Updates from the Chair

April 5, 2013

Dear Members of the Connecticut College Community,

I am pleased to share with you the most recent developments on the presidential search.

On March 4 and 5, the Presidential Search Committee held open forums for faculty, staff and students on campus as well as meetings with representatives of various campus constituencies. Meetings with alumni, parents and other important members of our community are still under way. Each meeting has been engaging and instructive in providing the Search Committee with the perspectives and opinions of the Connecticut College community.

We greatly appreciate the time and thoughtfulness of all participants on and off campus. Your collective input has informed the Presidential Search Statement, which you can read on the search website. This public document will introduce potential candidates to Connecticut College, our goals for the future and the characteristics we seek in the next president.

As the search moves forward, the Search Committee will be presenting the College to candidates in greater detail and nuance. With those future conversations in mind, we continue to welcome thoughts and comments from the College community.

We are now working closely with consultant Spencer Stuart to identify and develop candidates who embody the College’s mission and culture and can lead the College to even greater achievement and recognition. Please direct your questions, comments or nominations to conncollegepressearch@spencerstuart.com.

Thank you for participation and support of the search process.

Sincerely,

Pamela D. Zilly '75
Chair, Board of Trustees
Chair, Presidential Search Committee

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February 19, 2013

Dear Members of the Connecticut College Community:

I am writing to provide an update on the presidential search process.

As I mentioned in my prior message, we believe it would be beneficial for the Search Committee to be supported by a search firm in conducting the presidential search. To that end, the Search Committee met earlier this month and selected Spencer Stuart, a national privately held executive search firm with a strong track record in academic leadership search. We are fortunate to have three consultants from the Education, Nonprofit and Government practice of Spencer Stuart working with us - Jennifer Bol, who leads the global nonprofit practice, Michele Haertel, who leads the education practice, and Mary Gorman, a member of the practice with considerable experience within the academy. Jennifer, Michele, and Mary have conducted many higher education leadership searches and we are confident their abilities will help effectuate a successful search.

In the next few weeks, we will be actively engaged in seeking the opinions and perspectives of the Connecticut College community regarding the opportunities and challenges facing the College and the experience and leadership characteristics we are seeking in our next president. A series of separate, open forums for faculty, staff, and students will be held on campus March 4th and March 5th. The schedule for these forums is set forth below as well as questions designed to prompt discussion at the forums. Meetings will also be held with representatives of various campus constituencies on these days.

In addition, meetings and discussions with alumni and other important members of the Connecticut College community are being planned. In addition, we welcome your comments, suggestions, and nominations of candidates at: conncollegepressearch@spencerstuart.com

We are committed to broad consultation with the entire Connecticut College community. We look forward to hearing from you and to keeping you informed of the progress of the search.

Sincerely,

Pamela D. Zilly '75
Chair, Board of Trustees
Chair, Presidential Search Committee

Schedule of Open Forums

Open Forums: Questions for Discussion

What do you find most distinctive about Connecticut College?

What are the opportunities and challenges Connecticut College faces now and which our next president will face in the future?

What are the experiences, attributes and competencies you are seeking in our next president?

What advice do you have for the Search Committee?

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Jan. 28, 2013

To the campus community,

I am pleased to announce the formation of the Presidential Search Committee to assist the Board of Trustees in the selection of the next President of Connecticut College. The committee comprises seven trustees, four faculty members, one staff representative and two students. All seven trustees are alumni of the College. The committee will be charged with identifying and screening candidates to assist the Board in making its selection.

The members of the committee are listed below. As chair of the committee, I want to thank them for their willingness to serve and to commit what will be considerable time and effort for the benefit of the College.

We began our work last week with an organizational meeting on campus. Among our priorities will be to select a search firm and to develop a position profile setting forth the views of the College's future and desired competencies and attributes of the next President. The search process will include many opportunities for broad participation from members of the campus community, alumni and parents to share their thoughts on the needs and priorities of the College.  In addition, we will regularly update the campus community about the progress on the search.

I am grateful for the high level of interest and support from the campus community as we have been assembling the committee. Your talent, energy and dedication will help us attract an outstanding President to lead the College in the years ahead.

Sincerely,

Pamela D. Zilly '75
Chair, Board of Trustees
Chair, Presidential Search Committee

TRUSTEES
Debo P. Adegbile '91, Special Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. * DeFred G. Folts III '82, Senior Managing Director, Windhaven Investment Management * Prescott W. Hafner '80, Managing Partner and Director of Marketing, Hafner Vineyard * W. Estella Johnson '75, Retired Director of Economic Development, Community Development Department, City of Cambridge, Mass. * Maria C. Pellegrini '69, Executive Director of Programs, W. M. Keck Foundation * George S. Rogers '82 P'16, WPP Global Business Development Director * Pamela D. Zilly '75, Board Chair, Retired Senior Managing Director, Restructuring & Reorganization Advisory Group, The Blackstone Group L.P.

FACULTY
Stanton Ching, Professor of Chemistry  * Ronald Flores, Associate Professor of Sociology * Purba Mukerji, Assistant Professor of Economics * Andrea Wollensak, Professor of Art

STAFF
William O'Neil, Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving

STUDENTS
Timothy Kast ’14, President, Class of 2014; co-chair, 2014 Commencement Speaker Committee; double major in government and economics; member of men’s lacrosse team; from Medway, Mass. * Erica Lovett ’14, Admission Ambassador; Unity House Ambassador; Alumni Liaison of Umoja; manager of Lambdin game room; history major; from Pennsauken, N.J.