Peter Likins
Peter Likins
Peter William Likins was president of the University of Arizona from 1997 until his retirement in summer 2006...
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As it stands, the UA is in the distinct minority,
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There's a general sense of unease among presidents and chancellors. While we're not in crisis, we're engaged in an unsustainable rate of growth in expenditures and revenues. It's not possible for universities to put unallocated money into athletics. That's what people have been doing in recent years.
among crisis engaged general growth money people possible presidents rate recent unease
There's a general sense of unease among presidents and chancellors, ... While we're not in crisis, we're engaged in an unsustainable rate of growth in expenditures and revenues. It's not possible for universities to put unallocated money into athletics. That's what people have been doing in recent years.
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You find yourself driven in this job every minute and every waking hour of every day.
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She was a beautiful, beautiful person whom I will cherish for the rest of my life.
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Though it's an incredible amount of money, that's not what this is all about,
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It's not just about unrealized promise we should be thinking about. We should be thinking about the promise realized.
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We (have) a sense of concern that the rate of growth especially in revenues and expenses in Division I-A is not sustainable, and it's growing three times as fast as university expenditures as a whole, ... Athletics requires a special level of attention.
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This is a way to celebrate Jim's commitment not to a single program in the university, but to the university itself, ... I've been deeply influenced by him, and I've learned what it means to be truly dedicated to the advancement of higher education.
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This is not a sprint, this is a marathon. Don't expect of him that he's going to walk in, snap his fingers and things will be different.
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Our job is to help him get the lay of the land as soon as possible. Robert Shelton has to be permitted to find his own style and establish his own practices.