Cites advances in enrollment, academics, student success, finance and crisis leadership
The Cleveland State University Board of Trustees yesterday voted unanimously to extend the contract of President Harlan Sands through June 20, 2026.
The vote extends Sands’ five-year contract that began in May 2018 and was set to expire in June 2023.
David Gunning, chair of the CSU Board of Trustees, said the extension demonstrates the Board’s “full faith and confidence in President Sands’ leadership and ability to carry out CSU’s mission and expand its transformational reach.”
In extending Sands’ contract, trustees credited the president’s success in recruiting new faculty and staff leaders across the university, enrollment growth and stability, the development of multiple new partnerships with area stakeholders, improved fiscal stability, and enhanced community and donor support.
“Leaders are measured by how they lead during the most trying times,” said Gunning. “We’ve now seen how Harlan Sands leads during an unprecedented public health crisis. This is the leader we need now and going forward.”
Concurrent with the contract extension announcement, Sands, his wife, Lynn, and the extended Sands family announced a gift of $100,000 to the Forward Together Fund. Sands the fund, established the fund, focused on investments that directly support students, upon his arrival in 2018. CSU reports its current balance as standing at $744,000, along with a million dollar pledge.
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