{"id":222,"date":"2011-06-23T17:12:21","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T17:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/presidentialsearch\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2023-02-09T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T20:59:48","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/clayton-spencer\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Search Timeline 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2011:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>04.13.11<\/strong> | President Elaine Tuttle Hansen announces her plan to step down as president of Bates College, effective June 30, 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>04.13.11<\/strong> | The Board of Trustees announces the appointment of Nancy J. Cable, Vice President and Dean of Enrollment and Externals Affairs, as Interim President.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 2011:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>05.13.11<\/strong> | The Board of Trustees announces the appointment of trustees Valerie Smith \u201975 and Michael Chu \u201980, P\u201912 as co-chairs of the Presidential Search Committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>05.13.11<\/strong> | The Board of Trustees announces the hiring of search consultants Storbeck-Pimentel to assist in the Presidential search process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>05.23.11<\/strong> | The Board of Trustees announces the full formation of the Presidential Search Committee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>05.23.11<\/strong> | Members of the Presidential Search Committee begin a series of listening sessions across campus with faculty, staff and students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">June 2011:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>06.01.11<\/strong> | The college launches the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/presidential-search-2011\/\">Presidential Search website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>06.11.11<\/strong> | Members of the Presidential Search Committee host listening sessions with alumni during Reunion Weekend 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>06.15.11<\/strong> | The Presidential Search committee, in consultation with Storbeck-Pimentel, complete the Presidential Prospectus and officially begin the search process, inviting nominations for Bates\u2019 next leader.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>06.15.11<\/strong> | Advertising for position of President of Bates College begins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">July 2011:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>July to September<\/strong> | The Presidential Search Committee continues to reach out and develop the candidate pool for review and consideration by the Search Committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 2011:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong>09.04.11<\/strong> |&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/presidentialsearch\/2011\/09\/04\/summer-update\/\">In their end-of-summer update<\/a> Search Committee Co-Chairs Michael Chu &#8217;80 and Valerie Smith &#8217;75 note that &#8220;we have been impressed by the size, diversity and quality of the pool.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 2011:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>October<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>|<\/strong> Michael Chu tells <em>Bates Magazine<\/em> that &#8220;anyone who looks at the college&#8221; 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