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Lance Tatum announced as Northwest’s 11th president

April 7: Regents vote 4-2 in closed session to not renew Jasinski’s contract.

May 4: An in-person community forum was held for feedback on the Regent’s decision.

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June 30: Jasinski’s last day as Northwest president.

July 15: Anthem Executive, a Texasbased search firm, was selected to help Northwest in its search.

Aug. 22 and 23: Anthem Executive hosts multiple input sessions for people to make comments on what they would like to see in a new president.

Lance Tatum, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at Troy University, has been announced as Northwest’s 11th president, according to a Northwest News email March 1.

Tatum will begin his time as Northwest president June 1. The Board of Regents selected Tatum unanimously and agreed to an initial three-year contract.

Tatum hails from the South, having worked at Troy University in many positions since 1998 and before with his bachelor’s and master’s from Troy State University and his doctorate in sport management from Florida State University. In his position as vice chancellor, Tatum oversees 32 academic departments, supervises leaders over multiple offices and is responsible for

January: Committee reviews nine semi-finalist applications.

Feb. 2-16: Finalists visit campus and participate in tours and stakeholder meetings.

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all aspects of the university’s mission.

Him and his wife, Jill, first visited Northwest Feb. 16 when they participated in a tour of campus and multiple stakeholder meetings and forums.

“We’re excited about what’s happening here at Northwest,” Tatum said at the Feb. 16 open community forum. “We think there’s great opportunity here. We think you are moving things in the right direction, and we also believe that we can contribute. That’s another part of what we do. When we look at an opportunity of ‘Are we going to be able to come in and actually add value to the organization?’ I think that we can do that.”

A conference will be held for Tatum March 16 alongside the Board of Regents meeting that day.

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