[Inside Lawrence, Lawrence Today Summer 2003]
The presidential search committee appointed by the Board of Trustees and chaired by Robert Buchanan, ’62, has engaged Academic Search of Washington, D.C., a consulting firm specializing in chief executive officer and chief academic officer searches in higher education, to assist with planning the search and the process of identifying candidates for the Lawrence presidency.
In April, the search committee organized and participated in a three-day series of sessions at which members of the Lawrence community -- students, faculty, alumni, and staff -- were invited to work with the committee in developing the two major documents that will guide the search: a Statement of Leadership Characteristics of the new president and an Institutional Profile of the university. A session was also held with local community leaders, including city government and corporate representatives. Assisting the committee in conducting this "pre-search" process was a team from Academic Search led by Barbara Taylor, former vice president for programs and research at the national Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.
In addition to the trustees, alumni, faculty, and administrative staff members on the search committee listed in the Spring 2003 issue of Lawrence Today, two student representatives have been appointed. They are Sara Compas, ’05, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, and Peter Gillette, ’05, of Antioch, Illinois.