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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

The first phase is probably developing co-branded curriculum, facilities so that industry can share their problems, and maybe we get some industry or government officials to teach, and then we create those bridge modules. And then I’ll talk about Peter Freeman , one of the first Deans of Computing at Georgia Tech. Kauvar, and E.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

William Craft — Concordia College Walking out of academia hand in hand with his wife, William “Bill” Craft will be leaving behind a nearly pitch-perfect presidency during which he led the Minnesota school’s largest fundraising effort, garnering more than $157 million—exceeding the target by $7 million eight months early.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

But then there's maintenance of the cost, not only our classrooms and labs, but also our dining facilities, our residence halls. And so, shadow the budget officer of the university. When I became an associate dean, he said, 'Make sure that you ask everyone in your teams if you're doing something wrong.'

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Presidential habits: How a track record of successes (or failures) has shaped their careers

University Business

These qualities make her a great fit for one of the nation’s top 10 research facilities. “I Schornack has previously served the school in the associate dean and vice president positions. President resignations Dr. Fayneese S. Miller – Hamline University (Saint Paul, Minn.) Dr. Fayneese S.

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Even so, President Sacks acknowledged that leaders must also tend their own garden: “I recognized that we needed serious facilities upgrades in nursing. Dr. Co-Host: Bridget Burns , Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance Dr. Bridget Burns is the founding Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA).

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Resuscitating Dead Money

Inside Higher Ed

Last week Matt Reed (“Confessions of a Community College Dean”) lamented unused funds given by donors in his post “ Dead Money.” candidate who is unafraid of getting filthy and cares little about the spiders, snakes, raccoons and rodents in the kind of storage building that someone from Facilities must unlock.

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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.

Under his leadership, the university has made tremendous strides. Over the last five years, it’s doubled its endowment and student body and added more than $80 million in new facilities. I became the dean of the College of Ministry and Theology at Northwest University in Seattle, Washington. Kent Ingle 04:40 Right.