Posts tagged with “Rob Oden” (All posts)
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New building will address Carleton’s critical needs
1 April 2010An important announcement for the Carleton community from President Oden on April 1st, 2010.
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Important Announcement about the Arts Union
15 February 2010Dear Carleton faculty, staff, and students, The honor and the pleasure I have today of conveying to you quite extraordinary news regarding our Arts Union. This past weekend, Carleton’s board…
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Robert A. Oden Jr., Carleton College president since 2002 and a leader of educational institutions for more than 20 years, has announced his retirement effective June 2010, the end of the current academic year.
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The following communication was sent out to the Carleton community from President Robert A. Oden Jr. regarding his plans to retire in June 2010.
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The Wall Street Journal asked President Oden to answer one of Carleton’s admissions application essay questions. His response appeared on the newspaper’s website on May 6, 2009, and is reprinted here.
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Carleton Dean named President of Beloit College
11 February 2009Dear Carleton Faculty, Staff, and Students, Scott Bierman, Carleton College’s dean of the college, has accepted a position as the new Beloit College (Wis.) president, effective July 1, 2009. There…
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Carleton’s Budget Planning
16 January 2009President Oden updates the campus community on the College’s response to the economic downturn.
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Facing the Challenges of the Economic Downturn
7 November 2008President Oden and Jack Eugster, Chair of Carleton’s Board of Trustees, address the challenges of the economic downturn and how the College is working to implement short and long-term strategies for best dealing with these issues.
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Arts Union Update
14 October 2008As you know these are challenging times. The current financial market uncertainty is severe enough that we need to be prudent about the speed with which we proceed with the Arts Union project. One consequence is that we will not move ahead with asking the Board at its October meeting to approve the development of construction documents. Practically, this means that the completion of Phase I in the Fall of 2011 will be unlikely.
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President Robert A. Oden Jr. wrote an essay for Inside Higher Ed describing his and his students’ experiences during their winter term 2008 off-campus studies experience, “Middle East Mosaics.” President Oden led 32 students for the first portion of the experience to Egypt, and he reflects on returning to his roots as a teacher and professor and how learning about Ancient Egypt is relevant for 21st-century college students.
