Spartanburg Methodist College Initiates Official Search for 8th President
May 13, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The Board of Trustees of Spartanburg Methodist College announces the search for the eighth President of the 104 year old College. The Board and the Presidential Search Committee have retained the services of Coleman Lew + Associates, Inc. to assist in managing the search and the recruiting and evaluation of qualified candidates.
The President serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the College with responsibility for ensuring the success of the institution’s mission, enrollment management, academic integrity, fiscal stability, fundraising efforts, personnel development, and physical plant management. In doing so, the President works closely with the Board of Trustees in developing, communicating, and executing a strategy consistent with the overall mission of Spartanburg Methodist College as a two-year institution dedicated to providing a values-oriented, student-centered atmosphere in a Christian tradition that encourages academic excellence, intellectual exploration, social awareness, and character development within the liberal arts tradition, all in preparation for the senior college experience and lifelong learning.
The President of Spartanburg Methodist College is appointed by, and reports directly to, the Board of Trustees. The Board is comprised of 24 members: five clergy members and 19 laity. Positions reporting to the President include: VP for Academic Affairs; VP for Institutional Advancement; VP for Enrollment Management; Dean of Students; and the VP for Business Affairs.
Coleman Lew will begin screening and evaluating candidates immediately with the intent of presenting a group of highly qualified candidates to the Search Committee as soon as possible. The Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee are expected to move as expediently as possible once a qualified group of candidates is developed.
Candidate nominations and submissions of interest will be accepted until such time as this group of candidates is presented to the Search Committee. Please submit all candidate nominations, letters of interest, resumes, and questions to:
Coleman Lew + Associates, Inc.
326 W. 10th Street – Charlotte, NC 28202
Ken Carrick, President or Janet DeLoache, Consultant
704.377.0362 or 800.533.9523 or fax 704.377.0424
About SMC
SMC is South Carolina’s only private, residential college exclusively for freshmen and sophomore students and one of only four colleges in South Carolina affiliated with the United Methodist Church. SMC’s mission is to transform lives in a values-oriented, student-centered atmosphere in the Christian tradition that encourages academic excellence, intellectual exploration, social awareness, and character development within the liberal arts tradition. Spartanburg Methodist College, founded in 1911, is proud of its heritage of providing “the opportunity TO BE your best and the inspiration TO DO great things.”
