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| Glenn McConnell, president of C of C |
The College of Charleston's newest
president, Glenn McConnell, sat down with a local reporter and
discussed his excitement for the future of the College's men's
basketball team, his reasoning behind steering away from the
College's merger with MUSC, and what the College's newest graduate
school component, the University of Charleston, means for the school.
Glenn McConnell has “moved on” from
the men's basketball coaching debacle, and is looking forward to
working with Earl Grant, the new head coach, with no anchors from the
past. “He exudes confidence, he's about character, he's about
creating a team we can be proud of, he's about academics,”
McConnell said in excitement for Grant.
He went on to discuss Joe Hull, the
athletic director. McConnell stated that he has only had the chance
to work with Hull for three months, and that he was a tremendous help
in the search for a new head coach. “We've got a changed set of
dynamics here at the college now,” McConnell said. “We are gonna
be doing things a little differently this coming year, but that's not
a lack of confidence in anybody.”
In regards to the possible C of C and
MUSC merger, McConnell said that it was mainly a vision of the Benson
administration and that he sees things a little differently. “I
was afraid that the college would get gobbled up by MUSC,” he said.
McConnell went on to ensure that the
college's new graduate school, the University of Charleston, will
remain a component of the college and not the other way around. The
college will continue to give students a well rounded education and
will continue to aim to be a premiere, flagship, and liberal arts and
sciences institution.
“This is my alma mater, I don't want
it absorbed, I want it to last, and I want it to be strong,”
McConnell said.
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