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SFCC narrows VP search to two candidates with previous ties to college

Barbara Burrows said when she left SFCC for the University of Texas, she knew she'd return.

Burrows is one of the two candidates being screened Monday and Tuesday for SFCC's vice president of academic affairs position.

"I told people that when I left Santa Fe Community College, I am leaving to go to the University of Texas to get my doctorate so I can come back and be the vice president of academic affairs," said Burrows.

From 1987 to 2000, Burrows, a UF graduate, taught math at SFCC and coached the Saints softball team. She was the Faculty Senate president for her last three years at SFCC.

She is the provost at Marshalltown Community College in Marshalltown, Iowa.

The self-proclaimed perfectionist said she loves community colleges.

"I love what we do and the whole environment. I want to be known for making the best opportunities for the students that I can," Burrows said.

She said she thinks teachers should update notes and learning techniques.

"We are not UF; we are Santa Fe Community College, and some of our students come to us not as prepared. Kids don't just learn by lecturing; they have to see and feel too," Burrows said.

She also wants the other campuses to engage students and hook them into learning and education.

SFCC has put together a committee to screen the applicants. The 21 screening committee members are made up of academic chairs, academic directors, administrators and staff from the Offices of Student Affairs and Administrative Affairs.

Lela Elmore, the SFCC human resource coordinator, said provost is translated differently at all collegiate institutions. In the case of SFCC, it means second in command in the academic department, the largest part of the college, she said.

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Elmore said this position has been filled on an interim basis for the past few years, and the college decided it was time to fill it permanently.

The screening committee has narrowed down the search from 11 applicants to two finalists: Anne Kress and Burrows.

Kress has been the interim vice president of academic affairs since January 2005.

"They both have a history at Santa Fe as faculty and professionals, which makes them uniquely qualified to understand this institution," Elmore said.

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