Fourth presidential candidate withdraws from consideration

NEW PALTZ- Kenneth J. Abt, Chair of the Search Committee and Chair of the New Paltz College Council, announced today that the fourth presidential finalist invited to campus has decided to withdraw from the presidential search currently in progress at New Paltz. No further details are available.

The Presidential Search Committee is pleased to have three confirmed finalists to visit the New Paltz campus during the next two weeks.

The dates of the visits and names of the confirmed candidates are below

February 10-11: Dr. John Schreiber, M.D., MPH, Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief Administrative Officer, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

February 14-15: Dr. Joe Gow, Chancellor (equivalent to Campus President), University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin

February 17-18: Dr. Mary Papazian, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lehman College, CUNY, Bronx, New York

Copies of the candidates’ resumes are available on the Presidential Search Web site.