed con- to the best researchers He said the Career Opinions Editor: cern about the fate of • Career Development Awards ing of news. 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