At Monday's meeting, Senior Advisory Committee Chair John C. Culver announced that former Arkansas Senator David H. Pryor would be the next director of the IOP, giving students an opportunity to highlight their concerns as the IOP enters a transitional period.
Pryor will take over on Aug. 1, after current Director Alan K. Simpson, who has guided the IOP since January 1998, leaves the office in June.
The past year at the IOP has seen a large amount of staff turnover and a new method for students to communicate with staff members.
Last year, a consultant analyzed the institution for the first time in its history and gave several recommendations which were then enacted, including the shifting of some administrative responsibilities, said SAC member Eugenie A. Lang '00.
At the same time, many long-time staffers decided to leave, and a thorough staff change was put in place at the beginning of the academic year, Lang added.
"Almost all of the staff members now are new as of the new [academic] year, and almost all of the old people have left," Lang said.
IOP staff responsibilities were altered so administrators would have better communication with students.
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