Update: April 5, 2016: Congratulations to Villanova University where the ODK circle was established in 1988!! Update: March 21, 2016: Well, our bracket is clearly BUSTED. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh went out early, very early! In the meantime, members of ODK should be cheering for Kansas, Maryland, Miami, or Virginia – the only four…
Over a century ago – actually, 101 years ago today – 15 students and faculty got together and came up with an idea – to establish an organization that brings together members of the campus community to honor and celebrate collegiate leadership across five phases of campus life. At least initially, that idea became a…
The structure of higher education is changing, and nowhere is that more evident than at Norwich University, the home of Omicron Delta Kappa’s 384th circle, chartered June 16, 2015. America’s first military college, founded in 1819, Norwich now matriculates more than 2,100 undergraduates at its beautiful brick and mortar campus in Northfield, Vt., and more…
One of the most interesting books that I read in graduate school was The Quickening of America: Rebuilding Our Nation, Rebuilding Our Lives by Paul Martin Du Bois. It’s a wonderful guide that helps individuals and communities evaluate and understand how leadership and personal involvement does make a difference. Individual leadership and investment in our…
In sports, it’s difficult to achieve back-to-back championships. It happens, but it’s rare. Teams enter a sort of post-championship slump, due to a variety of circumstances, usually due in part to the hype associated with winning it all. OΔK’s FY 2014 was our championship year. We welcomed the most members in a biennium in our…
Last week, Lindsey Cline, O∆K’s new director of communications and programs, and I had the pleasure of visiting the greater Grand Rapids region. We were there in preparation for the 2016 Omicron Delta Kappa Biennial Convention and Leadership Conference. For those who endured the sweltering heat during our last three conventions, I think the milder…
The OΔK Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee and Foundation Board of Trustees are pleased to recognize 22 outstanding students as recipients for 2015-2016 scholarships. Brandon Cook, University of Cincinnati, is the top overall scholar and the $1,500 John D. Morgan Scholarship recipient. These additional outstanding students are each awarded $1,000 scholarships. In total, $22,500 will be awarded…
