The Presidential Search Committee met Monday, Sept. 17 to review and discuss the progress of the search for the fifteenth president of Elizabethtown College. As of the middle of September, more than 150 nominations were sent to the Presidential Search Committee’s search partner, Witt/Kieffer. Alongside the nominations, more than 100 applications and accompanying documents were received.

According to an email sent out to the campus community Tuesday, Sept. 18, Search Committee Chair Ed Lovelidge ’82 was “very pleased with the number, quality and diversity of the applicant pool.”

The search for the fifteenth president of the College began in February when current College President Carl Strikwerda announced his retirement from his position as the fourteenth president of the College, effective June 30, 2019.

According to the Campus News email sent out to the community, the Presidential Search Committee considers itself to be on track with the progress of the search so far. From the 150 nominations sent to Witt/Kieffer, the Presidential Search Committee is working to narrow down the nomination pool, with the first series of interviews slated to start in mid-October.

The email stated that this information is on track with the goals and deadlines set by the Presidential Search Committee early in the process.

“The search process is on schedule and meeting the benchmarks as originally outlined,” the campus news email stated. “Interviews with final candidates are expected to be conducted in November among a number of college constituencies, followed by approval of the Board of Trustees.”

The candidate who will become the College’s fifteenth president is projected to be announced in early 2019.

For additional information on the Presidential Search Committee’s progress and tentative timeline, please visit https://www.etown.edu/offices/president/presidential-search/.