suggestions for successful college administration presented by jack alan scott
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Suggestions for Successful College Administration
Presented by Jack Alan Scott
Jack Alan Scott
o Ph.D. American History, CGUo M.div., Yale Universityo B.A., Abilene Christian Universityo 14th Chancellor Ca. Community Collegeso State Senator 2000-2008o Chair Education Committeeo Chair Senate Budget & Fiscal Subcommittee Ed.o State Allocation Board for Educationo Legislator of the year:
• California Federation of Teachers• Assoc. of Ca Comm. College Administrators• California State University
o President Pasadena City College (1987-95)o President of Cypress College (1978-1987)o Dean of Instruction Orange Coast Collegeo Teacher & Administrator Pepperdine U.
Administrators Needed
RETIREMENTS AND TURNOVERS
Administrators Needed
LEADERSHIP AFFECTS THE DIRECTION OF AN INSTITUTION BY:
SELECTING PERSONNEL
IMPLEMENTING POLICY
INITIATING NEW DIRECTIONS
SOLVING PROBLEMS
The Environment
“There are many sins that a board of trustees will forgive,but failing to balance the budget is not one of them.” –Bill BanowskyUNDERSTANDING THE STATE ENVIRONMENT
THE BUDGET SITUATION RULES AND REGULATIONS
The Environment
UNDERSTANDING A PARTICULAR COLLEGE’S ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE EVERY COLLEGE HAS ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE CHANGE CAN OCCUR, BUT ONLY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE
COLLEGE’S CULTURE
Effective Communication
“What we have here is a failure to communicate.”Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke
Effective Communication
VALUE OF GOOD LISTENING “A wise old owl lived in an oak,
the more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard.
Why can’t we be like that wise old bird?”
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
TIPS ON EFFECTIVE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Optimism
“A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, but an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.”
Winston Churchill
CREATE A VISION “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
Proverbs 29:18
“You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate thenegative, latch on to the affirmative and don’t mess with Mr. In-between.
Johnny Mercer
Admit Mistakes (if and when you make them)
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE MARCH OF FOLLYBy Barbara Tuchman
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES “You got to know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em.”
Kenny Rogers
“When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging!”
Will Rogers
Choosing Personnel
“And the first opinion which one forms of a prince, and of his understanding, is by observing the men he has around him, because he has known how to recognize the capable and to keep the faithful.”
The Prince –Machiavelli
HOW TO RECRUITGOOD PROCEDURES IN PERSONNEL SELECTIONAVOIDING FAVORITISM
Exercising Discipline
“If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.”Harry Truman
THE NECESSITY OF DISCIPLINETHE BENEFITS OF DISCIPLINETHE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW IN DISCIPLINEPITFALLS TO AVOID The Blind Leading the Blind
Pieter Bruegel
The Art of Anticipation
THE ART OF ANTICIPATION “Don’t let a small blaze become a raging fire.”
SPOTTING POSSIBLE PROBLEMSTECHNIQUES THAT AID ANTICIPATIONAVOID DEFENSIVENESS
It’s About The Students
The End