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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.

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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. 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.

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SJSU Public-Private Partnerships Boost Enrollment and Community Relationships: Changing Higher Ed 193 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson

The Change Leader, Inc.

Three Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards 1. Sometimes, you have to remind people that most public universities are not going anywhere. And so that connects this hotel opportunity that arose as well as what I was mentioning about the state facility, the All Quest building. We’re not closing our doors.

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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.

This becomes a real long-term capacity-building and stratification issue because of F&A [Facilities & Administrative] and indirect costs. Andrew Koricich 14:51 Facilities & Administrative. That’s the extra cost for what the university already puts out for. The college president’s role results in high burnout.