“Momentum? Momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher.” Earl Weaver, Manager Baltimore Orioles (This post continues my journey after my first 5 years at Regis. New Ventures had just been started with implementation of a RECEP model educational delivery for Lewis University. The quest now was to replicate this implementation process with additional private colleges.) … Continue reading Regis New Ventures Gains Momentum (1990-2000)
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Common Enemy or Common Good: Which Motivates Us More?
"The good news is that we are all one. The bad news is that only a few realize this." At the risk of thinking in simplistic terms, let’s consider that at different times we are driven and motivated by one of two personal forces: the common enemy or the common good. In fear-fueled times, we identify the cause … Continue reading Common Enemy or Common Good: Which Motivates Us More?
A College Commonwealth: Regis – Lewis Partnership
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a community founded for the common good. The term literally meant "common well-being." (This post continues my journey from the College of St. Francis to Regis University and finally to Ana G. Mendez University in Puerto Rico. It is the story of partnerships and the role that … Continue reading A College Commonwealth: Regis – Lewis Partnership
He did well, but…did he do good?
"He did well for himself, didn't he?" As a former English teacher, I know my adverbs. An adverb responds to the questions, how, what, where, and when. Diagramming sentences will visually show that the slanted line modifies a verb, another adverb, or an adjective. “Good” is either an adjective or a noun, not an adverb. … Continue reading He did well, but…did he do good?
That Telling Smile
I stood at the finish line of a long distance race. My job was to applaud and express gratitude for raising money for a charity. As the runners proudly completed their brief journey, I watched their accomplishment and joy at competing against one another. But one lonely runner, trailing all the others, crossed the line … Continue reading That Telling Smile
Aligning Personal Mission with Institutional Mission = Fulfillment
President David Clarke, S.J. "From its inception in 1981, the Regis University accelerated adult education learning program gradually gained national and international recognition among its peer institutions as a model to be emulated. At the time, there were only five other colleges that employed the same model. By 2010, this model had been adopted by … Continue reading Aligning Personal Mission with Institutional Mission = Fulfillment
Human Warning Labels: “Best Used By” and “Expiration Dates”
Long live my marbles! “…and Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech 782 years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Methuselah were 969 years, and he died.”Genesis 5, 26-27 “Methuselah lived 900 years, and who calls that livin,’ When no gal will give in, To no man what’s 900 years.”Porgy and Bess, … Continue reading Human Warning Labels: “Best Used By” and “Expiration Dates”
How Much of a Gamble Was It?”
“In 1986, I took a job 983 miles (14 hours) away from my home in Wilmington, Illinois without knowing exactly what the job of assistant to the president entailed. This is not to say that job expectations anywhere precisely represent reality as you later understand. But it is not an understatement to say that the … Continue reading How Much of a Gamble Was It?”
“Braidwood in All Its Grime & Glory”
I have invited a few former Braidwood residents to share a some thoughts about their experiences in growing up in my hometown. It has always been interesting to hear different perspectives from people with similar backgrounds. Dennis Turner is a few years younger than me but our stories have a lot in common. I knew … Continue reading “Braidwood in All Its Grime & Glory”
My Ancestor Immigrants: Günther, Ó Cinnéíde, and Klavër
“We are a nation of immigrants? Not exactly.” To label our country as a “nation of immigrants” is hardly accurate. There already were indigenous people, Native Americans, here. Yes, their ancestors probably migrated across the Bering Strait between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago before any other humans were here. But that hardly classifies them as … Continue reading My Ancestor Immigrants: Günther, Ó Cinnéíde, and Klavër
Braidwood Beginnings 