In a few hours, we will be closing up the Omicron Delta Kappa National Headquarters and spreading out across the region to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends. Since the office won’t be open the rest of this week, today is functionally “my Friday.” So, here is a special edition of Friday Fusion – just…
Today is a joyous day in the life of Omicron Delta Kappa. Today marks the official “birth” of the University of Washington – Tacoma. Our National Vice President, Michelle Burke of Grand Valley State University, will be the presiding officer at this evening’s celebration in Tacoma. And tomorrow, we officially welcome the Fontbonne University Circle…
When I got on the plane on Monday of this week, I had strains of James Taylor singing “Carolina in My Mind” floating through my head. It’s a wonderful song, and it’s a wonderful state with a truly tremendous assortment of public and private colleges and universities. During the course of the last week, I…
Every fall for the past decade, during Homecoming and Family Weekend at the University at Albany, I have had the pleasure of welcoming new initiates into Omicron Delta Kappa. This fall was no different. And yet, each fall, immediately following the induction ceremony, I am reminded of exactly how awesome (yes, I said “awesome”) our…
When Bobby Stanton, our director of development and alumni engagement, and I were on the road earlier this year, we were discussing Omicron Delta Kappa;s tagline with one of my former Georgia colleagues. We had shared with him O∆K’s often quoted positioning statement of “Campus leaders today, community leaders tomorrow.” My colleague challenged us to think about…
Upon meeting Dr. Tara Singer last winter, as she interviewed for the Executive Director position, our initial conversation quickly moved to our mutual interest in leadership development – for today’s college student, but more broadly for ODK members in general (members of all ages!). Of particular interest to me was Tara’s claim that ODK needed…
It has been an adventurous journey working on your behalf as the National Student Vice President. The past year has displayed the holistic leadership and value of Omicron Delta Kappa: from individual Circles to headquarters staff to our board of directors and even to our presence in the workplace. The activities of Circles such as those at SUNY…
