Fernando Trevi�o has arrived and his plate appears to be full.

Trevi�o, SIUC’s newly appointed chancellor, officially took office July 1 and spent both Sunday and Monday in all-day meetings at the Stone Center.

SIU President Glenn Poshard said Trevi�o asked many good questions and showed an understanding of campus issues.

Tuesday was Trevi�o’s first day in his own office.

“This morning I spent sort of learning my way around the office,” Trevi�o said Tuesday afternoon. “And also getting a briefing on the budget.”

Poshard’s administrative assistant Paula Keith said Poshard and Trevi�o received a new presentation about every half hour all day on Sunday and Monday – the topics ranged from a budget overview to diversity.

“Several folks came in and talked with him about a myriad of issues he’s going to have to step into right away,” Poshard said. “We just wanted to give him a good overview so he could be ready to go.”

Trevi�o takes the place of former interim chancellor John Dunn, who became the President of Western Michigan University July 1.

Trevi�o said the series of meetings has brought him up to speed on issues facing the University and campus. His first weekend in Carbondale has been enjoyable and dry compared to Texas, which has received 11 inches of rain in the past few days, he said.

“You can actually go outside and enjoy the day,” he said. “Everybody has been so inviting and so nice over the weekend.”

Trevi�o has put a contract on a house, but is living at the Stone Center for the time being.

“All my stuff is still in Texas,” he said, noting he won’t begin moving until after next week’s Board of Trustees meeting in Springfield.

Trevi�o was chosen to be SIUC’s new chancellor after a search that began in January.

Trevi�o served as founding dean of University of North Texas’s School of Public Health, which has grown from 106 master’s students in 1999 to 190 master’s and 49 doctoral students in 2006, according to the UNT Institutional Research and Accreditation office.

Susan Ford, the chair of the chancellor search advisory committee, said the committee feels a sense of assurance with their choice.

“I think we all feel very good about the choice of Dr. Trevi�o,” Ford said.

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