{"id":237,"date":"2016-04-13T22:47:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T22:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:29:13","slug":"search-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/search-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Search Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_a345060e-1744-4707-8851-0b55148500e2\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 13px solid #e9171f; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2d7698b3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div 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has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 nav-item flex-fill is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/profile\/\">Superintendent\/President Position Profile<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 flex-fill is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/application-process\">Application Process<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 flex-fill is-style-outline current is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/search-timeline\">Search Timeline<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 flex-fill is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/our-mission-vision-and-values\/\">Our Mission, Vision, and Values<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 flex-fill is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/our-commitment-to-student-success\/\">Our Commitment to Student Success<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 flex-fill is-style-outline is-style-outline--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/presidentsearch\/community\/\">Our Community<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-17dd1b49 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6962f912 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Please Scroll to View the Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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