Dear Chautauquans: Yesterday we announced internally that we will require all Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua Hotel Company and Chautauqua Foundation staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 31, 2022 (or by start date for new employees). Now that the FDA has approved vaccines for individuals age 16 and older, following months of emergency approval, we think this is the natural next step for us to take as responsible stewards of community health and safety. The vaccination policy will apply to all employees, including those ages 14–16 who are authorized to receive vaccines under an Emergency Use Authorization. To be...
Welcome to the first quarterly update of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative. It was a busy summer of getting to know the amazing Chautauqua community. I’m so grateful for the enthusiastic support that you and others have expressed for the things we will do together to build a sustainable Chautauqua and advance understanding and action on climate. I plan to update interested stakeholders by email four times per year. I am also making space for our community to collaborate, share and learn together throughout the year. To that end, I’d like to invite you to join the new Sustainable Chautauqua group on Facebook, a space to:...
The Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) has announced that artistic director Andrew Borba and managing director Sarah Clare Corporandy will step down from their positions, and national searches to fill the positions will launch shortly. Corporandy will depart in spring 2022, following the appointment of a new managing director, and Borba will step down after the company’s 2022 season in August.
Chautauqua Institution President Michael E. Hill today announced the Institution’s 149th Summer Assembly will return to its normal schedule and cadence, June 25–Aug. 28, 2022. This decision follows a two-day meeting of the Institution’s Board of Trustees Nov. 5–6. The Board reviewed updates on initiatives stemming from the strategic plan 150 Forward, including outcomes for the 2021 season, which exceeded projections for both attendance and revenue. “We were delighted and heartened to see that, even amid the continuing pandemic and our corresponding need to modify programming and enforce health and safety regulations, that patrons returned to Chautauqua in numbers nearing the...
Chautauqua Institution today announced the forthcoming departures of Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC) Artistic Director Andrew Borba and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy. Borba will step down following completion of the company’s 2022 season in August. Corporandy will depart in the spring of 2022, following the appointment of a new Managing Director. National searches for each leadership role will launch shortly. “Andrew and Sarah Clare have led CTC through a period of artistic excellence and company growth that I am incredibly proud of. From their commitment to new work to their nurturing of conservatory actors and both emerging and celebrated playwrights,...
Chautauqua Institution and Mather today announced the forthcoming premiere of “Mather Insights for Living and Aging Well,” a three-episode series that brings Mather Institute research findings to light, exploring ways we can all be happier and healthier as we age. The series will premiere at 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Nov. 3, on the CHQ Assembly streaming channel. All three episodes will be available for immediate on-demand viewing at assembly.chq.org or via the CHQ Assembly mobile or smart TV apps. Hosted by Alice St. Clair of Mather, “Mather Insights” offers key insights from Mather Institute researchers. Topics covered in the first...
Institution to Launch National Search for His Successor Chautauqua Institution today announced the retirement of the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson as Vice President of Religion and Senior Pastor, effective Dec. 31. Details of a national search for his successors in both roles will be shared shortly. Robinson joined the Institution staff in 2017, following a career in Episcopal Church leadership that culminated with service as bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire. An internationally recognized interfaith leader and former fellow of the Center for American Progress, he continues to serve as a Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary. Robinson is...
Institution Launches National Search for Vice President of Performing and Visual Arts Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of Deborah Sunya Moore as permanent Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer, responsible for the programmatic life of the Institution, effective immediately. The role of Chief Program Officer was created to align staffing and organization with the Institution’s strategic plan, 150 Forward, which calls for Chautauqua to optimize the Summer Assembly and expand programming beyond the summer months and outside of the grounds of Chautauqua. Moore has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer in an interim capacity since...
New Trustee Class Begins Term Today CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution’s Board of Trustees elected Paul Hagman, Jesse Marion and Gwen Adams Norton to four-year terms of service at the final meeting of the body’s 2020–21 cycle on Aug. 28. Additionally, members of the Chautauqua Corporation elected Rick Evans as the newest of the four trustees selected by Chautauqua property owners at the Corporation’s annual meeting on Aug. 14. The new trustee class officially begins its term today, Oct. 1. Hagman is a Youngstown, Ohio-based architect. After studying architecture and urban design in Florence, Italy, and Cleveland, he became the founder of RBF Colab Architecture,...
Dear Chautauquans, As some of you are aware by now, Chautauqua lost one of the most valued leaders in its history on Sept. 18, 2021. His funeral services will be held in Wisconsin on Monday. Dick Miller served as a Trustee of Chautauqua from 1966 to 1981, as Chair of the Board of Trustees from 1970 to 1978, and as President of the Chautauqua Foundation from 1971 to 1996. When Dick came onto the Board of Trustees by all accounts Chautauqua was in a period of decline and financial vulnerability. During his tenure, new executive leadership was put into place, Chautauqua received a challenge grant representing...
