October 1, 2008

This edition of Speaking of Dartmouth focuses on the search for Dartmouth's seventeenth president. Have something to say about what you read here? Send an e-mail to Speaking.of.Dartmouth@Dartmouth.edu.

NEWS:

BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES STATEMENT DESCRIBING ROLE OF DARTMOUTH'S NEXT PRESIDENT.
The issuance of "The Opportunity for Leadership at Dartmouth" is a milestone in the search for Dartmouth's next president, says Al Mulley '70, chair of the Presidential Search Committee, who recently discussed the statement in a Q & A and a podcast.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/presidentsearch/position/leadership/index.html
http://www.dartmouth.edu/presidentsearch/search/communications/qa-mulley1oct2008.html
http://www.dartmouth.edu/presidentsearch/search/communications/podcast.html

A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN ISAACSON '68, SEARCH CONSULTANT.
" Almost no one does it like Dartmouth," says Isaacson, who has helped conduct searches for Brown, Tufts, the University of Pennsylvania, the Smithsonian, and Vanderbilt.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/presidentsearch/search/communications/qa-isaacson1oct2008.html

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.
The Presidential Search Committee is eager to hear your views about the future of the College and the type of leader that can best carry Dartmouth forward.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/presidentsearch/search/input.html

STUDENTS TALK ABOUT THEIR DARTMOUTH EXPERIENCE.
First-year alumni, undergraduates, and graduate students reflect on what makes their college unique.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/presidentsearch/dartmouth/perspectives.html

NEXT ALUMNI DISCUSSION ON SEARCH: SAN FRANCISCO, 10/8.
Al Mulley '70 previously met with alumni in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Mulley and other members of the Search Committee will also be on campus on Oct. 3 to meet with students, faculty, and staff.
http://alumni.dartmouth.edu/default.aspx?id=1145

VIEW THE READING LIST ASSIGNED TO THE SEARCH COMMITTEE.
Topics include "Transitions in Higher Education Leadership, Including the Search Process" and "Dartmouth's History and Place in Higher Education."
http://www.dartmouth.edu/presidentsearch/search/communications/documents/reading-list.pdf

WHEELOCK SUCCESSION OF PRESIDENTS.
Read about Dartmouth's sixteen presidents.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~presoff/succession/

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