Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, September 13, 1993                   TAG: 9309120319
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
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STAFF POSITIONS IN THE IVORY TOWER AVAILABLE, ACADEMIC WANT ADS SHOW

But job opportunities in college administration in Virginia are growing. For proof, look at help wanted ads in the July 21 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, academia's leading weekly newspaper:

\ Wanted at U.Va.: A "chief of staff" and assistant to the president. Both will "prepare briefing materials for the President . . . and represent the President at meetings." The chief of staff also will handle "preparation of talking-point materials," while the assistant will oversee "the preparation of minutes/written summaries."

\ Wanted at Virginia Tech: Three fund-raisers, an assistant/associate director of corporate and foundations relations, an assistant/associate director of development for the College of Engineering (to lure donors in the "$25,000-$90,000 range") and a manager of campaign communications.

\ Wanted at The College of William and Mary: Three administrators to help students, an assistant to the associate vice president for student affairs (to counsel students of "various ethnic origins"); a coordinator of student activities and programs; and a coordinator of public and community service (top goal: "disseminating information on service opportunities" to students).

The community-service job is a new position covered by a two-year private grant, but it could end up being financed by the state, said Samuel E. Jones, who was promoted in July to the new post of vice president for budget and planning at William and Mary.

The two UVa openings are among four jobs being filled on the staff of President John Casteen, which last year numbered 16 (including three people with some teaching duties.) His staff is more than twice as big as those of the state's other large-university presidents.

The governor's personal staff numbers 13. That does not include 11 press and legislative policy officials and two capital switchboard operators. UVa has information and governmental relations offices separate from Casteen's, which employ about double that number, plus a sports media office.

The university also has expanded the ranks of the second-in-command. Two years ago, it cut a vice presidency, but it recently added two new vice presidencies, raising the total to seven.

Casteen rebuffs questions about the size of his staff, saying UVa has a duty to train future administrators and that his time is devoted largely to fund raising. "This is a very busy office that has raised more money than all other Virginia universities put together," he said.