The Entrepreneurial Community College President

The Entrepreneurial Community College President
Author: Lorenzo Lamar Esters
Publisher:
Total Pages: 458
Release: 2007
Genre: Community colleges
ISBN:

Community colleges have been faced with many changes in recent years including changes in mission, increased enrollments, and decreased state support. To keep America's community colleges viable amidst these changes, some presidents are discovering the need to become entrepreneurial in their pursuit of nontraditional sources of funding. As with the CEOs of major businesses and corporations, best practices for success through entrepreneurship can be found with community college presidents; however, there is a paucity of research examining this phenomenon in community colleges. The purpose of this study was to examine the entrepreneurial behaviors of community college presidents in one southeastern state in an effort to identify actions beneficial for securing financial resources for community colleges. To adequately examine these practices, the presidents' activities were assessed based on five elements. A sequential exploratory mixed methods approach was utilized to investigate the research questions in this study. The researcher interviewed five community college presidents using purposive confirming case sampling. Additionally, a survey was electronically mailed to twenty-three community college presidents in a southeastern state community college system to solicit their responses to questions regarding their entrepreneurial practices. The results of this analysis revealed meaningful information that is beneficial for community college presidents seeking to transform their colleges through entrepreneurial leadership. These findings indicate entrepreneurial presidents do exist and their practices can be identified. The findings also indicate that presidents' engagement in certain specific entrepreneurial practices do result in increased nontraditional funding secured. A summary of these key findings may be used as a guide for current and future community college leaders who desire to become more entrepreneurial. -- Abstract.

The Entrepreneurial College President

The Entrepreneurial College President
Author: James Lee Fisher
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN:

If you wish to know what effective college presidents actually think and how they behave, this is the book for you. It is must reading for all who are interested in the American college presidency and leadership in general.

The Entrepreneurial Community College

The Entrepreneurial Community College
Author: John E. Roueche
Publisher: Amer. Assn. of Community Col
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0871173670

Develop an entrepreneurial culture with the best practices discussed inside this resource. Declining public resources, coupled with the demand that we do more with less, make it more of an imperative that entrepreneurism, flexibility, and adaptability thrive in the community college environment. Seeing how other community colleges have brought entrepreneurship and creativity to life in their programs and services will inspire your own ideas for increasing revenue and reducing costs. You will also discover how strong leaders can become collaborators, facilitators, consensus makers, and incentive providers.

Impact ED

Impact ED
Author: Andrew Gold
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2021-01-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1789047986

This book provides leaders with insights into how entrepreneurial thinking and action can put local communities on the path to recovery from the economic devastation induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Entrepreneurship offers a roadmap to the future. NACCE members colleges' newly evolved programs benefit local communities, fuel economic growth, and create more equitable opportunities for those who have been historically marginalized. This pathway leads to recovery, hope and a more caring, creative, and equitable society.

Handbook of Research on the Changing Role of College and University Leadership

Handbook of Research on the Changing Role of College and University Leadership
Author: Miller, Michael T.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2021-06-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1799865614

Higher education has changed significantly over the past 50 years, and the individuals who provide leadership for these institutions has similarly changed. The pathway to the college presidency, once the domain of academic administration, has diversified as an increasing number of development officers, student affairs and enrollment management professionals, and even politicians have become common in the role. It is important to understand who the presidents are in the current environment and the challenges they face. Challenges such as dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment shortfalls, Title IX, and athletic scandals have risen to the forefront and have contributed to the issues and role of college and university leadership. The Handbook of Research on the Changing Role of College and University Leadership provides important research on the topic of college and university leadership, especially focusing on the changing role of the college president. The chapters discuss college leadership as it is now and how it will evolve into the future. Topics included are the role of the president at various types of universities, their involvement within university functions and activities, and the duties they must carry out and challenges they face. This book is ideal for professionals and researchers working in higher education, including faculty members who specialize in education, public administration, the social sciences, and management, along with teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in college and university leadership and how this role is transforming.

A Practical Guide to Becoming a Community College President

A Practical Guide to Becoming a Community College President
Author: Edward J. Valeau
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2021-05-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000388123

This practical resource helps aspiring leaders demystify the challenges associated with becoming a community college president. Building on existing scholarship and research related to historical origins of the community college, this book explores the role and function of the presidency, discusses existing demographics and the importance of meeting the needs of a diverse student population, and unpacks the required competencies and leadership challenges related to becoming a community college president. Including real voices from award-winning and current presidents as well as a step-by-step approach to attaining the position, this is an important resource that speaks to the needs of today and tomorrows’ community college leaders.

Community Colleges as Incubators of Innovation

Community Colleges as Incubators of Innovation
Author: Rebecca A. Corbin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000976947

While community colleges have traditionally focused on providing students with opportunities to gain credentials for employment, the increasingly important question is: Are they preparing students for the looming dynamic, disruptive, and entrepreneurial environments ahead? This book addresses the urgent need for community colleges to prioritize entrepreneurship education both to remain relevant in a changing economy and to give graduate students the flexible and interdisciplinary mindsets needed for the future of society. It argues that entrepreneurial education should be offered broadly to a wide range of students, and across all disciplines; defines the key constructs for achieving this objective; and describes how to create entrepreneurial learning environments.The expert contributors, with the support of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), start from the premise that community colleges are uniquely positioned to lead entrepreneurial initiatives through both internally-generated curriculum design and through collaboration with the local entrepreneurial community to build bridges between the classroom to the community which in turn can offer models of implementation and constitute a network or support system for students. Community colleges can become incubators of innovation, a magnet for talent, and provide the impetus for development strategies that their communities have not begun to realize. As the chapters make clear, developing an entrepreneurial program itself requires an entrepreneurial mindset that transcends any lack of resources, requiring a spirit of imagination and resourcefulness. This book takes the reader on a journey through the steps needed to build a meaningful, relevant, and sustainable entrepreneurship program, covering program development, curriculum design, appropriate pedagogical approaches, and community engagement.

Resetting Our Future: Impact Ed

Resetting Our Future: Impact Ed
Author: Rebecca A Corbin, Ed
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2020-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781789047974

Leveraging existing community college assets to rebuild a more equitable economy

The Community College Presidency

The Community College Presidency
Author: George B. Vaughan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1994
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This book, published by the American Association of Community Colleges, contains valuable information about the nation's community college presidents. The authors provide a comprehensive profile of these leaders, highlighting different characteristics most presidents hold in common as well as important differences that emerge when data are cross-tabulated according to age, gender, and race. The findings on the risk and stress levels of the presidency could be used to encourage (or discourage) interested individuals to pursue the presidency as a career choice, and could be used by leadership training institutes to advise students about career choices and chances of success. The book contains a foreword by David R. Pierce, and chapters include: (1) "The State of the Presidency"; (2) "Family Background"; (3) "Pathways to the Presidency"; (4) "Assuming the Presidency: Routines and Relationships"; (5) "On the Job: Worldviews and Aspirations"; (6) "Views from the Trenches: Seven Presidents Speak Out"; (7) "Looking to the Future: More Views from the Trenches"; and (8) "The Presidency in Transition." The appendix contains the survey instrument. A subject index is also included. (Contains 27 references.) (CB).