I wanted to provide you with this update on what is happening at Champlain College. Munich Cyber Security Conference Last month, I traveled to Munich to participate in the Munich Cyber Security Conference, an offshoot of the Munich Security Conference. This exclusive gathering brought together business, government and IT executives from around the world toContinue reading “March Update”
Category Archives: Student Success
Busy Week Two
At dinner with a former trustee on Friday night, she asked me how things were going. I quickly recapped the exciting things happening at the College. She replied, “You haven’t signed up for a job. You have signed up for a lifestyle.” If this past week is a guide, it should be an exciting, rewardingContinue reading “Busy Week Two”
Connecting the Dots
I attended workforceChicago’s awards breakfast this morning, where Aon, one of our College to Careers partners, was honored. Aaron Olson, Global Head of Talent Management for Aon, spoke about HWC’s and Aon’s partnership. He connected the dots between Aon’s need for talent, the Mayor’s commitment to get companies the talent they need, and the talentedContinue reading “Connecting the Dots”
Anecdotes
Immediately before starting as HWC president, I worked with CCC on the launch of Reinvention. I was on a project team poring over data comparing student outcomes against similar (large, diverse, urban) community colleges in the country. Our outcomes did not compare favorably. Upon starting at HWC, I interviewed dozens of people about what wasContinue reading “Anecdotes”
The Exonerated
“The Exonerated,” the current Loop Players’ production here at Harold Washington College, is not a great college production. It is a great production, period. I was riveted throughout. The cast was pitch-perfect, and they played their roles well. I experienced one of those transcendent moments in theater when you actually feel yourself believing these charactersContinue reading “The Exonerated”
Cognitive Dissonance
More than one friend has asked if I have heard This American Life’s broadcasts on Harper High. The show provides a summary: We spent five months at Harper High School in Chicago, where last year alone 29 current and recent students were shot. 29. We went to get a sense of what it means to live inContinue reading “Cognitive Dissonance”
Design Storm
A couple of Wright faculty members, Patrick Ham and Tom Murdock, spent a week in lovely Saginaw, Michigan, chaperoning six Wright students for the Region 3 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Faculty and students attended workshops and shows, and participated in acting or design competitions. One of our Wright students, Miguel Perez, joined a team withContinue reading “Design Storm”
Choices in College
Steven Dubner posts a must-read interview with the authors of Getting the Best Out of College. The piece starts with a great quote: “Your choices in college matter more than your choices ofcollege, so choose wisely,” but there is much more wisdom shared in the interview. The author wades into the value of liberal arts, career training, and choices ofContinue reading “Choices in College”
A Dorm for All Colleges
More than one friend emailed to make sure I had seen this article from Sunday’s New York Times, “A Dorm for All Colleges.” The article highlights the great work Raul Raymundo and his Resurrection Project have done, including the dorm space they have created for students. Teohua Nieto, one of HWC’s students, is featured. They also discuss MeganContinue reading “A Dorm for All Colleges”
Electric Electra
The Loop Players present Sophocles’ Electra, using Frank McGuinness’ adaptation. The play is a must-see for everyone at the College, their family and friends, and anyone else you want to impress with the high quality of drama at HWC. I saw a rehearsal performance last night. Directed by Kathryn Nash, this modern update of the classicContinue reading “Electric Electra”
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