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The Loop (Fall 2016), Taylor University Oct 2016

The Loop (Fall 2016), Taylor University

The Loop (2012-2017)

The late Fall 2016 edition of Taylor University’s The Loop.


The Loop (Spring 2016), Taylor University Apr 2016

The Loop (Spring 2016), Taylor University

The Loop (2012-2017)

The late Spring 2016 edition of Taylor University’s The Loop.


Uno Administration, University Of Nebraska At Omaha Jan 2016

Uno Administration, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

Business/Finance/Operations

The Administration of UNO is dedicated to student-centered leadership and proud to work with distinguished faculty drawn from the nation's leading graduate institutions.


Ilium 2016, Taylor University Jan 2016

Ilium 2016, Taylor University

Yearbooks (1898-Present)

The 2016 yearbook of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.


“Creating A Future Of Significance - The Art Of Embracing Change As Opportunity”, Kim S. Phipps Jan 2016

“Creating A Future Of Significance - The Art Of Embracing Change As Opportunity”, Kim S. Phipps

State of the College/University Addresses

At the beginning of each academic year, Messiah College held Community Day, a time for the University's Community of Educators (CoE) to gather, reflect, and prepare for the upcoming year. As part of Community Day, President Phipps presented her State of College Address, introducing the theme for that academic year.


Addressing Inequities In The College Of The 21st Century, Linda Muzzin, Diane Meaghan Jan 2016

Addressing Inequities In The College Of The 21st Century, Linda Muzzin, Diane Meaghan

System and Institutional Design and Transformation

Based on a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded study of college faculty and administrators in BC (part of a national study), we documented inequities that can be related to class, ethnoracial, and gender stratification. Participants in Early Childhood Education (ECE), practical nursing and literacy explained how government restructuring disadvantaged poorer women students, and placed heavy workloads on faculty and students. These feminized vocational fields are vulnerable to instability in the “new” college in which the “flexible” worker is the norm. Our interviews took place in former university colleges, and urban as well as rural colleges. We document …


The Inevitability Of Playing Politics As Chair: Advantages And Pitfalls, Domenick Pinto Jan 2016

The Inevitability Of Playing Politics As Chair: Advantages And Pitfalls, Domenick Pinto

School of Computer Science & Engineering Faculty Publications

Politics is a term often frowned upon as it pertains to the role of an academic leader. However as chair for almost 29 years it has become an essential yet sometimes unwanted aspect of the daily rigors of the position. This session explores the advantages and pitfalls of “playing politics” as a department chair.


Good, Fast, Cheap: How Centers Of Teaching And Learning Can Capitalize In Today’S Resource Constrained Context, Michael H. Truong, Stephanie Juillerat, Deborah H. C. Gin Jan 2016

Good, Fast, Cheap: How Centers Of Teaching And Learning Can Capitalize In Today’S Resource Constrained Context, Michael H. Truong, Stephanie Juillerat, Deborah H. C. Gin

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

This article provides leaders and educational developers of Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTL) with innovative and practical strategies on how to increase their centers’ capacity and impact by focusing on quality, efficiency, and cost. This “good, fast, cheap” model represents a promising way that CTL can continue to grow, scale, and innovate in the midst of limited resources. By leveraging existing campus resources, external vendor products, and low cost technologies, CTL are able to remain effective and impactful, without compromising quality or requiring abundant resources. This article will include real use case examples from a CTL at a mid …