Hundert Resigns

the following was sent out in an email this morning to the CASE community ... 

PRESIDENT HUNDERT'S LETTER TO THE CASE WESTERN RESERVE COMMUNITY

Dear Members of the Case Western Reserve University Community,

       Last night I informed our Board of Trustees that I will step down as President of the University effective September 1, 2006.  I have been tremendously grateful for the Board's support throughout my four years; they are an extraordinary group of people.  There is much I would still like to accomplish for our university, but I have reluctantly concluded that the continuing tension on campus is too distracting to the advancement of our university.  I believe a change in leadership will provide the best opportunity for the many important groups across our community to come together and build on the progress we have made in recent years.  I would like to call on everyone to take this moment to join together to advance Case Western Reserve as one great university.  Go to http://blog.case.edu/casepoint/ [1] to continue letter.

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

From:  Frank N. Linsalata (‘63), Chairman of the Board

To: Our Campus Community

It is with reluctance and sadness that the Board of Trustees of Case Western Reserve University has accepted the resignation of Dr. Edward Hundert.  Since his arrival in 2002, he has helped us elevate our aspirations for the University. His vision has inspired us all to believe that we truly can bring Case Western Reserve University to the level of excellence of top research universities in the country. Even though Dr. Hundert will leave the presidency, the Board is still committed to achieving that goal. Go to http://blog.case.edu/casepoint/#linsalata [2] to continue letter.