Five finalists seek MSU’s second most powerful job

The search to fill the second most powerful job at Montana State University entered a serious stage Monday with a public campus interview for the first of five finalists.

Bob Mokwa, 54, who has served as MSU’s interim provost since last June, met with about 50 faculty and staff members at the Strand Union Building to answer questions and provide his views on MSU’s present and future.

"Higher education has the power to change lives," Mokwa said. MSU can be "the gold standard," he said, for land-grant universities where the mission is to improve people’s lives.

"We’re a well-run organization," Mokwa said. "Students are coming here because we’re doing things right."

By Gail Schontzler Chronicle Staff Writer

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