Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Program for Leadership and Character already offers scholarships, courses, seminars, speakers and retreats to Wake Forest students. Some 350 students have participated in extracurricular discussion groups that explore such topics as “What Is College For?

Professional Development 97

Professional Development Program Development Student Development Educational Programs 97

Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 27, 2023

Students did all of the things required for developing a business such as writing a business plan and conducting market research but didn't actually start their businesses (most of them anyway). Then students launch and run their own businesses over the summer during the break, at which point, my job is done.

Marketing and Communication Services 52

Marketing and Communication Services Management Media Research 52

Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 29, 2023

This idea here is that students develop some kind of production such as a skit, play, documentary, music concert, etc. I have had students organize screenings of documentaries that are only available to educators. I have also had students host environmental science fairs, fundraisers (carnivals, cook-offs, car washes, etc.),

Development and Fund Raising 52

Development and Fund Raising Fundraising Marketing and Communication Services Student Organizations 52

Experiential Learning Depot

JULY 24, 2023

It’s super fun to watch them develop and execute their own businesses, especially when they add a community or solutions-based element to the experience. I have had a lot of students develop businesses, but one that stands out amongst the rest was a skateboard company. This became this student's senior project.

Libraries 98

Libraries Fundraising Research Student Development 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 2, 2023

Place more students in first-year seminars, learning communities (including learning-living communities), freshman interest groups, and honors and research cohorts. Today’s college campuses juggle numerous priorities: athletics, enrollment, fund-raising, research, teaching, and much more.

Athletics and Campus Recreation 69

Athletics and Campus Recreation Development and Fund Raising Education Faculty 69

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 28, 2023

“I think it highlights, for me, that many of the problems we face on college campuses are due to loud voices that are not necessarily representing how most students think.” ” Outside of universities, some organizations and researchers have also begun looking into potential solutions to campus speech intolerance.

Development and Fund Raising 96

Development and Fund Raising Social Justice Media Faculty 96