An Interview with Jon Wallace, Christian College President
| Autor: | David D. McIntire |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Christian Higher Education. 9:71-81 |
| ISSN: | 1539-4107 1536-3759 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15363750903181948 |
| Popis: | Without question, effective leadership is essential to the future of higher education. Presidential leadership is seen as the key to strategically positioning the future of colleges and universities. This may be even more critical for Christian institutions. It is imperative that boards are successful in selecting, developing, and supporting their presidents. Similarly, it is crucial that the president be judicious in sharing and collaborating institutional vision with all constituencies. How this vision is communicated, to a great extent, will determine the university's success. Jon Wallace is the president of Azusa Pacific University. He is respected as a successful Christian university president. Jon would describe himself as a work in progress. His journey to the presidency is marked by arriving in 1972 as a freshman and then being academically dismissed at the end of his freshman year. He reflected on that experience and related that during his year off, he committed to being serious about his studie... |
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