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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...
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The Loss of a Student
One of the things they don’t teach you in new president’s school is how to handle the calls you make to parents with condolences on the death of their child. While serving as president of Harold...
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Herald Scores Awards
Professor Molly Turner, adviser to The Herald, let me know about the honors our students won at the Illinois Community College Association’s Spring Awards conference held April 4th and 5th at Moraine...
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And In the End . . .
I quoted Max De Pree on my way into Harold Washington College, and I’ll use the same quote on the way out: The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In...
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Defining Reality
Dave has turned over the keys, given up the decoder ring, and taught me the secret presidential handshake. All that’s left is to run the college. Dave Finney hands over the keys to Champlain College to...
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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...
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Moving Day
The blog will be moving to a new address – donsdesk.champlain.edu. Same great WordPress engine powering it, but with a Champlain College wrapper around it. For those who type in the old address, we...
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Teach the Teachers: This is the best way
Teach the Teachers: This is the best way to teach kids about money http://money.us/1Zc3hKe via @MONEY @ChamplainEdu @ChampFinLit
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View ArticleMarch Update
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...
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