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CHARGE FROM MONTGOMERY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TO THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
June 19, 2006
The role of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Trustees with the understanding that the Board, and only the Board, will make the final decision with regard to selecting a president. The Board is grateful to the members of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee for their willingness to commit their time and talents to serving Montgomery College in this significant task.

The Board of Trustees hereby charges the Presidential Search Advisory Committee to achieve the following objectives:
  1. To develop a Presidential Profile which will guide the search and selection process following consultation with the College’s internal and external constituents.
  2. To assist in the conduct of an active national search for the President for Montgomery College following Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity guidelines and considerations as well as the regulations of the State of Maryland and Federal regulations.
  3. To follow the timetable for the search that will bring recommendations to the Board of Trustees by December 2006.
  4. To make periodic reports to the Board of Trustees, College constituents, and community on the progress of the search.
  5. To observe the attached polices of strict confidentiality with regard to candidates, applicants, and nominees for the position.
  6. To recommend three to five candidates, in unranked alphabetical order, to the Board of Trustees for its selection of the President of Montgomery College. The Presidential Search Advisory Committee’s official duties will conclude at this point.
  7. To serve in an unofficial capacity as hosts for the visit of the finalists.
Confidentiality Policies
All individuals involved in the process of selecting the President of Montgomery College are expected to honor the following policies and to respect the confidentiality of candidates’ personal and professional goals and current position.
  1. Montgomery College is committed to conducting an open and equitable search process that conforms to the College’s Affirmative Action and EEO regulations, and to meet the spirit of AA/EEO, as well as the legal requirements of the State of Maryland and Federal regulations.
  2. The official spokesperson for the Presidential Search process is the Chair of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee in consultation with the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Montgomery College. Other individuals must not discuss the search with members of the press or College constituency groups. Regular progress reports will be sent to all interested groups and the media.
  3. All candidate files are confidential and must be maintained and reviewed in a manner that insures that candidates’ identities are not divulged.
  4. Information on whether or not an individual is a candidate and candidates’ status at each stage of the search is confidential.
  5. All information contained in semi-final and final candidates’ background and reference reports is confidential.
  6. The identity of candidates is not to be divulged to anyone, including the press, members of the College constituency groups, and to the community, unless and until the candidates are invited (and accept the invitation) to come to the College for open interviews as final candidates.

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