Remove Deans Remove Download Remove Engineering Remove University President
article thumbnail

A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

President Blake's journey to his current position at Georgia State has been a bit different from those of many other academic leaders. From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Very similar to software engineering.

article thumbnail

Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

I'm teaching people welding and diesel mechanics and electrical engineering, and those things are wonderful, but those students aren't reading a lot of classic literature. Other Ways to Enjoy this Post View the Transcript Download on Spotify Follow us to Join LIVE: Do you know about this Dickens novel?’

university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Making Higher Education Work for All Students

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

He would drop off his homework, stay for tests, and then drive off to his next job so that he could pay for college and graduate as an electrical engineer. Previously, her roles within CSU have included Chief Educational Innovation Officer and Dean of Academic Affairs. He never could stay in class.

article thumbnail

Framework Leadership: An Innovative Approach to Higher Ed Growth: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 151 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Kent Ingle

The Change Leader, Inc.

I became the dean of the College of Ministry and Theology at Northwest University in Seattle, Washington. I served there for about six years and then became the president of Southeastern University. Drumm McNaughton 04:29 Being in the ministry, you have to ask good questions. Then I went into higher education.

article thumbnail

The Value of Micro-Credentials for Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 154 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Matt Frank

The Change Leader, Inc.

The more time that was taken to incorporate the multiple voices of the university community and design the program, gives more value to the micro-credential. A program designed with the university’s deans, faculty, and community engagement managers is also more valuable. When you take a look at MIT, it’s engineering.

article thumbnail

Lessons in Innovation for Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

We try to do that in a very focused way, to match emerging opportunities and emerging resources, to create more platforms and more engines for more of that matching." So maybe I'm a student, cafeteria worker, professor, or dean. Other Ways to Enjoy this Post View the Transcript Download on iTunes Follow us to Join LIVE: UIA

article thumbnail

Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

When it’s all political appointees, they see it as a political tool rather than as an engine for a region or state. But the reality is that it is also the board’s job to be aware of financial problems and to push them back down to the president or chancellor before it gets to the legislature. Andrew Koricich 34:37 Yes.