Weathering Personal and Institutional Crises: Supporting Your Spouse and Partner in Stressful Times

January 6, 2024

In this session, we will learn from the wisdom and experience of partners and spouses who have navigated shocking, stressful, and daunting events during their presidencies. Hear how they dealt with these crises and how they worked with their spouses both publicly and privately.

Carol Bruess, Presidential Spouse, Saint John’s University and College of Saint Benedict (MN)
Susan Rooney, Presidential Spouse, St. John Fisher University (NY)
Susan Resneck Pierce, President Emerita, University of Puget Sound (WA)
Chair: Judy Drake, Presidential Spouse, Central Methodist University (MO)

Council of Independent Colleges