The Board of Trustees at Elizabethtown College announced that President Carl Strikwerda’s contract was renewed on July 1st of this year for another four years of service to the college.
The decision was based on a vote taken by the Board of Trustees back in April and his new contract will be in effect until June 30, 2019.
In an email sent to the entire campus community, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Robert Kerr thanked the faculty, staff, students and alumni for responding to the Board’s survey during the 2014-2015 academic year regarding his work at the college saying that the input was essential as they reviewed Strikwerda’s work since 2011.
Within the Presidents last four years, he has raised the institution’s academic stature, overseen the renovation or expansion of important buildings for the college’s academic and campus programs, made improvements to the administrative and financial management and increased the amount of support received from foundations, granting agencies and individual donors.
“Carl is a tireless worker with a passion for students, faculty members and the entire Elizabethtown College community,” said Kerr. “I can’t tell you the number of times that alumni, trustees and members of the larger community have commented to me about how approachable Carl is and how truly genuine he is as a colleague and leader. I thank him for his guidance, his vision and most of all, for his great affection for our Institution.”
Plans for President Strikwerda’s next four years include a capital campaign which includes the expansion of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, the building of a new Sports, Fitness and Wellness Center and expanded funding for scholarships and academic and campus programs. All of these new programs are being added in hopes of attracting high profile students with the hopes of positioning the College “among the very best liberal arts institutions in the nation.”
