Thursday, May 23, 2013

Burnett: "I'm looking for an institution of excellence"

Cabrillo College presidential candidates wrap up forums (Santa Cruz Sentinel; May 23)
     Now that the five final candidates for Cabrillo College's president and superintendent have spoken at campus forums Wednesday and Thursday, the choice of the future leader is in the hands of the Board of Trustees, with an expected selection by June.
     About 75 Cabrillo College students and faculty gathered at the college's Samper Recital Hall in Aptos on Thursday afternoon to hear three of Cabrillo's five presidential candidates speak. The three – Tod Burnett, Laurel Jones and Pamela Walker – spoke at forums at the college's Watsonville campus earlier that day.
     The two other candidates, Farley Herzek and Marie-Elaine Burns, spoke Wednesday at both campuses.
     The new president, likely to begin by the start of the fall semester, will take the place of John Hendrickson, who has served as interim president since Feb. 1….
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     Burnett, who has served as the president of Saddleback College in Mission Viejo since 2008, said he wants to contribute to Cabrillo's reputation of excellence among community colleges in California. He formerly worked as vice chancellor for California Community Colleges, and served as deputy appointments secretary for the governor of California in 2003.
     "Cabrillo's one of the highest-performing community colleges in the state," Burnett said. "That's the reason why I want to be your president – I'm looking for an institution of excellence."
See also Mr. Tod’s Wild Ride

2 comments:

I fear no fish said...

Good for him to look for an Institution of Excellence to work in, since he doesn't know how to create one.

Anonymous said...

Ouch!

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