Board of Regents announce next presidential search committee
Search Committee Members
Patricia Limerick –
Steven Ringel –
Center
David Solin –
Rebekah Griffith –
Sciences Center
Venkateshwar Reddy –
Jason Gaulden –
community, Grand Junction
Marking an advance in the search for CU’s next president, the Board of Regents named 15 committee members Thursday who will conduct a nation-wide search to fill the position.
Current university President Hank Brown announced in January that he will step down in February 2008.
The Board of Regents made the announcement after voting to expand the presidential search committee. Regent Steve Bosley, will serve as committee chairman and will lead the group in reviewing job candidates and presenting formal recommendations to the Board of Regents, which is the final authority for hiring.
The Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the University of Colorado Boulder quietly named next year’s visiting scholar and its first sabbatical scholar recently. The news should matter to anyone who cares about fostering diversity of viewpoint in higher education.
I have been closely aligned with the Benson Center as a two-term member of the CU Board of Regents, a volunteer at the center and also as an engaged citizen who regularly attends its events. I was involved in the initial discussions and planning for the center during my time as regent.
Most important, I have a deep belief that higher education plays a crucial role in our society to promote critical thinking. And the Benson Center lives up to that ideal.