The\u00a0Bookstore Advisory Committee, working\u00a0since September 2009 on the\u00a0question of\u00a0whether the CC\u00a0bookstore\u00a0operations should be outsourced or return to a\u00a0self-operated model, on Dec. 10 presented\u00a0a\u00a0\u00a0unanimous recommendation to President Celeste and Vice President for Finance and Administration Robert Moore\u00a0in favor of\u00a0outsourcing.\u00a0The committee, which included faculty, staff and students,\u00a0said:\u00a0<\/p>\n
“The committee unanimously recommends that the college negotiate an outsource contract with Barnes and Noble or Validis. These two companies appear to be more flexible in their ability to respond to our needs, and more likely to provide a good fit with CC. Follett\u2019s service over the last eighteen months is appreciated and we expect they will work with us in the transition to a new management.”<\/p>\n
Read about the goal of a “uniquely Colorado College bookstore,” the committee’s process and its recommendation here<\/a>. Follett’s support-services agreement is scheduled to\u00a0continue until late January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0Bookstore Advisory Committee, working\u00a0since September 2009 on the\u00a0question of\u00a0whether the CC\u00a0bookstore\u00a0operations should be outsourced or return to a\u00a0self-operated model, on Dec. 10 presented\u00a0a\u00a0\u00a0unanimous recommendation to President Celeste and Vice President for Finance and Administration Robert Moore\u00a0in favor of\u00a0outsourcing.\u00a0The committee, which included faculty, staff and students,\u00a0said:\u00a0 “The committee unanimously recommends that the college negotiate an outsource … <\/p>\n