Daniel Mathis, a 20-year-old junior from Ida, Mich.,
will experience his goal of becoming a university administrator
when he switches roles with Eastern Michigan University
President John A. Fallon III during the Sixth Annual "President
for a Day," today.
The daylong reversal of roles will have Fallon attending
Mathis' classes while Mathis meets with various administrators
throughout the day.
 |
AT THE HELM: Daniel Mathis, an EMU
junior
from Monroe, Mich., settles
into life as EMU's
president March 7.
Mathis was selected to be "President
for a Day" and learn all about the life
of a university
president. EMU
President John Fallon, in turn,
followed Mathis' class and activities
schedule. |
"This is exciting because I would like to focus on higher
education administration in my graduate work," said Mathis. "I
see this as an opportunity that will benefit other EMU
students. I'll get to experience, firsthand, some of what
the president does each day and share that with them."
Fallon will study profit maximization and loss minimization
in Mathis' economics class; proper grammar for writing
a research paper in history; and will learn about the ecosystems
and other forms of biogeography. He'll also spend time
in academic programming, answering telephones, proofing
and filing.
"I have always stressed that we are here for the students.
Now, March 7, I'll get to be one again," said Fallon. "I'm
looking forward to following Dan's schedule for the day
and viewing Eastern Michigan through his eyes."
Mathis is majoring in social science with a minor in communication.
He is a member of the Honors College, EMU Ambassadors and
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Mathis was chosen from a pool of more than 20 applicants
based on his academic standing, co-curricular activities
and commitment to diversity.
