bingle

President Oden has announced his retirement at the end of this academic year.

mediaman

How long has he been at Carleton?

bingle

Eight years. I'll be sorry to see him go.

breakfast

on behalf of the freshman class - we are SO bummed. almost everyone loves president oden, and it's too bad we won't have more than this year to get to know him.

1190

Breakfast, the freshman class is not alone. His daily Arb runs, his fly fishing classes, his open door to students have made him a remarkably visible, accessible, and beloved president.

But he's turning 64. His extended family lives almost 1,000 miles away. He's headed Carleton for 8 years now (+ his 7 at Kenyon before that!). Retirement seemed inevitable.

And, all told, I think this is a good thing. The school will have little trouble recruiting great talent. And the coming of new fresh leadership with new ideas will be a great thing for the campus.

We all wish him well!

singleparent2005

Maybe they will look at the president of Franklin & Marshall who has done a great job there.

fireflyscout

Carleton seems to do a great job selecting presidents - the president before Oden, Steve Lewis, was equally beloved.

I've enjoyed his addresses to parents and appreciated how well he understood the students and character of Carleton

1190

With Scott Bierman (our former Dean) leaving to take over Beloit's presidency this year, it seems more likely we'll be looking out of institution.

Don't know from where the new president will hail - Oden came Dartmouth -> Kenyon -> Carleton, Lewis from Williams. Yet it may well not be from a LAC background. The new presidents at Haverford and Williams came from Penn and Hopkins, respectively.