Chancellor Holden Thorp spoke candidly with students Monday afternoon about his time in office and his hopes for his replacement.
“I hope we can get somebody who can do this longer than I did,” Thorp said.
“It’s 24/7, and every decision has big time implications.”
In an open house for students at the Campus Y, Thorp reflected on his time in office, his priorities for the University and the qualifications his successor should possess.
“You think looking at it from the outside, that you get it,” he said. “But there’s no way you could possibly be prepared for it.”
Thorp said he believes the University is fundamentally strong, despite the scandals that have occurred during his time in office.
As evidenced by factors like high national rankings and competitive admissions, the University is still in good shape, Thorp said.
He said he is pleased with the work of athletic director Bubba Cunningham and head football coach Larry Fedora in working toward moving past the scandals.
“The problems that we’ve had are problems that accumulated over a long period of time, but they’re discrete things that can get fixed,” he said.