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,…
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…
