by Steven Ibbotson | May 5, 2020 | 2020, Presidents, Spring
The story of Dave from Bible International University[1]is increasingly common in higher education, including Christian higher education. After operating his own consulting firm for 19 years, working as a vice-president for a greeting card company for nine years, then...
by Drumm McNaughton | May 5, 2020 | 2020, Presidents, Spring
Coronavirus has essentially cancelled the Spring term as envisioned; i.e., on-campus classes were cancelled, and most moved online. There are serious implications for Fall enrollments and finances, and many are wondering if there will be a Fall term at all as talks of...
by Daniel Campbell | Feb 2, 2020 | 2020, Business Mgmt, Presidents, Winter
From deregulations to mergers to relaxed ethical standards, higher education issues and challenges continue to make headlines, especially in the current election cycle. Nonprofit Christian higher education institutions face unique challenges of their own. Here are...
by Richard Sinclair | Oct 27, 2019 | 2019, Fall, Presidents
Most Christian institutions understand the importance of developing and maintaining a High-Performing Culture based on Christian values interwoven with the school’s mission. But few know exactly what that actually “looks like” or how to establish one. In those special...
by Amy Dee | Oct 27, 2019 | 2019, Fall, General, Presidents
Angry, hurt, resentful, and confused. That’s how an employee I used to supervise came to me with her latest performance evaluation. Though no longer under my supervision, I volunteered to sit with her to analyze the evaluation with the goal of helping her reframe the...
by Larry McKinney | May 20, 2019 | 2019, Academics, Presidents, Spring
I have spent more than 38 years of my professional life in Christian higher education, the first 33 years of that time in administration, before moving into my current consultative role in semi-retirement. Looking back on my varied professional experiences, I again...
