President

A Message from the Board: Winter Board of Trustees Meeting

February 17, 2025

Dear all,

We are writing to update you about the recent Winter Board of Trustees meeting, which took place on Zoom last week. Here are the highlights:

  1. The Board heard a Budget and Finance presentation from Vice President of Finance and Administration Bryan Swarthout and Trustee Eric Beringause, and approved the proposed budget for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.
  2. The Board heard presentations from Dean of Strategic Planning and Academic Resources Marianne Begemann and Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee Winston Clement regarding upcoming capital projects including the Bartlett Center for Admission and Career Education and the vision for the potential Center for Multidisciplinary Study.
  3. The Board heard a presentation from Vice President of Finance and Administration Bryan Swarthout and Deputy to the President Wesley Dixon about future development plans in Arlington.
  4. The Board voted to approve the proposed promotions of several faculty members from the rank of Associate Professor to the rank of Full Professor.

Thank you to the many different groups on campus who helped make the Board meeting successful (especially Media Resources). The Chair of the Board, Sharon Chang will be coming to campus later this semester to meet with students and faculty. If you (or a group you are a part of) want to express interest in meeting with Chair Chang while she is on campus, please write to Wesley Dixon, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, at wdixon@vassar.edu.

Thanks,

Sharon Davidson Chang ’84 P’19
Chair of the Board of Trustees

Wesley Eugene Dixon
Secretary of the Board of Trustees