Articles Tagged ‘ Presidential Search ’
October 6, 20099:00 am
Presidential Candidates Bacchus, Baenninger, and Bruno Visit Campus
By Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief
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.
October 6, 20098:00 am
Candidate Brings Unique Perspective to Campus
By Dave Chase
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, [...]
October 6, 20097:59 am
From the Chief’s Desk: Urging Students to be More Engaged
By Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief
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 [...]
October 6, 20097:58 am
Greetings from the Student Trustee
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 [...]
September 22, 20098:10 am
Presidential Candidate Conway-Turner Visits Campus
By Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief
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 [...]
September 22, 20098:00 am
Jim Bacchus: Presidential Material?
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 [...]
September 2, 20092:00 pm
Presidential Search Update: Final Four Selected
By Mariel Saez, Editor-in-Chief
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 [...]
September 2, 200912:00 pm
Student Trustee Seeks Student Feedback
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 [...]
April 14, 200910:30 am
Search for College’s Next President Kicks Off
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 [...]
