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Full-Text Articles in Education
Business As A Mission; Business As A Calling (Long Version), C. William Pollard
Business As A Mission; Business As A Calling (Long Version), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Speaking at InterVarsity's Open for Business Conference in St. Louis, MO, Pollard describes vocation as fulfilling whatever call God has placed on our lives. By drawing upon his own story as a Christian businessman, he shows how such a fulfillment requires the implementation of servant leadership.
Building A Better Board: Springboard Into Action, Milan Wall
Building A Better Board: Springboard Into Action, Milan Wall
Heartland Center for Leadership Development Materials
Building a Better Board: Springboard into Action
Roles and responsibilities
Time devoted to six basic elements
Obstacles
Strategies
Ethics
Recruitment
Ua3/9/5 Faculty-Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office
Ua3/9/5 Faculty-Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office
WKU Archives Records
Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses achievements, donations, athletics, WKU centennial, budget cuts, enrollment, tuition, commercialization of intellectual property, physical plant and construction.
A Cross-Eyed View Of Leadership, C. William Polalrd
A Cross-Eyed View Of Leadership, C. William Polalrd
C. William Pollard Papers
In this address to the 2006 graduates of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Pollard advocates a cross-centered approach to leadership, one which looks to Jesus Christ as the model of the true servant leader.
Leadership In Turbulent Times (Jackson, Tn), C. William Pollard
Leadership In Turbulent Times (Jackson, Tn), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Speaking at Union University (Jackson, TN), Pollard contends that the turbulent years in which we live require moral leadership oriented to cultivating purpose in people's lives.
Leadership In Turbulent Times (Seattle), C. William Pollard
Leadership In Turbulent Times (Seattle), C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard Papers
Speaking at Seattle Pacific University, Pollard contends that the turbulent years in which we live require moral leadership oriented to cultivating purpose in people's lives.
Ua3/9/5 Budget Remarks, Wku President's Office
Ua3/9/5 Budget Remarks, Wku President's Office
WKU Archives Records
Remarks delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell regarding the budget process in 2006. It includes a list of critical needs for 2006 to 2008.
Ua3/9/5 House & Senate Budget Subcommittees, Wku President's Office
Ua3/9/5 House & Senate Budget Subcommittees, Wku President's Office
WKU Archives Records
Card of talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell while lobbying state legislators to increase WKU's budget.
Ua3/9/5 Legislative Priorities, Wku President's Office
Ua3/9/5 Legislative Priorities, Wku President's Office
WKU Archives Records
Legislative priorities talking points card used by WKU president Gary Ransdell when meeting with state legislators in 2006.
Value Creation And Value Capture In Non-Profit Partnerships, Beth Birmingham
Value Creation And Value Capture In Non-Profit Partnerships, Beth Birmingham
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
The purpose of this research is to study how non-profit organizations create value from partnerships, specifically, partnerships between academic institutions and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Apart from the goals of the partnership per se, how do they create long term value for their respective organizations separate from the partnership outcomes? Educational partnerships between academic institutions and other sectors have become common and somewhat necessary in the past decade. The NGOs examined in this study benefited from partnership with an academic institution in the areas of staff development and organizational capacity building. The universities in this study benefited from direct involvement …
Portrait Of An Urban Elementary School: Place-Based Education, School Culture, And Leadership, Michael Thomas Duffin
Portrait Of An Urban Elementary School: Place-Based Education, School Culture, And Leadership, Michael Thomas Duffin
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
This study explored the interaction between place-based education, school culture, and leadership at one elementary school in an inner city section of Boston, MA. The centerpiece is a stand alone research portrait that tells a story about how an external program, a willing and ready school community, and a skillful school leader reinforced each other to achieve a shared vision under challenging conditions. From an under-subscribed school in chaos and lacking focus, the subject school transformed into a vibrant, highly sought school with a pervasive, environmentally-oriented culture and curriculum. Portraiture methods were adapted to a utilization-focused evaluation purpose, drawing on …
Community Partner Indicators Of Engagement: An Action Research Study On Campus-Community Partnership, Sean J. Creighton
Community Partner Indicators Of Engagement: An Action Research Study On Campus-Community Partnership, Sean J. Creighton
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
The central purpose of this research study was to develop common indicators of engagement for civic initiatives between institutions of higher education and their community organization partners. The unique aspect of this study was that the indicators were generated by the community organizations participating as stakeholders in campus-community partnerships. Using an action research methodology that involved eleven community organization participants from the health and wellness sector, the study advocated for research that provided a deeper understanding of the perspectives of community organizations. Findings suggested that significant divides existed in core civic areas dealing with service-learning, relevance of academic research, and …
Ua12/11/2 Volunteerism, Wku Leadership & Volunteerism
Ua12/11/2 Volunteerism, Wku Leadership & Volunteerism
WKU Archives Records
Booklet highlighting the activities of WKU Leadership & Volunteerism.
Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations
Ua77/1 Wku Spirit, Wku Alumni Relations
WKU Archives Records
WKU alumni magazine. Contents:
- Society of 1906 Honor Roll
- Wilkerson, Martha. Thank You Gretchen Niva!
- Special Needs Trust Commits $750,000 for Clinical Education Complex
- 2 WKU Students Win Hearst National Championship – Will DeShazer, Brenna Gallegos
- WKU Regents Approve Move to Division I-A Football
- McDaniel, Sue. A Century of Academics
- A Quarter of a Century for the Center for Gifted Studies
- 100 Hours of Life on the Hill, September 6-10, 2006
- Newton, Tommy. A Century of Campus Planning
- A Century of Gifts: 100 Gifts WKU Gave the World
- Centennial Timeline
- One Century, One Vision – Henry Cherry, Gary Ransdell
- Adventures …
Age Matters: The Cognitive Strategies And Benefits Of Learning Among College-Degreed Older Adults, Bruce Campbell
Age Matters: The Cognitive Strategies And Benefits Of Learning Among College-Degreed Older Adults, Bruce Campbell
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
This study explored learning among college-degreed adults who were 60 to 98 years of age. Its purpose was three-fold. It sought to describe what participants learned, the cognitive strategies they used, and the perceived benefits they gained from learning. Study participants included 35 adults with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Twenty were men and fifteen were women. All claimed to be active learners at the outset of the study. Descriptive research methodology was used for data collection. It consisted of interviews using both phenomenological and semi-structured questions and a focus group that elaborated upon interview results. Data indicated that: …