Ron,
How are "intelligent hearts" demonstrated by your peers?
Jeffrey Schillinger
I'd say on our campus our student body is made up of intelligent hearts. They're here because they have a true passion for working on motorcycles.
We are made up of intelligent hearts. As a whole, all of our departments work togher and feed off each others successes.
Brenda,
The team effort is the best way to address and issue in a school.
Jeffrey Schillinger
My school just held an inservice meeting covering the new mission statement, goals, how to make the school more positive in every way. The meeting included; attitude, retention, positive changes needed & how to make them. It was a very good meeting with all departments making recommendations, and agreeing on how to implement the positive changes. It also made us look at our own personalities & make the necessary changes.
Sometimes we must be very careful on the way we help and assist the students. Some institutions make it too easy for the student or assist them too much without challenging them. To assist and help the student does not mean make it easy for them. It could hurt their development and performance in the future.
Julia,
What are some specifics regarding the "trades" you mention?
Jeffrey Schillinger
I haven't been here long enough to know how it once was, but I see how it could improve. We, too, are focused on the bottom line -- keeping afloat -- and sometimes I think we are trading long-term for short term.
Christopher,
Culture is very important. It is easy to have a positive culture in good times. Excellent schools maintain the culture in hard times.
Jeffrey Schillinger
Diana,
In what ways do you instructors demonstrate empathy?
Jeffrey Schillinger
There are some intelligent hearts at the school where I work, but not enough.
My perception of having an intelligent heart is that it is really more about the organizational culture, than about the individual themselves. Overall, the culture at any given school should be positive and not limited to specific departments or persons.
Our instructors out here are very empathetic. That is my definition of an intelligent heart.
Patrick,
This is a key to successful career education. What are some specific things your Enrollment team does to enhanse the student experience?
Jeffrey Schillinger
The culture of your College is to make sure that we prepare the students for success when they leave the school. All departments work together towards this goal. we build dreams.
After the externship they find a career and embrace the work they have chosen.
Marilyn ,
What are some specific things Enrollment, Career Services and Financial aid do to help your students be successful.
Jeffrey Schillinger
My school knows that it take all department hand on with the students to make a successful school.
I want to believe that the core of the organizaiton is composed of "intelligent hearts" because there is a real interest in providing a sound education and ensure that our students not only succeed academically but can use the knowledge learned as a stepping stone in their career.
On the ohter hand, our organization has other constraints to consider which are purely financial and focused on profit. Ultimately, I don't see it as a negative component, but the pressure is placed on the staff and on the educators, to make sure that the rate of retention remains high, the rate of failure stays low.
We are MMI ... An we're all about Intelligent Hearts. We think about our students needs here and off campus. We try to engender a "brotherhood" of caring and respect.
I have been at The Baptist College of Florida for the last 35 years. When I came here,the college was and still is a small Bible College. Simple survival as an institution has required us to be super sensitive to the needs of the student. Our academic advising has often been nothing more than encouraging our students to "give it one more day." Our student body in the past has consisted of adult learners who often have struggled financially and academically. These older students taught us the meaning of an "Intelligent Heart"--knowing when to give and when not to give. They also brought to us a world of experience that enriched their fellow learners, which by the way, included faculty and students alike. This culture of "the Intelligent Heart" has been embraced by a younger faculty and a traditional student body. Thus, when Hurricane Sandy left the East coast, these faculty and students could be seen volunteering to help those left behind in the rubble. Their lifestyle appears to be "How much more can I give."
Gary,
Many campus presidents do not understand the importance of the behaviors you describe. As the school leaders, the CP sets the tone for the school.
Jeffrey Schillinger
