Page 24 - Mark Wrighton News Today

Interim leaders currently hold at least nine key positions at GW, which officials said has been partly caused by a smaller hiring pool during the pandemic.

Interim President Mark Wrighton will deliver his first president’s report to the Faculty Senate, according to the meeting's agenda.

The 12 spring initiatives include a graduate student newsletter, pop-up STI testing and a redesigned SA logo.

The former chancellor of Washington University St. Louis will hold the position of interim president for up to 18 months.

2021 was a turbulent year, headlined by GW's recovery from the pandemic and University President Thomas LeBlanc's departure.

Former SA Sen. Alex Griffin, CCAS-U, resigned a few hours after the last senate meeting of the semester earlier this month.

Officials will move up its deadline for GW community members to receive a COVID-19 booster shot to Jan. 10 instead of Feb. 1, three weeks earlier than the initial deadline.

GW has lacked a permanent IT leader since the former chief information officer stepped down last September.

In his final days leading GW, LeBlanc has stayed out of the spotlight, preparing to cap off a tenure that culminated with calls for his resignation.

GW needs a new strategic plan, but the first step on that journey is to get the presidential search process right.