Bettsey Barhorst, current president of Madison College, will be retiring this summer.  In advance of Dr. Barhorst’s departure, the Madison College District Board has initiated a search for the college’s next president.  Representatives of key stakeholder groups have been appointed to serve on a Presidential Search and Screen Committee.  This Search and Screen Committee will serve in an advisory role to aid the Board of Trustees in determining which candidates will move forward to the interview phase.  Before that, however, public input is requested related to the current and future state of the college and the skills and attributes the new leader will need to position the college for success.  Gathering input from community members is an important first step in the selection process.  To gather this input, the ad hoc committee has scheduled community listening sessions throughout the district.  We hope you’ll be able to participate in one of the listening sessions:

–Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 7:30-9:00am, Room 142 Student Lounge, Madison College Truax Campus (1701 Wright Street, Madison; parking is available in the student lots off Anderson Street and Wright Street – see attached link)  http://madisoncollege.edu/files/users/ehustad/Truax.VisitorParkingPermit.pdf

–Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 11:30am-1:00pm, Room SM148, Madison College South Campus (2238 South Park Street – Villager Mall, Madison)

–Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 5:00-6:30pm, Room 208-210, Madison College West Campus (302 South Gammon Road, Madison)

–Thursday, April 18, 2013, 8:00-9:00am, Room 104, Madison College Portage Campus (330 West Collins Street, Portage) and Room 141, Madison College Reedsburg Campus (300 Alexander Avenue, Reedsburg)

–Thursday, April 18, 2013, 4:00-5:00pm, Room 109, Madison College Fort Atkinson Campus (827 Banker Road, Fort Atkinson) and Room 161, Madison College Watertown Campus (1300 West Main Street, Watertown)