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Lessons From a Successful Bond Campaign
Jesus "Jess" Carreon January 2005
Volume: 18 Issue: 1
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On May 15, 2004, the Dallas County Community Colleges (DCCC) passed a $450 million bond referendum with more than a 70 percent margin. The victory provided a special reinforcing moment for a system that had not undertaken a bond campaign since 1972. The case to the voters was a good one: a growing enrollment, an excellent reputation, a history of low tax and tuition rates, along with a high-profile state report, Closing the Gap, which strongly recommended that community colleges reach greater numbers in the coming decade.
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Academic Capitalism and Entrepreneurial College Leadership or Lessons in How to Juggle
Gordon Nixon December 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 12
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Colleges operate in an increasingly challenging and complex environment. Each aspect of this environment is a ball that has to be kept in the air at all times, twirling and interlacing with the other balls. If any one falls, the whole scheme is affected. The challenges include issues of globalization, the knowledge economy, competition, reduced government funding, accountability, and the changing expectations of stakeholders. The new environment requires colleges to operate very differently from the way they did in the past.
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Our Next Chapter: Community Colleges and the Aging Baby Boomers
Judy Goggin, Bernie Ronan November 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 11
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The baby boomers are the largest generation in American history. This generation born between 1946 and 1964 is twice as large in number as the generation that precedes it, and half again as large as the generation that follows it. Baby boomers have caused significant economic, political, and social changes - sometimes bordering on revolutions - as they have moved through the demographic pipeline of American life. And now they are starting to retire, which will have dramatic implications for community colleges, as it will for the rest of society. 
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The Art of Community College Leadership: Some Theories From the Field
Tracy L. Edwards October 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 10
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Perhaps thousands of leadership books have been published. One of the foremost was written in 1978 by James McGregor Burns, a Harvard Ph.D. who later founded the Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland. Earlier theories suggested that management and leadership were one and the same; Burns countered that they were separate and distinct.
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A New Wake-Up Call for Community Colleges
Tony Zeiss September 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 9
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America is about to experience the greatest labor shortage in its history. Unless your organization prepares for this impending national crisis, it will be severely restricted from meeting its mission. If you can’t afford or attract qualified nursing instructors, your college can’t teach nursing. If you can’t retain qualified administrators, your college’s leadership will weaken. Consider these facts:
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Keeping America's Promise: Challenges for Community Colleges
Kay M. McClenney August 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 8
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Perhaps one of the most fundamental developments at the end of the 20 th century was this: Opportunity in this country is more and more a function of education, and that reality is something that sets serious challenges for a nation that has guaranteed opportunity for all of its citizens.
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Advancing the Art of Leadership: The Leadership Dialogues
Lawrence W. Tyree, Mark David Milliron, Gerardo de los Santos July 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 7
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The process of learning an art can be divided conveniently into two parts: one, the mastery of the theory; the other, the mastery of the practice. If I want to learn the art of medicine, I must first know the facts about the human body, and about various diseases. When I have all this theoretical knowledge, I am by no means competent in the art of medicine. I shall become a master in this art only after a great deal of practice, until eventually the results of my theoretical knowledge and the results of my practic
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Seven Strategies for Presidents to Stay in Touch With Teaching and Learning
Charles R.Dassance, Ruby Evans May 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 5
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In the early history of higher education in America, the college president was clearly the academic leader of the institution. In some cases, the president was the only employee, leaving little room for doubt about the president’s role as the chief academic officer for the college.
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The Student Medallion Leadership Institute: Inspiring Holistic Learning and Leadership
Shirley Jennings, Mark McCabe, Constance Strickland April 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 4
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The development of student leaders has long been an important goal of the community college movement. Teaching faculty and student development staff offer a range of credit courses, noncredit experiences, and other initiatives designed to prepare students for leadership positions in our respective communities. Unfortunately, research and experience indicate that many leadership programs are conducted in isolation of other programs on campus, often consisting of stand-alone credit courses or one-shot student life activities.
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The Diversity Protest
George R. Boggs March 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 3
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ContextPalomar College is a single-campus, comprehensive community college located in northern San Diego County, California. The college operates from a main campus in San Marcos and several smaller education centers throughout a 2,500-square-mile service area. The college district is governed by a five-member elected board of trustees with delegated responsibility for administering the college given to a Superintendent/President (CEO). Although the board elections are nonpartisan, the members reflect the very conservative Republican views of the electorate.
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Succession Planning: Developing Leaders for the Future of the Organization
Charles Carroll February 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 2
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Daytona Beach Community College (FL) is a multicampus institution with an enrollment of approximately 11,000 FTE (35,000 plus headcount), and over 800 employees. The college grew rapidly in the 1980s and the early 1990s, and then experienced a slowing enrollment trend in the late 1990s. At the turn of the century, with new leadership in place and a return to significant enrollment growth, the college began to look strategically at one of its most valuable resources: its personnel.
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Marketing the Community's College
Eduardo J. Padron January 2004
Volume: 17 Issue: 1
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The Miami Dade story epitomizes the community college movement. The college opened its doors in 1960 to 1,428 students. By 1962, students numbered 6,000, and the number swelled to 13,000 by 1964. By 1967, Miami-Dade Junior College was the largest institution of higher education in the State of Florida, enrolling 23,341 students. The college enrolled more freshmen than the University of Florida, Florida State University, and the University of South Florida combined. It was the fastest growing college in the nation.
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A Case for Mystery Shopping
Larry W. Tyree December 2003
Volume: 16 Issue: 12
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As an assignment for one of her graduate classes at the University of Florida , a student - we'll call her Catherine - visited two community colleges near her hometown. Her purpose was to compare and contrast the environments of the two institutions. She approached the institutions under the guise of a prospective student. While her impressions were formed anecdotally, they were nonetheless quite real, and perhaps lasting to her. It should also be noted that Catherine is a mature, sophisticated young woman who will soon complete her master's degree.
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Community Colleges and Workforce Investment: A Necessary Partnership
Senator Tom Harkin November 2003
Volume: 16 Issue: 11
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In a recent report published by the Aspen Institute titled "Grow Faster Together. Or Grow Slowly Apart. How Will America Work in the 21st Century?" the United States is given a dramatic wake-up call about a major crisis of the American workforce. This crisis arises from a worker gap, a skills gap, and a wage gap that, if not properly addressed, will threaten U.S. competitiveness and indeed our very way of life.
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Bridging Generations: A "€œCommunity"€ College Imperative
Jeffrey A. Cantor October 2003
Volume: 16 Issue: 10
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The American public's average age has been increasing steadily over the past few decades. Our citizens' productive years have also increased as a result of advances in health sciences and in the nature of the workplace. Today, we find that the mature worker (i.e., 60 or older) is a tremendous resource to the typical workplace, in technical skills and information, as well as a role model to the younger worker. In addition to serving directly in the workforce, many mature citizens want to stay active after retirement and to contribute to their community in meaningful ways.
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