Reimagining the Chi Alpha Leadership Process
While fully committed to the vision and mission of Chi Alpha, it has become apparent that the traditional ministry framework is become inefficient within the urban university context and has become obsolete in the community college systems. At the same time, the fastest growing part of university culture in American is the urban university. In fact, 41 percent of all undergraduate college students in the United States today attend community colleges (National Center for Education Statistics, 2018), while 75 percent of all college students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Texas are former community college students (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2017). Recently, Chi Alpha
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Besides these, we must consider the additional question of finding a ministry model that will accommodate the skills and resources of different ministry partners. Such a framework should focus on the essential components of Chi Alpha and entrust the peripheral aspects of programing and ministry to the ministry partners.
The key quality needed for flexible leadership is humility. The freedom needed to serve and empower others stems from a personal confidence of our identity in Christ; a product of self-awareness and management (C. Hayes, personal communication, April 11, 2018). The cultivate of these leadership competencies depends upon honest assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Therefore, a flexible environment will depend on faithful accountability both personally and organizationally, strong coaching and mentoring relationships, as well as a continued commitment to personal learning (Wilson,
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In his book, Lifegiving Mentors, Tim Elmore (2009) indicates that before leaders can communicate value, they must first believe there is value. Since the first way we communicate value is through our attitude, it is imperative that my communication to team members and about team members stays positive (C. Hayes, personal communication, April 11, 2018). A second method for instilling valuing in others is affirmation. Affirmation can be something as simple as remembering someone’s birthday or acknowledging their contribution to a task. But most importantly is celebrating achievements such as completing a project or meeting an intermediate goal (Chapman, & White, 2012). Letting people know they are an important part of the team is necessary to motivate existing team
Leadership is being able to guide other students into being the best they can be. I am a leader who is always positive and cheering others on to achieve their goals. At my school, I have a position as the Vice President of Academics in National Honors Society. Since I have obtained this position, I encourage other students in this group to participate in service projects which is where one volunteers to help out the community in some aspect. These volunteering opportunities are good thing to do because it builds character and it is always fun helping others out. As a leader, I bring new ideas to the table on where we should help out in the community and anything that we could do in school that would fun and helpful. Along with participating in National Honors Society at my school, I am also involved in our Student Government Association. Although I do not have a leadership position in this club, I still engage in the activities that we do. For the past two years, I have gone to an annual meeting for leadership where multiple schools attend. At this meeting there are fun activities where you learn more about leadership and how to be a good leader. As a leader, these meetings help because it is always good to learn new
Alpha Epsilon Delta, an organization that had just became an official chapter at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith had to begin somewhere. From the time of its conception I was highly involved in the organization. I was voted president after serving on the inaugural executive team as treasurer. Newly formed organizations tend to dwindle without the correct guidance and leadership. I was determined not to let that happen to an organization with such ambitious causes diminish. I was able to reform and drastically develop the organization by using perseverance and problem-solving skills. We went from having one speaker during my term as treasurer to a having an invited speaker every month when I became president. I solved the problems from
In Nancy Cantor’s Civic Engagement: The University as a Public Good, she argues that universities should be culturally diverse, socially innovating, and models of a community that should be seen around the world. According to Cantor this can only happen through liberal learning, building sustained exchanges, creating exchanges across the boundaries of race and ethnicity, and creating experiments of exchange for universities to try on their campuses.
leader. The following definition has been chosen as it reflects the overall stance of the inquiry:
Chapter 4 reflects on how community colleges in America are not just a place where people goes to get a degree. It is an institution that goes beyond the classroom. The name says it all, “community college”.
I display the core value of leadership, teamwork, and sportsmanship by being the captain of the cross country team, and the president of the National English Honor Society (NEHS). It is my duty to demonstrate qualities such as organization and competence since I’m the face of both of these associations. Being the captain of the cross country team has made me into a role model. The cross country team is very diverse with African-American, Whites, and Hispanics runners. Furthermore, my role as captain has allowed me to grow closer with my teammates and learn more about their heritage. Being able to train and compete with people from different backgrounds has helped me interact with different people and better understand the world. Through this
As our year of service ends we were reflecting on the 4 Hallmarks of Phi Theta Kappa and have come to grasp a small understand of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Fellowship. The foundation of Phi Theta Kappa instills the traits through Leadership Development. The courses available to members will help each gain confidence as each learns what a leader truly is. Our advisors set the standards with continuously setting examples of leadership in their own lives. Members learn, not only from their examples, but from the development tools given when you become emerged in the learning process that is diverse, interdisciplinary approach such as 8 months of academic research, written papers, implementing a project that will have an effect not
Unfortunately, notwithstanding poet Louisa Fletcher's desire to start over, colleges and universities in the United States will not at any time soon access the Land of Beginning Again. Those institutions must enact meaningful change transitions from where they exist today, and there is much change that is needed. To wit, innovator and strategic management consultant Fred Buining asserts that higher education is in the "eye of the hurricane," which means that leaders, scholars, and educators are not doing enough to meet the challenges they face. Buining suggests that there is "no critical mass" in terms of the changes that are needed in higher education. Moreover, he believes that while today's student in colleges and universities are getting younger the professors and instructors are getting older, issues like cultural diversity and commercialization threaten institutions of higher learning. This paper reviews and critiques scholarly sources that address issues of diversity and commercialization on college and university campuses. Thesis: colleges and universities are in many respects becoming very much like corporations, and this is truly the wrong direction for higher education
I exemplify the National Honor Society’s core value of leadership because of my responsibility and my hard work. When working in a group, I am the person who takes charge and gets all of the group members on the right track. I divide up the parts as evenly as possibly and do my best to ensure that each person contributes. If a person is working slower than others, I help them complete their work as soon as I finish my own. Because a leader must be responsible, I prove my responsibility through the fact that I have never turned an assignment in late. If I am given a task to do, I always do it to the best of my ability no matter what it takes. I also demonstrate leadership outside of school when I am at swim practice. I serve as the role model in my group by always being there and
There isn't anything more important to community colleges than the certainty that they can and should provide all qualified people who are looking to be accepted with admittance (Vaughan). The people of the community college represent forty-four percent of all undergraduates and forty-nine percent of students attending college for the first time (David). These students include a lot of minority students, students with a low social standing and the non-standard (age twenty-five and older) student who commonly enters college less academically equipped (David). Most community colleges have made immense advancement in reducing a lot of geographical and economic blockades that have in the past limited college admittance (David). Community
The workplace is rapidly changing and becoming more diverse culturally, demographically, and racially. In an environment that is changing so rapidly, organizations are seeking leaders that are trustworthy, can decrease uncertainty, and possess cultural intelligence (Ploumis-Devick, 2017). As leaders, we must increase our understanding in order to adapt our style of leadership to be better equipped to lead in this changing environment. Expanding our awareness, knowledge, and skills is one-way leaders will be more prepared and ready to lead effectively.
When my goals of open-mindedness, individualized considerations and becoming a Flexer are accomplished, the positive impact in my professional and personally life will be enhanced leadership skills, moving from transactional leadership to transformational leadership. Subordinates will feel empowered and cared by their supervisor, and unit cohesion can be achieved. In the personal front, family and friends’ bond will be more strengthen because I will be more open to hear different opinions, paying more attention to the needs of others rather than just seeking results. My unit will be benefited because I will be able to understand better why someone thinks the way they think. Furthermore, knowing people better can help me make better decisions
Since there are four guided questions to help address the main research question. There will also be some subtopics to help us better understand the reasoning toward the altered mission of community colleges. First, I will discuss about the first community college founded in American history of higher education and its mission, the influences on community college mission during the Depression era, and the intention of community college mission after the World War II era. Second, I will report what I have found about the impact on community college to alter their institution from a 2 years institution to a 4 years institution. Third, I will discuss what the organizational culture was like today compared to the twentieth century. Lastly, I will examine some of the societal factors that impact the altered mission of community colleges.
Authentic leaders create healthy enterprises for the long term and almost without exception, emerging leaders have solid values and a sense of purpose. We are looking to make a difference, to contribute to a worthwhile cause through our work and to find a reasonable balance between our work and home lives. In addition, to work where we trust the leaders and share a common set of values is essential to the chemistry involved in organizational leadership. “We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully” (Romans 12:6-8, 1984, NIV).
In this empowering keynote, Dr. Hart asks young men and women these questions, challenging them to return their organizations to an ethical pursuit of the highest standards of friendship. Through group discussion and targeted stories, Hart helps students see the realities, the possibilities, and a path forward. Hart is an avid participant in the Greek-letter community and has served Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity in a variety of roles. She currently works as the director of educational initiatives for Holmes Murphy Fraternity Practice. Lawrence Ross Blackballed College is a word that means many things to many people: a space for knowledge, a place to gain lifelong friends, and an opportunity to transcend one's socioeconomic station. Today, this word also recalls a slew of headlines that have revealed a dark and persistent world of racial politics on campus. Does this association disturb our idealized visions of what happens behind the ivied walls of higher learning? It should because racism on college campuses is as American as college football on fall Saturdays. Lawrence Ross, author of The Divine Nine and Blackballed, works to rip the veil off America's hidden secret: America's colleges have fostered a racist environment that makes them a hostile space for African American students. During this keynote, Lawrence talks about the white fraternity and sorority system with traditions of racist parties, songs, and assaults on black students and the universities themselves. With a