California University of Pennsylvania will be looking for a new President. Geraldine Jones has announced that she will retire early next year. The 69 year old Jones was served as President at the university for the past eight years. She plans to officially retire January 29, 2021. Jones says she looks forward to “spending time with my beautiful family and having the opportunity to travel with my best friend and husband, Jeff”. Since 2012, Jones has led development of the university’s Strategic Plan and instituted a system of shared governance that brought faculty, staff and students into the decision-making process. Jones also secured the largest philanthropic gift in university history, $4.2 million to fund the Karen and Tom Rutledge Institute for Early Childhood Education. The university’s Council of Trustees will now form a Presidential Search Committee and a consulting firm will be selected to assist in the search for the next president.