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Lost in the announcement that Board of Regents Chair Angela McLean will become lieutenant governor, is the fact that Paul Tuss will be the new chair of the Regents.
Montana in general and the university system in particular will be well served by Tuss’ promotion to the top job.
A graduate of the University of Montana, he is familiar with the needs of the university system and its students.
He is executive director of Bear Paw Development Corp., where he has been active in securing funds for Hi-Line communities to undertake a variety of civic improvement projects. He has learned first hand that education of its populace is absolutely the best way to ensure that the Hi-Line faces a viable economic future.
Tuss has been involved in numerous community organizations.
His job will involve overseeing the entire university system, and he can’t be provincial in his outlook, it will be good to know that he is entirely familiar with the needs of Montana State University-Northern, its employees and its students.
We can’t believe that Tuss will see this as a figurehead position. With his belief in higher education and his commitment to Montana, we anticipate him being a strong advocate for the university system.
The university faces many challenges and problems, internally and externally, as technology changes the way the education community operates.
The system will always be a target for budget cuts by folks who don’t understand the value of education to the state’s economy.
He has a level-headed management style but is passionate in his support for education.
He is the perfect choice to lead the university during these tumultuous times.
Reader Comments(1)
ted writes:
I agree Tuss is a good man and probably will be a good chair. I do however take exception to your misinformation of fact by claiming the University System will always be subject to cuts. The university budget in Montana has increased every single year over several decades. A decrease to a requested fantasy budget increase is not a cut if expenditures are still increased over prior years. I hope Mr Tuss remembers the taxpayers in his new position.
02/12/2014, 10:12 am