I\u2019ve long believed that timing is important in life. Almost 26 years ago, the time was right for me to become Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½\u2019s fourth president.<\/p>\n
Today, the time is right for me to retire. With the firm belief that the future is bright for Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½, I will step down as president effective June 30, 2018.<\/p>\n
I make this decision in good health and of my choosing. The time is right for this decision because I\u2019ve never felt better about Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½.<\/p>\n
This is a special moment in time for the university: we are hiring hundreds of talented new faculty; attracting the highest-achieving students in our history; and making impacts in Orlando, the state, and nation.<\/p>\n
I am proud of our reputation as one of the biggest and best<\/em><\/strong> universities in the country. Through our size and constant pursuit of excellence, Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ changes the lives of our students \u2026 and our students change the world.<\/p>\n Making this decision now provides the best opportunity for our momentum to continue. I know that our leadership team, including our trustees, vice presidents, and deans, will continue turning big dreams into reality.<\/p>\n Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Chairman Marcos Marchena will convene a search committee that will include trustees and representatives from the faculty, staff, student body, alumni, the Florida Board of Governors, and the Central Florida community.<\/p>\n We will soon share additional information about the presidential search process.<\/p>\n Since 1992, Martha and I have been honored to work alongside many exceptional people. Being at Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ has been one of the greatest joys of our lives.<\/p>\n When we first visited campus, we had a powerful feeling that Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ was a special place. We could never have imagined then how special it would become.<\/p>\n Thank you to everyone who has made our remarkable university what it is today. Martha and I are forever grateful for your support.<\/p>\n Cordially yours,<\/p>\n John C. Hitt<\/strong><\/p>\n President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve long believed that timing is important in life. Almost 26 years ago, the time was right for me to become Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½\u2019s fourth president. Today, the time is right for me to retire. With the firm belief that the future is bright for Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½, I will step down as president effective June 30, 2018. I make this decision in good…","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":79306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[2510,2994],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-79304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","category-community","tag-john-c-hitt","tag-martha-hitt"],"yoast_head":"\n