A year ago, I shared with you my bracket for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. As a reminder, I selected my bracket based on the following criteria: 1. The school with a Circle gets the win.2. If the opponents both have Circles, the older Circle gets the win.3. If neither opponent has a Circle (yet),…
Earlier this week, I spent Monday’s snow day sending personalized letters to the student presidents of our Circles across the country inviting them to attend this summer’s ODK Biennial Convention and Centennial Celebration. As of today, the start of the convention is only 96 days away (and yes, the national headquarters’ team is counting them…
Last week, I wrote about how the Omicron Delta Kappa National Headquarters has recently posted the “Help Wanted” sign again. We are actively recruiting candidates for our Leadership Consultant position, and we will soon be searching for a new Membership Services Coordinator. In addition, and in conjunction with the upcoming Biennial Convention and Centennial Celebration,…
Having grown up in a higher education household (my father is a retired college professor, mother is a retired student affairs professional), I became familiar with the annual rituals of the spring job transitions at an early age. I saw my parents’ colleagues and their children, frequently my friends and classmates, occasionally pack up and move…
Michael Lewis’ “Moneyball” provided an “inside baseball” (pun intended) look at how data is used to build sports franchises into winning teams. I’m a fan of data. I have been for some time. The challenge, I have found, isn’t so much about gathering the data (although that too can be problematic), rather it’s how we…
The Board of Directors and Foundation Trustees met in Jacksonville, Fla. at Jacksonville University this past weekend. My thanks to Dr. Kristie Gover, JU’s Dean of Students, for being such a gracious host while the boards gathered in sunny Florida! While I’ve taken to sharing my written report to the boards with you through this…
Today is Founders’ Day. The story goes something like this … In early 1914, Washington and Lee student J. Carl Fisher brought up the idea of creating an honor society that would recognize collegiate leadership with fellow student and close friend Rupert Latture. The two soon included mutual friend William Brown in the discussion. Today,…
