Hiring Directors
Not long ago, directors simply handed down their intensive responsibilities to others. But many people within PBHA thought the system was not rigorous enough.
PBHA now requires an interview as well as a written application for all summer program directors.
Hampton says now that the process is more open, PBHA hopes to get more applicants for the post than in the past.
"Sometimes there were concerns that the director getting into the job might be pressured into it or wasn't the best person," Hampton says. "We wanted to cast a wider net."
Rebecca A. Windt '02, the summer program group officer, writes in an e-mail message that the directors and staff of PBHA think the new system will improve PBHA's programs.
"We will be able to bring in a more well-screened group of directors who have been introduced thoroughly to the structure of PBHA and of [the summer programs] during the interview process," Windt writes.
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