Dr. Marcus Hale

Provost, the sponsor

Owns the promise to the board. Speaks in priorities, tradeoffs, and timelines, and keeps asking what the institution can actually show by fall.

Shelf in focus

Dr. Marcus Hale is a composite character built for this workshop, not a real person, and speaks only from the case. Replies can be uneven; treat them as prompts for your own thinking. Do not enter personal or confidential information.