Author: Scott Cowen
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400889537
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Why a strong mission and inspired leadership are vital to the success of America’s colleges and universities In 1998, soon after assuming the presidency of Tulane University, Scott Cowen was confronted with a setback. Despite an undefeated football season and putting the best financial deal on the table, Cowen was unable to retain the school's football coach. The coach wanted something the president didn't have--a football program so popular, as the coach put it, that fans would line up their Winnebagos on Wednesdays in anticipation of Saturday games. In that moment, Cowen improbably found himself in the entertainment business—and his university was deemed wanting. At a time when schools seem overrun by sports programs, spiraling costs, and absurd ranking systems, Winnebagos on Wednesdays argues that colleges and universities of all stripes and sizes can achieve their educational aims if they possess two things: visionary leadership and a strong mission. Cowen, named one of the nation's top university presidents by Time magazine in 2009, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the critical demands faced by many education leaders. He profiles a range of situations, from how Diana Natalicio of the University of Texas at El Paso expanded a school serving a specific demographic into an academic powerhouse to how Michael Sorrell shifted Paul Quinn College's mission to urban entrepreneurship in order to save the institution. Cowen also draws from his own hard-won experiences, including the rebuilding of Tulane and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the decision to maintain Tulane's football program. He shows how crucial choices in tough situations shape organizations, for better or ill. A sweeping overview of the higher education landscape, Winnebagos on Wednesdays demonstrates that the courage of transformative leadership is essential for colleges and universities to remain vital.
Winnebagos on Wednesdays
Author: Scott Cowen
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400889537
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Why a strong mission and inspired leadership are vital to the success of America’s colleges and universities In 1998, soon after assuming the presidency of Tulane University, Scott Cowen was confronted with a setback. Despite an undefeated football season and putting the best financial deal on the table, Cowen was unable to retain the school's football coach. The coach wanted something the president didn't have--a football program so popular, as the coach put it, that fans would line up their Winnebagos on Wednesdays in anticipation of Saturday games. In that moment, Cowen improbably found himself in the entertainment business—and his university was deemed wanting. At a time when schools seem overrun by sports programs, spiraling costs, and absurd ranking systems, Winnebagos on Wednesdays argues that colleges and universities of all stripes and sizes can achieve their educational aims if they possess two things: visionary leadership and a strong mission. Cowen, named one of the nation's top university presidents by Time magazine in 2009, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the critical demands faced by many education leaders. He profiles a range of situations, from how Diana Natalicio of the University of Texas at El Paso expanded a school serving a specific demographic into an academic powerhouse to how Michael Sorrell shifted Paul Quinn College's mission to urban entrepreneurship in order to save the institution. Cowen also draws from his own hard-won experiences, including the rebuilding of Tulane and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the decision to maintain Tulane's football program. He shows how crucial choices in tough situations shape organizations, for better or ill. A sweeping overview of the higher education landscape, Winnebagos on Wednesdays demonstrates that the courage of transformative leadership is essential for colleges and universities to remain vital.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400889537
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Why a strong mission and inspired leadership are vital to the success of America’s colleges and universities In 1998, soon after assuming the presidency of Tulane University, Scott Cowen was confronted with a setback. Despite an undefeated football season and putting the best financial deal on the table, Cowen was unable to retain the school's football coach. The coach wanted something the president didn't have--a football program so popular, as the coach put it, that fans would line up their Winnebagos on Wednesdays in anticipation of Saturday games. In that moment, Cowen improbably found himself in the entertainment business—and his university was deemed wanting. At a time when schools seem overrun by sports programs, spiraling costs, and absurd ranking systems, Winnebagos on Wednesdays argues that colleges and universities of all stripes and sizes can achieve their educational aims if they possess two things: visionary leadership and a strong mission. Cowen, named one of the nation's top university presidents by Time magazine in 2009, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the critical demands faced by many education leaders. He profiles a range of situations, from how Diana Natalicio of the University of Texas at El Paso expanded a school serving a specific demographic into an academic powerhouse to how Michael Sorrell shifted Paul Quinn College's mission to urban entrepreneurship in order to save the institution. Cowen also draws from his own hard-won experiences, including the rebuilding of Tulane and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the decision to maintain Tulane's football program. He shows how crucial choices in tough situations shape organizations, for better or ill. A sweeping overview of the higher education landscape, Winnebagos on Wednesdays demonstrates that the courage of transformative leadership is essential for colleges and universities to remain vital.
Lighthouses of Lake Winnebago
Author: Steve Krueger
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439659834
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Lake Winnebago has a rich history as a major settlement area in the Midwest, and a significant part of its times gone by involved water transportation for both commerce and passengers. Throughout its history, the 137,700-acre lake has been home to six current lighthouses, two navigation lanterns that have long disappeared from the landscape, and one that was scheduled to be built but never came to fruition. History has forgotten a few, but Lighthouses of Lake Winnebago will take you on a trip around the largest lake within Wisconsin's borders and show you the familiar, while introducing you to the forgotten.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439659834
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Lake Winnebago has a rich history as a major settlement area in the Midwest, and a significant part of its times gone by involved water transportation for both commerce and passengers. Throughout its history, the 137,700-acre lake has been home to six current lighthouses, two navigation lanterns that have long disappeared from the landscape, and one that was scheduled to be built but never came to fruition. History has forgotten a few, but Lighthouses of Lake Winnebago will take you on a trip around the largest lake within Wisconsin's borders and show you the familiar, while introducing you to the forgotten.
The Inevitable City
Author: Scott Cowen
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1137278862
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The incredible story of how New Orleans came back after Hurricane Katrina stronger than before, and how its success can be reproduced, from the man who spearheaded the efforts
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1137278862
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The incredible story of how New Orleans came back after Hurricane Katrina stronger than before, and how its success can be reproduced, from the man who spearheaded the efforts
Standing Up to Colonial Power
Author: Renya K. Ramirez
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496212681
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Standing Up to Colonial Power focuses on the lives, activism, and intellectual contributions of Henry Cloud (1884-1950), a Ho-Chunk, and Elizabeth Bender Cloud (1887-1965), an Ojibwe, both of whom grew up amid settler colonialism that attempted to break their connection to Native land, treaty rights, and tribal identities. Mastering ways of behaving and speaking in different social settings and to divergent audiences, including other Natives, white missionaries, and Bureau of Indian Affairs officials, Elizabeth and Henry relied on flexible and fluid notions of gender, identity, culture, community, and belonging as they traveled Indian Country and within white environments to fight for Native rights. Elizabeth fought against termination as part of her role in the National Congress of American Indians and General Federation of Women's Clubs, while Henry was one of the most important Native policy makers of the early twentieth century. He documented the horrible abuse within the federal boarding schools and co-wrote the Meriam Report of 1928, which laid the foundation for the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Together they ran an early college preparatory Christian high school, the American Indian Institute. Standing Up to Colonial Power shows how the Clouds combined Native warrior and modern identities as a creative strategy to challenge settler colonialism, to become full members of the U.S. nation-state, and to fight for tribal sovereignty. Renya K. Ramirez uses her dual position as a scholar and as the granddaughter of Elizabeth and Henry Cloud to weave together this ethnography and family-tribal history.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496212681
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Standing Up to Colonial Power focuses on the lives, activism, and intellectual contributions of Henry Cloud (1884-1950), a Ho-Chunk, and Elizabeth Bender Cloud (1887-1965), an Ojibwe, both of whom grew up amid settler colonialism that attempted to break their connection to Native land, treaty rights, and tribal identities. Mastering ways of behaving and speaking in different social settings and to divergent audiences, including other Natives, white missionaries, and Bureau of Indian Affairs officials, Elizabeth and Henry relied on flexible and fluid notions of gender, identity, culture, community, and belonging as they traveled Indian Country and within white environments to fight for Native rights. Elizabeth fought against termination as part of her role in the National Congress of American Indians and General Federation of Women's Clubs, while Henry was one of the most important Native policy makers of the early twentieth century. He documented the horrible abuse within the federal boarding schools and co-wrote the Meriam Report of 1928, which laid the foundation for the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Together they ran an early college preparatory Christian high school, the American Indian Institute. Standing Up to Colonial Power shows how the Clouds combined Native warrior and modern identities as a creative strategy to challenge settler colonialism, to become full members of the U.S. nation-state, and to fight for tribal sovereignty. Renya K. Ramirez uses her dual position as a scholar and as the granddaughter of Elizabeth and Henry Cloud to weave together this ethnography and family-tribal history.
RV Capital of the World
Author: Al Hesselbart
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625858051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Time spent with the family in a Coachmen Leprechaun or a Holiday Rambler is unforgettable. Indiana retains a unique place in the RV industry going back to the 1930s, when pioneering individuals like Milo Miller, Harold Platt and Wilbur Schult created the original RV businesses in the Elkhart-South Bend area, making campers for sale. By the end of World War II, the national media was identifying Elkhart as the "Trailer Capital of the World." That status has been reinforced ever since, and the industry is still thriving in Indiana with the successes of Thor Industries and Forest River. Join author and RV expert Al Hesselbart as he chronicles how the Hoosier State became the RV Capital of the World.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625858051
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Time spent with the family in a Coachmen Leprechaun or a Holiday Rambler is unforgettable. Indiana retains a unique place in the RV industry going back to the 1930s, when pioneering individuals like Milo Miller, Harold Platt and Wilbur Schult created the original RV businesses in the Elkhart-South Bend area, making campers for sale. By the end of World War II, the national media was identifying Elkhart as the "Trailer Capital of the World." That status has been reinforced ever since, and the industry is still thriving in Indiana with the successes of Thor Industries and Forest River. Join author and RV expert Al Hesselbart as he chronicles how the Hoosier State became the RV Capital of the World.
Winnebago Graveyard
Author: Steve Niles
Publisher: Image Comics
ISBN: 1534307605
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
An American family's vacation turns into a nightmare when they stop in a small California town. Before they know what's happening, they've become the targets of the town's citizens who just happen to be Satanists. What comes next is a wild ride of terror and survival. Collects WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD # 1-4
Publisher: Image Comics
ISBN: 1534307605
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
An American family's vacation turns into a nightmare when they stop in a small California town. Before they know what's happening, they've become the targets of the town's citizens who just happen to be Satanists. What comes next is a wild ride of terror and survival. Collects WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD # 1-4
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer
Author: Warren St. John
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0609807137
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
What is it about sports that turns otherwise sane people into raving lunatics? Why does winning compel people to tear down goal posts, and losing, to drown themselves in bad keg beer? In short, why do fans care? In search of answers, Warren St. John seeks out the roving community of RVers who follow the Alabama Crimson Tide from game to game. A movable feast of Weber grills and Igloo coolers, these are hard-core football fans who arrive on Wednesday for Saturday’s game: The Reeses, who skipped their own daughter’s wedding because it coincided with a Bama game; Ray Pradat, the Episcopal minister who watches the games on a television beside his altar while performing weddings; and John Ed, the wheeling and dealing ticket scalper whose access to good seats gives him power on par with the governor. In no time at all, St. John buys an RV (a $5,500 beater named The Hawg) and joins the caravan for a full football season, chronicling the world of the extreme fan and learning that in the shadow of the stadium, it can all begin to seem strangely normal. Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer is not only a hilarious travel story, but a cultural anthropology of fans that goes a long way toward demystifying the universal urge to take sides and to win.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0609807137
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
What is it about sports that turns otherwise sane people into raving lunatics? Why does winning compel people to tear down goal posts, and losing, to drown themselves in bad keg beer? In short, why do fans care? In search of answers, Warren St. John seeks out the roving community of RVers who follow the Alabama Crimson Tide from game to game. A movable feast of Weber grills and Igloo coolers, these are hard-core football fans who arrive on Wednesday for Saturday’s game: The Reeses, who skipped their own daughter’s wedding because it coincided with a Bama game; Ray Pradat, the Episcopal minister who watches the games on a television beside his altar while performing weddings; and John Ed, the wheeling and dealing ticket scalper whose access to good seats gives him power on par with the governor. In no time at all, St. John buys an RV (a $5,500 beater named The Hawg) and joins the caravan for a full football season, chronicling the world of the extreme fan and learning that in the shadow of the stadium, it can all begin to seem strangely normal. Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer is not only a hilarious travel story, but a cultural anthropology of fans that goes a long way toward demystifying the universal urge to take sides and to win.
The Plant Powered Penis
Author: Mindy Mylrea
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The Penis. Half the population owns one. The other half knows someone who owes one. Unfortunately, many of those penises have lost their pep. Erectile dysfunction is no longer an old guy's issue. Men as young as 30 are now showing signs of ED and ED may be a knock on the door to something much worse. ED can be an early warning sign for atherosclerosis, heart disease, and even an early death. Without masking the problem with the little blue pill, the pump, or the prosthetic, let's look at the starring role our diet plays in either helping or hurting our wilting or willing willies. This book introduces you to the science and research outlining the causes and effects of food on penile function and provides tips for taking matters of our members, into our own hands. Sprinkled in along the way are personal penis stories and observations and tips to assist with every aspect of overall penal wellness. The Plant Powered Penis covers foods to eat every day that enhance blood flow and artery function including healthy recipes, partnership pointers, exercise template, and ways to transition easily to a healthier you. You deserve to have a proud penis. One that stands to attention at a moment's notice. This book is for everyone--whether you own one or just love someone who does. Foods have powerful effects on health--they can help you lose weight, lower cholesterol, and even reduce your cancer risk. But there is one benefit you might not have anticipated, and that is their effect on your sex life. Give it a try, and you'll see what I mean. This engaging book brings you the information you need, along with delicious recipes to put it to work. Neal D. Barnard, MD Adjunct Professor George Washington University School of Medicine President, Physicians Committee This entertaining book engages readers with the science and research of eating a whole food, plant-based diet without added oil and also with Mindy's personal experience of how plant-based nutrition plays an important role in a healthy marriage/partnership and health overall. John McDougall, MD Founder of the McDougall Program Best-selling author--The Starch Solution Playful and sexy in its delivery, the information Mylrea shares is health positive regardless of your genitalia. Whether you choose to go fully vegan or not, a plant-based diet is clearly associated with enhanced wellbeing, reducing the risk of chronic illness such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Helpful motivating tips and enticing recipes provide practical resources to encourage the adoption of improved nutrition for a healthier lifestyle. Donald I. Abrams, MD, Integrative Oncologist, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California San Francisco IT'S ABOUT TIME for this book to come out! I've health coached hundreds of men over a decade now, and they need this NOW more than ever! This quick, easy-to-read guide will give you all the "action" steps you need to take your health back into your own hands! Thank you, Mindy, for bringing this book to life! Can't wait to give them out as Holiday Gifts! Michelle Joy Kramer Board Certified Health Coach, CHHC, AADP Vegan is the new viagra! In this delightful book you'll learn that what's good for your heart is good for all of your organs. Why take a blue pill when you can eat a green leaf? Chef AJ Author: The Secrets To Ultimate Weight Loss
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
The Penis. Half the population owns one. The other half knows someone who owes one. Unfortunately, many of those penises have lost their pep. Erectile dysfunction is no longer an old guy's issue. Men as young as 30 are now showing signs of ED and ED may be a knock on the door to something much worse. ED can be an early warning sign for atherosclerosis, heart disease, and even an early death. Without masking the problem with the little blue pill, the pump, or the prosthetic, let's look at the starring role our diet plays in either helping or hurting our wilting or willing willies. This book introduces you to the science and research outlining the causes and effects of food on penile function and provides tips for taking matters of our members, into our own hands. Sprinkled in along the way are personal penis stories and observations and tips to assist with every aspect of overall penal wellness. The Plant Powered Penis covers foods to eat every day that enhance blood flow and artery function including healthy recipes, partnership pointers, exercise template, and ways to transition easily to a healthier you. You deserve to have a proud penis. One that stands to attention at a moment's notice. This book is for everyone--whether you own one or just love someone who does. Foods have powerful effects on health--they can help you lose weight, lower cholesterol, and even reduce your cancer risk. But there is one benefit you might not have anticipated, and that is their effect on your sex life. Give it a try, and you'll see what I mean. This engaging book brings you the information you need, along with delicious recipes to put it to work. Neal D. Barnard, MD Adjunct Professor George Washington University School of Medicine President, Physicians Committee This entertaining book engages readers with the science and research of eating a whole food, plant-based diet without added oil and also with Mindy's personal experience of how plant-based nutrition plays an important role in a healthy marriage/partnership and health overall. John McDougall, MD Founder of the McDougall Program Best-selling author--The Starch Solution Playful and sexy in its delivery, the information Mylrea shares is health positive regardless of your genitalia. Whether you choose to go fully vegan or not, a plant-based diet is clearly associated with enhanced wellbeing, reducing the risk of chronic illness such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Helpful motivating tips and enticing recipes provide practical resources to encourage the adoption of improved nutrition for a healthier lifestyle. Donald I. Abrams, MD, Integrative Oncologist, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California San Francisco IT'S ABOUT TIME for this book to come out! I've health coached hundreds of men over a decade now, and they need this NOW more than ever! This quick, easy-to-read guide will give you all the "action" steps you need to take your health back into your own hands! Thank you, Mindy, for bringing this book to life! Can't wait to give them out as Holiday Gifts! Michelle Joy Kramer Board Certified Health Coach, CHHC, AADP Vegan is the new viagra! In this delightful book you'll learn that what's good for your heart is good for all of your organs. Why take a blue pill when you can eat a green leaf? Chef AJ Author: The Secrets To Ultimate Weight Loss
Lessons from the Foothills
Author: Gretchen Dykstra
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 198590070X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
In 1859, a mob of sixty-five prominent armed men rode into Berea, Kentucky, and forced the closure of its integrated one-room schoolhouse. Founded by Kentucky-born abolitionist John Gregg Fee, the school was open to anyone, regardless of their race or gender—a notion that horrified white supremacists. The mob evicted thirty-six community members, including Fee's family, but Fee and the others returned to Berea in 1864 and reestablished the institution, still committed to educating Appalachia's most vulnerable populations. In Lessons from the Foothills, Gretchen Dykstra profiles modern Berea College with its rich and beloved history. This book is the first to focus on contemporary Berea and its eight Great Commitments—the principles and practices that provide clear aspirations for the college and its community. Each chapter functions as a deep dive into the history, practice, and significance of one Great Commitment, from providing opportunity for the most marginalized, to the college's high academic standards and its commitment to environmental sustainability. The college has pledged to "provide an educational opportunity for students of all races, primarily from Appalachia, who have great promise and limited economic resources." To achieve this goal, the college eliminated tuition in 1892 and it also provides jobs for students to assist with living expenses. Drawn from interviews with a range of members of the Berea community, including alumni, students, faculty, and staff, Lessons from the Foothills is an engaging portrait of a unique and historic institution and its enduring commitment to nurture and support academic excellence and service.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 198590070X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
In 1859, a mob of sixty-five prominent armed men rode into Berea, Kentucky, and forced the closure of its integrated one-room schoolhouse. Founded by Kentucky-born abolitionist John Gregg Fee, the school was open to anyone, regardless of their race or gender—a notion that horrified white supremacists. The mob evicted thirty-six community members, including Fee's family, but Fee and the others returned to Berea in 1864 and reestablished the institution, still committed to educating Appalachia's most vulnerable populations. In Lessons from the Foothills, Gretchen Dykstra profiles modern Berea College with its rich and beloved history. This book is the first to focus on contemporary Berea and its eight Great Commitments—the principles and practices that provide clear aspirations for the college and its community. Each chapter functions as a deep dive into the history, practice, and significance of one Great Commitment, from providing opportunity for the most marginalized, to the college's high academic standards and its commitment to environmental sustainability. The college has pledged to "provide an educational opportunity for students of all races, primarily from Appalachia, who have great promise and limited economic resources." To achieve this goal, the college eliminated tuition in 1892 and it also provides jobs for students to assist with living expenses. Drawn from interviews with a range of members of the Berea community, including alumni, students, faculty, and staff, Lessons from the Foothills is an engaging portrait of a unique and historic institution and its enduring commitment to nurture and support academic excellence and service.
A Queen in Hiding
Author: Sarah Kozloff
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250168538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Debut author Sarah Kozloff offers a breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy of a ruler coming of age in A Queen in Hiding first in the quartet of The Nine Realms series. Four books. Four months. Nine Realms. Readers will be able to binge this amazing fantasy series with beautiful interlocking art across the spines of all four books. Orphaned, exiled and hunted, Cerulia, Princess of Weirandale, must master the magic that is her birthright, become a ruthless guerilla fighter, and transform into the queen she is destined to be. But to do it she must win the favor of the spirits who play in mortal affairs, assemble an unlikely group of rebels, and wrest the throne from a corrupt aristocracy whose rot has spread throughout her kingdom. The Nine Realms Series #1 A Queen in Hiding #2 The Queen of Raiders #3 A Broken Queen #4 The Cerulean Queen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250168538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 461
Book Description
Debut author Sarah Kozloff offers a breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy of a ruler coming of age in A Queen in Hiding first in the quartet of The Nine Realms series. Four books. Four months. Nine Realms. Readers will be able to binge this amazing fantasy series with beautiful interlocking art across the spines of all four books. Orphaned, exiled and hunted, Cerulia, Princess of Weirandale, must master the magic that is her birthright, become a ruthless guerilla fighter, and transform into the queen she is destined to be. But to do it she must win the favor of the spirits who play in mortal affairs, assemble an unlikely group of rebels, and wrest the throne from a corrupt aristocracy whose rot has spread throughout her kingdom. The Nine Realms Series #1 A Queen in Hiding #2 The Queen of Raiders #3 A Broken Queen #4 The Cerulean Queen At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.