THE CITADEL
The MilitaryCollege of South Carolina
President
The Board of Visitors of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, invites nominations and applications for President of the College. After eight years ofdistinguished service, the current President, Maj. Gen. John S. Grinalds, USMC (Ret.), will retire 1 August 2005. As Chief Executive Officer, the President reports directly to the Board of Visitors and has the governing authority for the administration of the College and all its activities. A highly qualified permanent faculty, of approximately 160with 94 percentholding terminal degrees in their respectivefields, accomplishes the academic mission of the College. Six senior managers and a faculty and staff of approximately 650 provide academic as well as administrative support for the President.
Founded in 1842,The Citadel’s picturesque campus is located in historic Charleston, South Carolina, heart of an active and attractive metropolitan area of 550,000 on the AtlanticCoast. The Citadel is a coeducational, comprehensive, state-assisted, four-year institutionwith nationallyaccredited professional programs in business administration, education, and engineering and operates with a budget of more than $60 million, along with endowments and a trust totaling approximately $200 million.U.S. News and World Report repeatedly rates The Citadel as a top institution with academic programs that are nationally and internationally respected for excellence.Moreover, The Citadel has the highest four-year graduation rate in the nationamong all public colleges and universities in its peer group.
The College fulfills its educational mission through two separate but complementary academic programs: (1) the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and (2) the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The primary focus of The Citadel is the education and training of the Corps of Cadets, a residential body of approximately 2,000 young men and women—representing nearly every state and more than 20 countries—who live and learn in a structured, disciplined environment. The traditions and ceremonies of a regimented lifestyle designed to perpetuate the College’s high ideals and its emphasis on personal integrity serve to enhance the cadet academic programs. Throughout its history, the members of the Corps of Cadets have been educated to serve their communities, their state, and the nation. In addition to providing the traditional educational experience for the Corps, The Citadel’s educational mission includes approximately 1,000 degree-seeking, non-resident students enrolled in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies, pursuing graduate degrees in business, education, and the humanities, or undergraduate degrees in business and engineering.
The Citadel’s primarymission is educating and preparing graduates to become principled leaders in all walks of life by instilling in them The Citadel’s core values of academics, duty, honor, morality, discipline, and diversity in a challenging intellectual environment. At The Citadel, ethics and leadership development form the foundation of every cadet’s education. The cornerstone of these efforts, the Krause Initiative in Ethics and Leadership, provides a framework for modeling and developing ethical, principled leaders for the 21st Century.
The Citadel seeks a President who can best lead the collegeintothe future. The President of The Citadel must be an individual of impeccable integrity with broad experience and success as a leader in his or her field, distinguished experience in a major military leadership position, and significant educational leadership experience. The President must appreciate The Citadel’s rich traditions and possess and demonstrate a personal commitment to those qualities of leadership and personal character that will inspire the Corps of Cadets, the students of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies, and The Citadel’s faculty and staff. The President will also lead the College’s highly successful fundraising efforts and must work and communicate effectively with The Citadel family, its constituents, the General Assembly, and the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education; be a meaningful participant in the community of Charleston; and articulate a vision for public higher education that will sustain The Citadel’s tradition of academic excellence. Salary and other benefits are highly competitive.
Applications will be accepted immediately, and screening will begin April 4 and continue until the position is filled. The Board of Visitors proposes to name the new President by August 2005. Submit confidential nominations, applications, and letters of interest to:Presidential Search Committee, MSC 108, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409-0108,or via email to:
The Citadel is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.