Move to president's office easy one for Fuller

Final two EWU presidential candidates speak

PAUL DELANEY, Staff Reporter | Last updated Jun 12, 2014 3:48pm0

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Rex Fuller brings familiarity to his candidacy to be EWU's next president.

Becoming the next president of Eastern Washington University would seem to be a simple transition and easy move for Rex Fuller.

The office vacated in July by Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo, is just a few doors away for Fuller, EWU's Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs since Jan. 1, 2011.

But it's not just the proximity that made Fuller one of three finalists for the job to become EWU's 26th president, a decision that is expected to be made by the end of this month in advance of Arévalo's mid-July departure.

Fuller attracted the largest crowd of any of the candidates, June 3, for the second of...