“Free time, those wonderful spaces between scheduled activities when one may reflect, observe, or simply write a few thoughts, may be the best times to be alive. It’s like those precious moments between sleep and wake, the caress of floating over placid lake waters. When reality releases its grip, and dreams become reality.” TRK Leader … Continue reading Braidwood Guy Meets another Braidwood Guy…in Scranton?
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Gordie Gillespie Showed What Leading is About
Anyone who has played for, or taught by, Coach Gordie Gillespie will know this to be true. I was fortunate to have played two sports - baseball and basketball - for four seasons each, and then was his assistant coach/athletic administrator for five years. During those critical years, I witnessed the epitome of leadership. I … Continue reading Gordie Gillespie Showed What Leading is About
Regis New Ventures Gains Momentum (1990-2000)
“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)
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 Beginnings 