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Facilitating Intrapreneurship Through Inclusive Leadership Practices
Janelle Elias January 2023
Volume: 36 Issue: 1
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The volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) reality of American higher education calls for agility and change (Korsakova, 2020; LeBlanc, 2018). Leaders have to consider the global political and economic context caused by the information age and then accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic (Bliss, 2022; Korsakova, 2020). Macrotrends underway in U.S.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Innovations
The Frankenstein Monster of College Catalogs
Terry O'Banion December 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 12
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It was a horror story. It was not designed to be a horror story, but it turned out to be one. The package arrived on a dark and stormy night, sent by a friend who knew of my obsession with community college catalogs. It was disguised in brown wrapping paper and seemed as innocent as a kitten. When I opened it, I realized that I held in my hand a horror story to rival those written by Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Learning Resources, Policy and Practice, Innovations
Creating a Culture of High-Performance and Engagement at Kirkwood Community College
Chris King November 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 11
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Employee engagement is critical for a healthy organizational culture. Currently, 40 percent of employees are considering leaving their jobs, and nearly half are not returning to the same industry (Smet et al., 2022). Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace for 2022 reports that only 21 percent of employees are engaged. In addition, daily stress has reached an all-time high. A recent study concluded that higher education workers are the second most burned out group, following K-12 employees, in the U.S. workforce (Marken & Agrawal, 2022).
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Leadership Development, Inclusion, Organizational Culture, Strategic Planning, Innovations
Collaborative Leadership to Drive Student Success
Monique Umphrey October 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 10
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In spring 2020, Austin Community College District (ACC) began to develop a blueprint for updating its Academic Master Plan (AMP) with recommendations that could be supported financially and poised for the “best possible outcomes in terms of student and community success” (Austin Community College District, n.d.-a, para. 1). The new AMP was the college’s opportunity to be bold in its strategy and approach.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Strategic Planning, Innovations
Putting Ohio to Work Through Collaborations With Employers, Service Providers, and Training Providers
Kathleen C. Cleary September 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 9
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Employers across the U.S. are struggling to find the talent they need to thrive, while community colleges and other training providers are seeking innovative ways to recruit and educate students to meet this demand. Ohio To Work (OTW) was formed in 2021 to give Ohio job seekers access to resources and opportunities to land good jobs while filling the talent pipeline. The initiative is a partnership among employers, service providers, and training providers who are part of a network that helps workers to acquire the support they need.
Tags: Economic Development, Corporate Training, Partnerships, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
The Role of a Chief DEI Officer at the Community College
Leslie Neal August 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 8
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Ensuring that different voices are heard with equal weight across a college campus can be difficult, but well worth the effort. Arguably, from their inception in the early 1900s, community colleges were intentionally created for the purpose of diversifying the higher education student body; offering inclusivity to those who previously did not have the socioeconomic stature to attend an institution of higher education; and providing learning spaces that were deemed fair, accessible, and equitable (Nevarez & Wood, 2010; Ratcliff, 1986).
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Organizational Culture, Innovations
An Entrepreneurial Leader of Change: Reflections From The Art and Science of Culture Change
Caron Sada July 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 7
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The Art and Science of Culture Change (ASCC) is a comprehensive change model made up of 31 themes, or concepts, that aim to describe and inform the co-creation of social contexts demonstrating inclusion, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Within ASCC, entrepreneurial leaders of change (ELCs) are described as “generous, courageous, and humble learners willing to take action” (Sada, 2022, para. 4), and they can be found in any organizational role, regardless of job title.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Innovations
Supervisory Skills Series Gives Tools, Resources, and Confidence to Supervisors at Moraine Valley Community College
Jessica Crotty June 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 2
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When Simon Sieczka stepped into the role of Financial Aid Coordinator at Moraine Valley Community College in March 2020, he wasn’t quite ready for the experience. In addition to the challenges of beginning a new job two weeks before the world shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic, he was now the only supervisor of unfamiliar people in an unfamiliar place. “In my prior position, I only supervised a few work-study students, so it was quite challenging to come into a role overseeing 10 employees and three work-study students by myself,” Sieczka said.
Tags: Leadership Development, Leadership Development, Innovations
Responding to an Educational Imperative: The Community College Presidents’ Initiative
George R. Boggs, Charlene M. Dukes, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Clayton A. Railey, and Vera Zdravkovich May 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 5
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Community colleges play an essential role in preparing the U.S. workforce. Historically, they have responded to the needs of local economies, working closely with industry, government, and other education sectors (Boggs, 2010). Despite the successful track record of community colleges, the nation is faced with a significant challenge: By 2022, skilled technical job openings in the U.S. are projected to exceed the skilled technical labor force by 1.3 percentage points, or about 3.4 million (National Science Board, 2019).
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Resource Development, Innovations
Innovating the Community College Through Shadow College Lessons
Donna Whitehouse and Jill Channing April 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 4
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According to Jacobs (2019), the term “shadow college” was first coined in the early 1990s at Macomb Community College, Michigan, in response to a variety of vocational courses that cropped up throughout that institution. Shadow college coursework is a departure from a more traditional approach to workforce education. Examples of shadow college coursework include specific career-based degrees in health care or welding, which are often noncredit, and the traditional noncredit learning opportunity offered under the guise of community-based education such as GED or art classes.
Tags: Learning and Organization, Programs and Disciplines, Workforce Preparation, Innovations
Discover Your Village: Guided Pathways at De Anza College
Brandon Bailey March 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 3
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Last September, on the Friday before fall classes began, nearly 1,000 students at De Anza College logged in to a series of virtual sessions where they met and spoke with instructors, counselors, and fellow students in six new communities known as Villages. Throughout the morning, students were able to ask questions about their major or related subjects, and learn about programs and activities geared to their areas of interest.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Organizational Culture, Innovations
Roadmap to a New Paradigm
Dawn Lindsay February 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 2
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Much has been written about how community colleges are recovering from the impact of the global health pandemic and lessons learned to date. Upon reflection, I am proud of the accomplishments that Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) faculty and staff have realized since 2020 by coming together in creative and innovative ways that we could never have predicted. Along with looking back, it is vital that we look forward.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Inclusion, Organizational Culture, Strategic Planning, Innovations
Mentorship vs. Executive Coaching to Address the Leadership Crisis in Community Colleges
Larisa Pfeiffer January 2022
Volume: 35 Issue: 1
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Leadership development is a top priority for higher education. As senior leaders leave the community college workforce, the once predicted potential crisis “threatening the future of community colleges in the form of a leadership void” (Shults, 2001, p. 2) is upon us. Organizations have long predicted significant presidential turnover.
Tags: Leadership Development, Leadership Development, Innovations
The Rapid Digitalization of Higher Education
Carlos R. Morales December 2021
Volume: 34 Issue: 12
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Since early 2020, higher education has grappled to ensure academic continuity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, a challenge many experts believe will inform the future use of instructional technologies (Morales, 2019, 2020a).
Tags: Learning and Organization, Access, Technology Systems, Innovations
Broadening Engagement Through Strategic Planning
Andrew W. Bowne November 2021
Volume: 34 Issue: 11
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Initially, community colleges were created to provide increased access to higher education for students who were too often excluded from college and university experiences. From the creation of junior and community colleges in the early 1900s through the latter years of the 20th century, community colleges primarily focused on increasing access to higher education for students of color, first-generation students, and students with limited financial means or academic preparation. Many federal programs, such as the GI Bill, TRiO, and Title III, provided infusions of support for this goal.
Tags: Leadership and Organization, Strategic Planning, Innovations

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