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A Heartfelt Thank You to You and Yours
As we prepare to give thanks and kickoff the holiday season, please allow me to share with you a heartfelt thanksgiving tribute.
New Chief Officers: Bert, Julie, and Dan
TO: Employee-news FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: November 11, 2015 SUBJECT: New Chief Officers: Bert, Julie, and Dan ATTACHMENT: Chief Facility Management Officer Job Description; Chief Information Officer Job... Read More »
“Not a Right Fit?” – Should a Strong Organizational Culture Prevail at the Expense of long-term Financial Sustainability?
A very close friend of mine just resigned from what seemed “to me” a dream job. After an hour on the phone, parochialism seemed to be at the core of... Read More »
Be Innovative! … BUT DON’T… Upset The Apple Cart! … HUH?
I often spend time fielding questions from colleagues about the contradiction between being asked to innovate, yet not rock the boat. Most of us work in the not-for-profit higher education... Read More »
Academic Space Planning
The growth models we’ve worked through together in the last several months provide hundreds of thousands of dollars for increased instructional space as enrollments increase. In support for measured growth... Read More »
Chief Student Success Officer – Internal Interest a Priority
I think we all agree that there is nothing more important to Unity College than student success and well-intentioned measures over several years have realized temporary improvements in retention, persistence,... Read More »
Interim CAO to Start Oct 1st
TO: Employee-news FROM: Dr. Melik Peter Khoury DATE: September 4, 2015 SUBJECT: Interim Chief Academic Officer to Start October 1st ATTACHMENT: CAO Job Description Colleagues, Please join me in welcoming... Read More »
Leadership in Abundance
I’m writing today to outline the plan and approach to organizational structure at Unity College. If you attended the strategic priorities session during the State of the College professional development... Read More »
Leadership: “To Go” rather than not to go… Is The Literal Definition
The word “leadership” comes from the Old English word lithan (one of the rare English words that has an English origin), which literally means, “to go”; and also means “to... Read More »
What Happens When Social Capital Trumps Hierarchy in an Organization?
I ask this question only because I was recently speaking to an ex-colleague from another institution that works at an “exceptionally relational campus” (his words). After some deliberation, the core... Read More »
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