4 ▁by ▁the ▁G ouch er ▁College ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁college , ▁succeed ing ▁San ford ▁J . ▁Un gar . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁Bow en ▁has ▁undert aken ▁initi atives ▁to ▁re define ▁the ▁school ' s ▁adm issions ▁process ▁to ▁encou rage ▁greater ▁divers ity , ▁res hape ▁the ▁curr icul um , ▁build ▁upon ▁the ▁campus ' s ▁infrastr ucture , ▁and ▁renov ate ▁and ▁expand ▁existing ▁facilities . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Bow en ▁offered ▁to ▁for go ▁a ▁sal ary ▁increase ▁and ▁extended ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁G ouch er ▁through ▁June ▁ 2 0 2 2 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Bow en ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁break ▁his ▁contract ▁and ▁res ign ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁G ouch er ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Kent ▁De vere aux . ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁written ▁works ▁ ▁Bow en ▁is ▁an ▁experienced ▁jazz ▁pian ist ▁and ▁has ▁himself ▁composed ▁many ▁Jewish - in sp ired ▁musical ▁pieces ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁jazz ▁Sh abb at , ▁a ▁fusion ▁of ▁jazz ▁and ▁kle z mer ▁influ ences , ▁and ▁Han uk k ah ▁music . ▁Bow en ▁has ▁performed ▁his ▁jazz - style ▁Sh abb at ▁at ▁syn agog ues . ▁He ▁also ▁composed ▁a ▁Jewish ▁ch oral ▁music ▁work ▁titled ▁" V o ice ▁from ▁the ▁Att ic " ▁that ▁includes