On August 1, Kim Wilcox took over as MSU's provost, a position formerly held by President Lou Anna K. Simon.

Wilcox took time during his first day on campus to sit down with The State News and talk about his job, his impressions of MSU and his vision for the future of the university.

SN: It's your first day on job, what kind of pressure do you feel to make an impact?

Kim Wilcox: Tough question, because impact can mean so many different things. An operation of, I don't know what we got here, 50,000, 60,000 people