What is Internal Interim President

This chapter shares the lived experiences of four interim presidents serving at one of the 10 independently accredited community colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District, one of the largest community college systems in the country. The concepts of sensemaking and sensegiving are used as the theoretical framework for each of the four interim presidents to share their stories. Each story provides a context, circumstances of the appointment, the culture of the institution, what has been accomplished while they have served, and specific lessons learned by each person. Ultimately, a collection of lessons learned is provided to the reader to inform an approach to serving as an interim president should that opportunity arise.