STORRS Conn.
The University of Connecticut’s new president is getting some pointers from a transition team similar to those often used to help new corporate executives.
The school will spend up to $177,000 for 120 days of work by a management consulting firm that is helping new President Michael J. Hogan get his bearings.
Before Hogan arrived from the University of Iowa two weeks ago, the firm had already started interviewing faculty members, staff, students, politicians, alumni and trustees.
The team is working to give Hogan an overview of the issues UConn faces and help him set priorities.
Though such teams are more often used in corporate settings, universities are beginning to hire them as well.
“The university’s not a business, but it has to be businesslike in the way it’s managed. We owe that to the citizens of the state of Connecticut who are paying the bill,” said trustee chairman John W. Rowe.
