A Chancellor’s Crystal Ball: Innovation in Times of Limited Resources, Increased Demands, and Heightened Accountability September 2009 Wright Lassiter, Chancellor Dallas County Community College District (TX) Introduction I had to select my topic for this talk quite early—September 2008 to be exact. It is amazing how the principle of serendipity works. Who would have [...]

Celebrating Excellence— Again March 2009 Cliff E. Jones, Vice Chancellor for Academics University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. In May 2009, the NISOD Excellence Awards Program will celebrate its 20th anniversary of providing world-class support and recognition for teaching and learning. NISOD’s International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence has served as an [...]

NISOD’s 30 Years of Celebrating Teaching and Leadership Excellence: The Past, the Present, the Future The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) proudly celebrates its 30th anniversary of serving the faculty, staff, and administrators at institutions of higher education around the globe. NISOD is the outreach vehicle and service arm to the [...]

The Art of Visionary Leadership: Painting a Face on the Future John E. Roueche and Suanne D. Roueche Leaders who transform institutions into versions of their better selves are true artists. Not only must leaders have a clear vision of what their institutions can and should become, they must be able to see it [...]

Teaching and Learning with Heart: The Affective Domain in the Community College John E. Roueche and Kathleen Ciez-Volz  I don’t like reading—it’s really boring. I’d much rather watch a movie or play a video game. I’ve never been any good at writing. I feel so frustrated by all those grammar and punctuation rules. I hope [...]

Leadership and the Way of the Pig: Lessons from Babe John E. Roueche, Professor and Director, Sid W. Richardson Regents Chair; and Barbara Jones, Senior Roueche Scholar, Community College Leadership Program, The University of Texas at Austin