Interim President Babington leaving for Chaminade University

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FYI:

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs


Dear Fairfield University Community,

I want to thank the Board of Trustees at Fairfield University for their confidence and support in asking me to serve as your Interim President through the spring semester. Since my arrival at Fairfield, I have been inspired by my colleagues and impressed at the collaboration, creativity and innovation of the faculty and staff at this institution.

I began my career in nursing and health care, focused on improving access and quality of services to underserved populations. As I transitioned to higher education, my research continued to focus on the underserved. This work is a passion of mine, has served me well in my earlier career, and ultimately will serve me well in my future endeavors.

That is why I am writing to tell you I have accepted the position of President at Chaminade University, a private Marianist Catholic university in Honolulu, Hawaii at the end of my interim role as President of Fairfield in June 2017. Chaminade’s commitment as a native Hawaiian-serving institution focused on disparities in health, education and the criminal justice system spoke to my passion and commitment to the underserved. And on a personal note, Hawaii isn’t a bad place to finish out my career!

While I am excited for what lies ahead, I remain fully committed to Fairfield and the wonderful students, faculty and staff that I work with each and every day. We have made great strides and will continue to make progress in academics, with the overall strategic plan, with our master plan and facilities and in our overall growth as an institution. I look forward to the next six months working with all of you in driving Fairfield’s mission forward.

I wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and here’s to great start to 2017.

Best Wishes,

Lynn Babington
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

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From Chaminade University:

www.chaminade.edu/article/dr-lynn-m-babington-10th-president-chaminade-university-honolulu

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Looks like the University and the Trustees were surprised at the departure of the Interim President:

Board of Trustees


Dear Fairfield University Community,

Earlier today, Dr. Lynn Babington, Senior Vice President and Provost, addressed the University community and shared with us that she will be leaving Fairfield University at the end of her term as Interim President of Fairfield. Lynn has accepted the role of President at Chaminade University. Chaminade is a private, Marianist Catholic university in Honolulu, Hawaii. While the Board of Trustees and I are delighted for Lynn, and what her new adventure has in store for her, we are sad to see her depart from Fairfield University at the end of her term.

We want to assure you that Lynn remains fully committed to her role as the Interim President of Fairfield University through June 30, 2017 and the board remains fully committed to her leadership. We are acutely focused on achieving several key, strategic priorities over the next six months, as it is critical to continue to build upon the great momentum we have here and to lay the groundwork for a successful transition for Fairfield University’s next President.

Lynn will be the fourth Fairfield University employee to assume the role of President at another institution in the past several years. We are proud of this achievement as we are committed to creating leaders at Fairfield, and there is no doubt that our talent is recognized across academia.

We thank Lynn for her service to Fairfield while we continue our presidential search efforts. The presidential search committee has just completed nine listening sessions on campus across a wide variety of divisions and functions, has implemented an online survey, and is on schedule to identify the ninth President of Fairfield University during the Spring of 2017.

Thank you for your dedication and commitment to Fairfield University. I want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

Regards,
Jeffrey P. von Arx, SJ
Frank J. Carroll III ‘89
Chairman of the Board of Trustees

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Chaminade has better water views and a better all-time record vs. Virginia than we do.