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	<title>The Point News &#187; Presidential Search</title>
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		<title>From the Chief’s Desk: Optimism Rides in on a Blue Vespa</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/09/from-the-chief%e2%80%99s-desk-optimism-rides-in-on-a-blue-vespa</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/09/from-the-chief%e2%80%99s-desk-optimism-rides-in-on-a-blue-vespa#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Baier, Former Online/Photo Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally I greeted the news of President Urgo’s selection as the college’s new President with a sense of cynicism; especially considering the fuss that surrounded nominee James Bacchus and the Board of Trustee’s choice to pick their next candidate in closed Executive session, I expected another presidency marked by inaccessibility.]]></description>
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		<title>Future President Speaks about Campus, Leadership</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/future-president-speaks-about-campus-leadership</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/03/future-president-speaks-about-campus-leadership#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, March 5, The Point News was fortunate enough to be able to talk to the College’s next president, Joseph Urgo, currently vice president of academics and dean of faculty at Hamilton College. He talked about his impression of the College, his views on the College presidency, and more. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Joseph Urgo Named New College President</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/dr-joseph-urgo-named-new-college-president</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/dr-joseph-urgo-named-new-college-president#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Feb. 22, the Presidential Search committee announced that it had selected Dr. Joseph Urgo as the next College president.The announcement marked the culmination of a search which began last April and restarted last October after all of the previous candidates withdrew. Urgo will join the College on July 1, 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Welcome the New President</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/lets-welcome-the-new-president</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/lets-welcome-the-new-president#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Chase, Former Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Board has announced Dr. Joseph Urgo, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Hamilton College, as the next President of St. Mary’s College.]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Joseph R. Urgo Named Next President of  St. Mary’s College of Maryland</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/breaking-news-dr-joseph-r-urgo-named-next-president-of-st-mary%e2%80%99s-college-of-maryland</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/breaking-news-dr-joseph-r-urgo-named-next-president-of-st-mary%e2%80%99s-college-of-maryland#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Chase, Former Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a press released by the college earlier today the "Board of Trustees today named Dr. Joseph R. Urgo as the college’s next president. He will join the college July 1, 2010. Urgo currently serves as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Hamilton College in upstate New York.]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING NEWS: President Selected &amp; Accepted</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/breaking-news-president-selected-accepted</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2010/02/breaking-news-president-selected-accepted#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara Southgate, Editor-in-chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the Board of Trustees meeting on Saturday, Feb. 20, Board Chairman James P. Muldoon announced that &#8220;We have extended an offer&#8221; to the selected presidential candidate. By the middle of the meeting, the Board received news that that the candidate had, in fact, accepted. The candidate appears to be coming from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Board Declares Do-Over:  Presidential Search Process Restarts</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/board-declares-do-over-presidential-search-process-restarts</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/board-declares-do-over-presidential-search-process-restarts#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After campus visits by four finalists, followed by two weeks of deliberation, the Board of Trustees announced that it will continue the search for the College’s next President. In a letter to the College community on Oct. 21, Molly Mahoney, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee, explained that some candidates withdrew from consideration and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questions Unanswered As Board Reopens Search</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/questions-unanswered-as-board-reopens-search</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/11/questions-unanswered-as-board-reopens-search#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=1433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a small liberal arts college and home to the Center for Democracy, there are certain values attributed to St. Marys that reflect the institutional character of the College. You would be hard pressed to find many on campus (students, faculty and staff alike) who would not describe St. Mary’s as fair, free, open minded, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students and Alumni Vocal, Board Still Silent on Presidential Candidate Search</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/students-and-alumni-vocal-board-still-silent-on-presidential-candidate-search</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/students-and-alumni-vocal-board-still-silent-on-presidential-candidate-search#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halfway through October, there is still no word on the College’s next president. The Board of Trustees will meet Monday, Oct.18 to discuss the presidential search in a closed session by teleconference, a conversation that began at their last executive session on Oct. 3. As the Board deliberates, the campus buzzes with speculation and differing perspectives on the candidates.

Two weeks ago, at the conclusion of the presidential candidates’ campus visits, the Presidential Search Committee delivered their recommendations to the Board of Trustees. The recommendations have not been disclosed.]]></description>
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		<title>Alumni Enter the Presidential Debate</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/alumni-enter-the-presidential-debate</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/alumni-enter-the-presidential-debate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello St. Mary&#8217;s, I&#8217;m writing today on behalf of 165 alumni who signed on to a letter questioning the possible appointment of Rep. Bacchus as the next President of St. Mary&#8217;s. (The letter is at welovestmarys.wordpress.com) The letter spans 35 years of alumni, 14 majors, 19 states, 4 countries and a range of political and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Candidates Bacchus, Baenninger, and Bruno Visit Campus</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/presidential-candidates-bacchus-baenninger-and-bruno-visit-campus</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/presidential-candidates-bacchus-baenninger-and-bruno-visit-campus#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Bacchus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Bruno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MaryAnn Baenninger]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past two weeks, the last three of the four presidential candidates visited the College. Jim Bacchus, MaryAnn Baenninger and Joe Bruno each visited for three days, during which they were given a tour of the campus and met with students, faculty and staff and the administration.]]></description>
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		<title>Candidate Brings Unique Perspective to Campus</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/candidate-brings-unique-perspective-to-campus</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/candidate-brings-unique-perspective-to-campus#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Chase, Former Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=1038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To respond to Mr. Aaron French’s opinion on Sept. 22, 2009, Mr. Bacchus is not only presidential material, he is the best man for the job. It seems that the opposition to Mr. Bacchus comes solely from his involvement with the WTO. I certainly understand why, the WTO has far too many unjust policies and, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Chief’s Desk:  Urging Students to be More Engaged</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/from-the-chief%e2%80%99s-desk-urging-students-to-be-more-engaged</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/from-the-chief%e2%80%99s-desk-urging-students-to-be-more-engaged#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepointnews.com/?p=986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I often hear from students that the administration doesn’t value student opinion when making decisions for the College. While student outreach might not always be consistent, it seems the Presidential Search Committee has tried to give a fair amount of student access to the presidential candidates brought to campus. It seems only a few took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greetings from the Student Trustee</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/greetings-from-the-student-trustee</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/10/greetings-from-the-student-trustee#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi St. Mary’s! The weekend of October 2nd and 3rd was a busy time for me! On Friday, Oct. 2nd, I met with the Presidential Search Committee as one of the two student representatives on the committee. We spent a little over two hours within the committee engaging in a really interesting dialogue about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Candidate Conway-Turner Visits Campus</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/presidential-candidate-conway-turner-visits-campus</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/presidential-candidate-conway-turner-visits-campus#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first of four visits from Presidential candidates selected by the College’s Presidential Search Committee began last week. Dr. Kathryn Conway-Turner visited the College for three days Sept. 16-18, meeting with the various constituencies including the Board of Trustees, the President’s Cabinet Members, administrators, faculty, staff, students and community members. Conway-Turner, founder of the firm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Bacchus:  Presidential Material?</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/jim-bacchus-presidential-material</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/jim-bacchus-presidential-material#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Mary’s is a college that prides itself on values of: social responsibility, civic-mindedness, environmental stewardship and global engagement among others. These values are clearly demonstrated by the myriad of progressive initiatives and student led reforms on campus, from the purchasing of renewable electricity, to engaging youth in the democratic process of voting, to getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Search Update: Final Four Selected</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/presidential-search-update-final-four-selected</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/presidential-search-update-final-four-selected#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tom Botzman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Presidential Search Committee has invited four candidates to come to campus for a final round of meetings with the St. Mary’s College community, according to the Co-Chair of the Presidential Search Committee, Trustee Molly Mahoney. With the help of a national executive search firm, Isaacson Miller, the Search Committee spent the summer reviewing over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student Trustee Seeks Student Feedback</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/student-trustee-seeks-student-feedback</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/09/student-trustee-seeks-student-feedback#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Point News</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Debbie Travers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi St. Mary’s! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Debbie Travers and I am this year’s student trustee. I want to take the opportunity to introduce myself and explain a little about my position. The student trustee serves for one year as a liaison between the student body and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Search for College’s Next President Kicks Off</title>
		<link>http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/search-for-college%e2%80%99s-next-president-kicks-off</link>
		<comments>http://thepointnews.com/2009/04/search-for-college%e2%80%99s-next-president-kicks-off#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Zuckerman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During its first meeting last Thursday, the Presidential Search Committee outlined its plans for the search and set up an ambitious schedule for the coming months. The Committee will be working in conjunction with Isaacson Miller, an executive search firm in order to find a pool of potential candidates and eventually recommend a small group [...]]]></description>
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