West Liberty University Chooses Timothy Borchers As New President
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The West Liberty University Board of Governors voted Friday morning to hire Timothy Borchers, currently the vice president for academic affairs at Peru State College in Nebraska, as its new president.
Borchers replaces former president W. Franklin Evans, whose contract was not renewed last year after two years on the job. WLU Interim Provost Cathy Monteroso has been serving as interim president since then.
In his role at Peru State, Borchers has collaborated with deans, faculty and staff to provide a personalized, engaging, and transformative educational experience for a diverse student population. During his time in this position, Peru State has achieved its highest first-year retention rate in the past 30 years and has enrolled two of the largest first-year student classes in the past 30 years.
Borchers spearheaded the campus' migration to new retention software and motivated faculty to use the software to provide regular updates on students' academic progress. The college has added new academic programs and partnerships to prepare students to meet workforce needs.
Borchers’ contract is expected to begin July 1.
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