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Among Latest Comings & Goings, Meotti Named Interim Chief of New Conn. Regents

John O. Harney — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:05:17 +0000

Connecticut Higher Education Commissioner Michael P. Meotti, a NEBHE delegate, was named interim president of the the state's new Board of Regents of Higher Education. Under the state's recent education reorganization, the Regents will serve as the board for the community colleges, state universities and Charter Oak State College, as of Jan. 1. 2012.

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Vermont State Colleges Chancellor Tim Donovan announced that Steve Gold of Montpelier was appointed interim president of Lyndon State College, succeeding Carol A. Moore who retired after 13 years of service at Lyndon. Gold has served at commissioner and deputy secretary levels in both the Dean and Douglas administrations. Moore, a NEBHE delegate since 2002, wrote recently for NEJHE about college retention.

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Harris N. Miller resigned after four years as president of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, whose nearly 2,000 member institutions enroll 1.5 million students. Over the past year, the sector has faced increased scrutiny from Congress and the Education Department and stepped-up criticism from advocacy groups.

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Emmanuel College appointed Joyce A. De Leo, currently chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at Dartmouth Medical School, to become Emmanuel's vice president of academic affairs on Aug. 1.

Maine Chancellor Pattenaude Won’t Seek Contract Extension, Duncan to Leave Carsey Institute

John O. Harney — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:25:41 +0000

University of Maine System Chancellor Richard L. Pattenaude planned to tell system trustees that he will not seek an extension of his current contract, which expires next year at the end of June. Pattenaude has served as chancellor since 2007 and, before that, was president of the University of Southern Maine for 16 years. In May, he shared views on the challenges of restructuring the UMaine System with NEJHE.

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Mil Duncan announced that she is stepping down as director of the Carsey Institute to work with a new national initiative on food and agriculture policy transformation called AGree. Since opening at the University of New Hampshire in 2004, the Carsey Institute has developed pursued research on vulnerable children and families and challenges and opportunities for sustainable development that benefits communities. In 1999, Duncan wrote an article for NEJHE (then called Connection) comparing poverty in New England to other regions.

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MassBay Community College trustees reached agreement with John O’Donnell, president of Stark State College in Ohio since 2004, to become the fifth president of the Wellesley, Mass.-based college, succeeding Carole Berotte Joseph.

Among Comings & Goings, Moore to Leave Lyndon State, Staples to Head NEASC

John O. Harney — Sat, 07 May 2011 19:37:49 +0000

Lyndon State College President Carol A. Moore announced her retirement from the college, effective July 1, after 13 yeas in charge of the Lyndonville, Vt. college. A NEBHE delegate since 2002, Moore recently wrote for NEJHE about college retention.

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Former Connecticut state Rep. Cameron Staples, who was House chair of the Education Committee and a longtime NEBHE delegate, was chosen as the next CEO of the New England Association of Schools and College. He will succeed Jacob Ludes III, who is retiring after more than 12 years in charge of the the Bedford, Mass.-based accrediting agency for more than 2,000 New England public and private institutions from pre-kindergarten through college.

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Maine Center for Economic Policy Executive Director and Founder Christopher “Kit” St. John will leave his position at the end of 2011. St. John was in a group of advocates who founded the organization in 1994 to ensure that the interests of low- and moderate-income families would be represented in budget debates.

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Nichols College trustees named Susan West Engelkemeyer as the Dudley, Mass. college's seventh president, beginning in August. She became dean of the Charlton College of Business at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2009.

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Regis College trustees announced that Antoinette M. Hays, dean of the Regis School of Nursing, Science and Health Professions, will become the 10th president of the college, effective July 1, succeeding Mary Jane England, MD, who is stepping down at the end of June after a decade of service.

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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin appointed Vermont College of Fine Arts President Thomas Christopher Greene to serve on NEBHE. A native of Worcester, Mass., he is the author of three novels and was director of public affairs at Norwich University. VCFA is the only U.S. graduate school devoted exclusively to fine arts education.