Stanislaus State continues to look for new president. How public can take part in process
As the search for a new Stanislaus State University president continues, the Board of Trustees will host a forum during the first meeting of the selection committee.
The forum will have a hybrid format, allowing participants to join virtually or in person on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the University Event Center.
The selections committee will outline the search process of hiring a president and will invite the community to share input. The deadline to register to speak during the open forum is Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 5 p.m. Register at tinyurl.com/StanStateforum.
The virtual open forum will be web-streamed live and archived on the President Search website, csustan.edu/president/presidential-search.
In January, former Stanislaus State President Ellen Junn announced her retirement at the end of the past academic year. She was the first Korean American woman to lead a four-year higher education public institution in the United States. She was the college’s 11th president and had served in the position since 2016.
Susan Borrego has been interim president since August. She previously served as the chancellor and a professor at the University of Michigan-Flint.
Borrego has said that during her tenure as the interim president, she will focus on four aspects at the university: increasing and retaining enrollment, gaining philanthropic support, growing the Stockton campus and making an easy transition for the next president.
“This year, my focus will be fostering a strong sense of community where everyone has the space and support to bring their best selves forward,” she said during her campus welcome video. “I’m here to collaborate with all of you.”
