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28 Dec

Reflections on 2010

I’m wrapping up year one of the University Advancement Blog, and I hope it’s proven to be a resource for you. I couldn’t be more excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for my institution and for our team to...
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5 Aug

eduWeb Conference recap

Last week I attended the eduWeb Conference in Chicago. It was my second year going to the conference, and this time was especially enjoyable. Our university won an eduStyle People’s Choice Award, and we also had the opportunity to present....
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20 Jul

Book review: Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

Leaders create change. That’s my one-sentence summary of Tribes by Seth Godin. Godin defines a tribe as a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. Only two things are needed: a...
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28 Jun

Book review: Transforming a College

Transforming a College: The Story of a Little-Known College’s Strategic Climb to National Distinction is both an interesting and insightful case study about Elon College (now Elon University), which rose from relative obscurity and ordinary status in the 1970s to...
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7 Jun

Book review: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court

The legendary John Wooden passed away on Friday at the age of 99. The greatest college basketball coach ever, Coach Wooden led his UCLA teams to 10 national championship in 12 years, including seven in a row…simply mind-boggling. (Upon hearing...
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30 Apr

An extraordinary time to be well-led

Last week was the spring conference for CASE Indiana (Council for Advancement and Support of Education). I joined the I-CASE board last year, and (even though I’m now biased) I think the programming at the fall and spring I-CASE conferences...
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