Vision: Possible Terry Stewart Mouchayleh Director, Professional Development & Evaluation, Austin Community College.

Vision: PossibleVision: PossibleTerry Stewart MouchaylehTerry Stewart Mouchayleh

Director, Professional Development & Director, Professional Development & Evaluation, Austin Community College Evaluation, Austin Community College

““Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”calm.”

--Publilius Syrus, Moral Sayings, 1--Publilius Syrus, Moral Sayings, 1stst C. BC C. BC

Leading from the MiddleLeading from the Middle

Ethics in Leadership: Bill HoldaEthics in Leadership: Bill Holda The Challenge of Leadership: Tommy DarwinThe Challenge of Leadership: Tommy Darwin Orientation to the Texas Higher Education Orientation to the Texas Higher Education

Coordinating Board: Glenda Barron & David Coordinating Board: Glenda Barron & David GardnerGardner

How Texas Works: Beamon FloydHow Texas Works: Beamon Floyd How to Avoid a Lawsuit: Frank HillHow to Avoid a Lawsuit: Frank Hill Best Use of Technology: Judy AshcroftBest Use of Technology: Judy Ashcroft Nuts & Bolts: Managing Internal & External Nuts & Bolts: Managing Internal & External

Constituents: Greg Williams, Steve Head, & Constituents: Greg Williams, Steve Head, & Anamaria MendiolaAnamaria Mendiola

Ethics in LeadershipEthics in Leadership

““Morality is not an issue only when problems arise. Morality is not an issue only when problems arise. Responsibility for individual and social welfare is part of Responsibility for individual and social welfare is part of the institutional landscape, a daily occurrence the institutional landscape, a daily occurrence manifested in decision making on all levels of the college manifested in decision making on all levels of the college or university and in the goals toward which the decision or university and in the goals toward which the decision making is directed. An ethical analysis that highlights the making is directed. An ethical analysis that highlights the interconnectedness of all elements in the institution--an interconnectedness of all elements in the institution--an ethics of ethos--brings to attention the complexity of the ethics of ethos--brings to attention the complexity of the moral life and the subtle nature of responsibility in higher moral life and the subtle nature of responsibility in higher education. “education. “

---”---”The Leadership Compass. Values and Ethics in Higher The Leadership Compass. Values and Ethics in Higher Education,” Wilcox & EbbsEducation,” Wilcox & Ebbs

The Challenge of Leadership: The Challenge of Leadership: Building Flexible, Collaborative Building Flexible, Collaborative

TeamsTeams

““Belonging to a team, in the broadest sense, is a Belonging to a team, in the broadest sense, is a result of feeling part of something larger than result of feeling part of something larger than yourself. It has a lot to do with your yourself. It has a lot to do with your understanding of the mission or objectives of understanding of the mission or objectives of your organization.”your organization.”

--Susan M. Heathfield, --Susan M. Heathfield, Twelve Tips for Team Twelve Tips for Team BuildingBuilding

The Texas Higher Education The Texas Higher Education Coordinating BoardCoordinating Board

““Our mission is to provide the Legislature Our mission is to provide the Legislature advice and comprehensive planning advice and comprehensive planning capability for higher education, to capability for higher education, to coordinate the effective delivery of higher coordinate the effective delivery of higher education, to administer programs education, to administer programs efficiently, and to improve higher efficiently, and to improve higher education for the people of Texas.”education for the people of Texas.”

--Dr. Raymund Paredes, Commissioner --Dr. Raymund Paredes, Commissioner

How Texas WorksHow Texas Works

““How can you look at the Texas legislature How can you look at the Texas legislature and still believe in intelligent design?”and still believe in intelligent design?”

--Kinky Friedman--Kinky Friedman

How to Avoid a LawsuitHow to Avoid a Lawsuit

Academic FreedomAcademic FreedomTenureTenureEmployment LawEmployment Law

Best Use of TechnologyBest Use of Technology

Making the Decision:Making the Decision:

Integrating pedagogy, instructional technology, and assessment

Nuts & Bolts: Managing Internal Nuts & Bolts: Managing Internal and External Constituentsand External Constituents

AudienceAudience

PurposePurpose

PersonaPersona

Activity #1Activity #1

Write down three topics or elements of Write down three topics or elements of topics from this conference which directly topics from this conference which directly apply to you in your position.apply to you in your position.

Compare in groups; discuss Compare in groups; discuss similarities/differencessimilarities/differences

Activity #2Activity #2

Write down which topic areas are your Write down which topic areas are your strengths and which are your weaknesses.strengths and which are your weaknesses.

In group, connect with those who are In group, connect with those who are strong in your weak areas.strong in your weak areas.

Activity #3Activity #3

Action Plan/To Do ListAction Plan/To Do ListStep One:_______________________Step One:_______________________1.1.2.2.3.3.4.4.Target Completion Date:Target Completion Date: Step Two: _____________________Step Two: _____________________1.1.2.2.3.3.4.4.Target Completion Date:Target Completion Date: Step Three: ____________________Step Three: ____________________1.1.2.2.3.3.4.4.Target Completion Date:Target Completion Date: