{"id":6768,"date":"2018-12-06T07:51:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T12:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/?p=6768"},"modified":"2018-12-06T08:57:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T13:57:12","slug":"very-very-special-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2018\/12\/06\/very-very-special-job\/","title":{"rendered":"‘A Very, Very Special Job’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carl Reiber Joins Georgia Southern as Provost and VP for Academic Affairs<\/em><\/h2>\n

\"CarlOn July 1, Carl L. Reiber, Ph.D., assumed the role of provost and vice president for academic affairs at Georgia Southern University.<\/p>\n

What made him want to leave the University of Nevada, Las Vegas(UNLV) as their senior vice provost and take the Georgia Southern job, over two thousand miles away?<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose Georgia Southern because it\u2019s very student-focused. It has outstanding scholarship and the faculty are very high quality. Those two characteristics are important to me. And making this job very exciting was the consolidation,\u201d said Reiber. \u201cThat really grabbed me. Just made this a very, very special job.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Liberty Campus with its large military population is anotherappealing factor to Reiber.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy father was a full colonel in the Army and served for over 25 years. I was a dependent, so I understand the needs of that community. And frankly, I just think that the educational needs and opportunities for active duty military, their spouses and dependents need to be addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked what he expects to accomplish in his first six months, Reiber thinks listening and learning is at the top of his list.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first six months is going to be a lot of listening. But also laying the groundwork for the mindset that we need to go forward. An example of that is we need to start new traditions for our students. We have Georgia Southern traditions. We have Armstrong traditions. We need to have new Georgia Southern traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Reiber will be learning a lot in the beginning of his tenure, he definitely has ideas about where the University needs to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to be a bull in a china shop. I want to make sure I\u2019m sensitive to the hard work that\u2019s been done. But I also want to put a very strategic angle on how we move forward. We have to be very conscious of who our students are, and what their demands are. \u201d<\/p>\n

Reiber is also keen on furthering partnerships with other area institutions to provide educational opportunities that grow with the expected business expansion in southeast Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entities have to work together. So you\u2019ve got Savannah State. You\u2019ve got East Georgia. I certainly want to see how we can collaborate and work with SCAD.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reiber has an interesting take on how he thinks that his past experiences at UNLV can be applied to his new job at Georgia Southern.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been very student-focused. I\u2019ve always been involved in students’ success. And that just comes with me here. But there are many things here that are ahead of what we were doing in Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although not his primary responsibility, Reiber also serves as professor of biology. When asked if he\u2019ll be able to have any time for research, his answer provides insight into his philosophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll have a lab on the Armstrong campus,\u201d said Reiber. \u201cFundamentally, I really do believe in leading by example. So I\u2019ve always felt that if I can kick a paper out now and again, then other faculty can kick a paper out now and again. If I can write a grant proposal and be successful, then others can do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

The same goes for teaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to at least get in front of students and do guest lectures in biology, and maybe first-year seminars, etc. I want to make sure that I\u2019m working with students and hearing from them, not filtered through several layers of administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

He foresees great growth potential for southeast Georgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just truly believe this area is poised to expand quite rapidly. You have to have the educational opportunities to prepare the workforce,\u201d said Reiber. \u201cMajor businesses don\u2019t relocate to areas, or expand their operation, unless they have a pipeline for well-educated individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Reiber, the future looks bright for Georgia Southern.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that there are too many institutions in the country that are going to be afforded the opportunities that Georgia Southern will. You have a large student population. A brand that is known. You have a major port facility. Major rail facilities. An airport that has ability to expand. All make Savannah, and the axis between Statesboro and Savannah, prime real estate for growth. It has all of the elements.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reiber is happy to be at Georgia Southern, and thinks that the South makes it even more appealing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe southern part of the country is where my wife and I both come from. There\u2019s something about the South that is just very, very nice. That\u2019s what I came from, and I\u2019m happy to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Liz Walker<\/em><\/p>\n

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Prior to joining Georgia Southern, Reiber served as the senior vice provost at UNLV. He started his academic career at UNLV in the Department of Biological Sciences in 1993. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from George Mason University in 1984 and 1987 and his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1992. He was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Florida, Gainesville in the Department of Zoology from 1992 to 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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