About NMH Future

March E-news bulletin

NORTHFIELD STEWARDSHIP

The board of trustees will convene a meeting at the end of March to review marketing materials for the reuse of the Northfield campus.

As reported in earlier communications, President Richard Mueller will retire in June, and Head of School Tom Sturtevant will assume leadership of the Northfield campus stewardship initiative, with Carol Ramsey ’70 continuing as the trustee chair of the Northfield stewardship committee of the board and Carol Lebo coordinating the efforts on campus.

FACILITIES PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Childs Bertman Tseckares, Inc. (CBT), the Boston architectural firm planning the school’s new arts center, has been contracted to design the new admission building. Groundbreaking is scheduled to take place this summer. Once finalized, renderings of the new building will be posted on the school's website.

EDUCATIONAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS

On March 10, the admission office sent out 394 offers of admission to students who were selected from a very strong pool of candidates. The average financial aid grant offer represents a $1,300 increase over last year. For the first time, international families were able to receive online notification of the admission decision. Parents received a password and could access the decision on the school's website. The expected total enrollment for September 2005 is 725 students.

PHILANTHROPY

Dean of Development and Alumni Relations Pete Ticconi has decided to leave NMH to rejoin his family (he has been a long-distance commuter for three years) and further his career at Babson College in Boston as a senior gift planning advisor. We will launch a national search immediately for the next senior leader of our advancement team. Because the search could take several months, Head of School Tom Sturtevant will appoint an interim to oversee and manage the development and alumni relations office after Pete leaves on May 1.

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