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dollars per year by selling snacks and
ST. M A R T I N ’ S STUDEN T C O UN C I L R A I SES THO US A N D S F O R C H A RI TY
$23,500 for local charities in the past four years. Comprised of elected representa-
School’s
tives from the fifth through eighth
Student Council has raised a total of
grades, the council raises thousands of
St.
Martin’s
Episcopal
by collecting a $5 contribution from students for a week of non-uniform days during Middle School Spirit Week. The snack cart brings in 80 percent of the council’s annual profit. It is a popular attraction at break time in the Middle School and features sweet and savory treats sold for 50 cents each. Council members donate their break time to manage the cart. Last year, the council distributed $5,500 between five organizations: The Good Samaritan Health Center, the Brookhaven
Rotary
Club
Foundation, Episcopal Relief and Development, the Suthers Center for Christian Outreach and Bella Vista Children’s Home.
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Lawrence M. Schall
O G L ET HO R P E NA M ES P R ES I DENT IA L S EA R C H C O M M IT TEE
Oglethorpe University is launching the search for its 17th president. The new president will succeed Lawrence M. Schall, who has held the job since 2005 and plans to leave it next June. Board of Trustees Chair Timothy P. Tassopoulos named a search committee comprised of trustees, faculty, staff, student, and alumni representatives. The committee, chaired by trustee S. Tammy Pearson and assisted by a national search firm, includes: trustees Jack Guynn, Belle Turner Lynch , Timothy Randall Roberson, John Shelnutt and Jim Winestock; faculty members Mario Chandler, J. Lynn Gieger and Katharine Zakos; Mark W. DeLong, immediate past president of Oglethorpe’s alumni association; Colleen Donaldson, special assistant to the president; and student body president Glenn Kaiser; “Selecting a president is one of the most important responsibilities of any board,” Tassopoulos said in a press release. “Oglethorpe is fortunate to have an engaged and active board that will make a selection during a time of significant growth and positive momentum for the university. Our goal is to select a person who will continue to strengthen Oglethorpe while staying true to our mission.” Open forums will be held on campus at the start of the fall semester to gather input from students, faculty, and staff. A presidential search website (presidentialsearch.oglethorpe.edu) also includes an opportunity for alumni and community members to submit nominations, input, and comments.
20-30 minutes from Brookhaven/Buckhead and Dunwoody/Sandy Springs. Take our WiFi-enabled buses.
The committee plans to conclude the search process in spring 2020, at which time the Board of Trustees will choose the new president