The presidential search committee is composed of 17 university stakeholders, including eight trustees, five faculty, a trustee emerita, a staff member, the president-elect of the Student Association and the president-elect of the GW Alumni Association. In the spirit of the recently concluded Shared Governance initiative, the faculty selected are all either from the Faculty Senate or the Faculty Consultative Committee. The committee is charged with recommending the search firm, assisting in the formulation of desired presidential qualifications and bringing to the Board highly qualified candidates for its consideration.