College presidents' race

The three new finalists for the presidency of the New Hampshire Community Technical College—Laconia will be visiting the campus and the city during the next two weeks.

After settling on two earlier finalists who visited the campus in January, the New Hampshire Community Technical College System Board of Trustees reopened the search when both candidates reportedly accepted positions elsewhere. The three finalists in the second round are: Dr. Joseph B. Olson, former president of Jefferson Community College in Watertown, New York; Dr. Mark G. Edelstein, President of Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California; and Dr. John Rainone, Dean of Instruction at York County Community College in York Maine.

Olson will visit on April 5, Edelstein on April 7 and Rainone on April 10.

On the day of their visits, each candidate will appear at a campus "town meeting". All three sessions will be held in the new academic building at the college between 11 a.m. and noon. Attendance at the town meeting sessions is not limited to people with a direct interest in the college. The general public is invited to participate.

Don Morrissey, interim president of the college, said that each meeting will consist of a presentation by a candidate, followed by a question and answer period. "Each candidate will be asked to introduce himself, share his educational and leadership philosophy and express his view of the challenges and opportunities facing community technical colleges and share his ideas on how these may be addressed by our college," said Morrissey.