Transitions

Please note that I have been appointed as Vice President for University Advancement at Cal State San Marcos for a period of one year. Since many have asked me whether I will continue to blog, after some consideration, I have decided to continue; however, my offerings will be in a different context.

In positions of leadership, managing change is perhaps the single most encompassing role and certainly, that will be the case for me in my new position. So, it is my intention to chronicle the transitions; my own transition out of Finance and Administrative Services, my transition into University Advancement, and the transition of the University Advancement division over the next year.

I hope to see you on the blog and hope you will join me to advance us all in a positive and productive manner. The following excerpt is from an earlier message from me to the employees of Finance and Administrative Services.

Dear Finance and Administrative Services Employees:

As you read in the President’s message to the campus community, I have accepted a year-long appointment as Vice President for University Advancement. Perhaps a bit surprising (to me too), yet it is another exciting personal and professional challenge.

First, let me thank you, individually and collectively, for all that you have done in your various roles for the campus, for the division, and for me during the last three years (yes, I have been here for three years next week). FAS families, reorganizations, Lou Tice, blogging, and everything else – it has been an amazing and often very moving journey. I have learned so much and received so much; I hope that I have been able to give back a small portion of the genuine abundance with which I have been blessed. You have humbled me.

You should know that it is because of your growth and your strength that President Haynes is very comfortable, and I am very proud, to place you in the more than capable hands of Linda Hawk. I know that each of you will support her as she supports you and leads you in the year ahead.

I look forward to witnessing your many accomplishments and your remarkable good works from across the hall. To quote our own Governor Schwarzenegger in one of his other roles, “I’ll be back…”

My best to all of you,

Neal R. Hoss