Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the campus of the College of William and Mary. NAC Chair, Dr. Chon Glover, was my gracious host for the day. I had a great visit with Chon and several of her colleagues including my friend, Karlene Jennings, who turns out to be an initiate of the…
Higher education is an enterprise that is fond of acronyms. FASFA, MBA, NCAA, and DOE all come to mind. As do ODK, HQ, and ED (Executive Director – my title). My current favorite letters in the alphabet soup at ODK’s national headquarters (HQ) are AED and CPA. We are delighted to welcome Brent Anderson to…
In recent weeks, I have been engaged in a in a number of conversations with our members and volunteers about how best to describe the essence of Omicron Delta Kappa by employing relatively few words. What is that we should say to others in refining our case for membership and support with future generations of…
I had the pleasure of hosting the Board of Directors at the University at Albany (in Albany, NY) this past weekend. I provided the Board and the Foundation Trustees with the following report: It’s exactly one year since we departed from Charlotte, NC and embarked on this journey towards ODK’s centennial. It continues to be…
There is an expression which goes, “Those who think traveling for a living is glamorous, obviously don’t travel.” This week was the physical and emotional embodiment of that concept. I woke up early on Monday outside of Grand Rapids, had a great visit with Michelle Burke (O∆K’s National Vice President) and her colleagues at Grand Valley…
If you read my post last week, I mentioned that I was heading to Atlanta for an alumni, faculty, friend, and student reception on Tuesday, June 18th. On Monday, Bobby Ann Stanton, our director of development and alumni engagement, and I loaded into my navy blue Volvo, put the magnetic Omicron Delta Kappa placard on…
I am pleased to annonce the appointment of Michael K. Bergler, CFRE, Executive Director of Constituent Relations at Concordia University Irvine (CA), as a member of ODK’s National Advisory Council (NAC). Mike was appointed by the Board of Directors during our regularly scheduled call this afternoon. He will assume the position vacated by Dr. Kathy…
