That fall, the board was faced with the challenge of naming a replacement for the retiring Adler. In the winter of 1996, after a deliberate and time-consuming search, the board hired Zach Young, a graduate of the University of Virginia and Harvard University and the former Vice President and Assistant Headmaster at The Westminster Schools. Under its new name and leadership, Wesleyan opened the 1996–97 school year with 556 students on its new campus. That year, the facilities consisted of 15 modular units, a soccer field, and the school's first permanent structure – Marchman Gymnasium.