Remembering our past and crafting our future
Hello to each of you. It is Fall Break Sunday. I hope these few days have offered you opportunities to pursue required projects and some refreshing recreation. You still have this stunning day to make...
View ArticleApproaching a defining election
Good morning to all of you, I am at a distance today, but this technology allow me to connect with you as if we were on the campus today. I was truly pleased that Denise Northrup, Governor Mary...
View ArticleUCO’s Homecoming Week and our nation moves toward Decision 2012
10/28/2012 Good morning. This is the last Sunday in October with the promise of daylight savings time less than a week away. Soon we will see dawn earlier, but we will be heading home in the dark by...
View ArticleAfter months of campaigning, the week of decision; Homecoming applause.
Good morning to each of you It is the Sunday before Election Tuesday here in the United States. After thousands of campaign ads, countless commentaries appearing in every conceivable format, and...
View ArticleThe week after elections, HLC visits UCO, and Oklahoma is a state of creativity
Hello to all of you, Today is Sunday, and a chilly one given the balmy temperatures we have enjoyed for weeks. Importantly, it is Veterans Day. Earlier today in Washington DC, the President laid a...
View Article“Tis the season”
11/18/2013 Good Sunday morning, It is the beginning of Thanksgiving week. It is but a brief two days of classes before the anticipated Thanksgiving holidays are here. Grocery shopping has noticeably...
View ArticleInto the semester’s final lap.
11/25/2012 Good morning! It is Sunday of Thanksgiving holiday. By now you are likely uninterested in another turkey sandwich or leftover dressing. I hope your days away from your usual routine were at...
View ArticleThe prize is in sight. Finish strong
12/2/2012 Good morning. It is the first Sunday in December. Despite the April weather and mild southerly winds, the calendar declares that we are in the holiday season and that the semester break for...
View ArticlePLC and LOT greeting
Hello, PLC, LOT and Transfer Leadership. This morning in my Sunday message I failed to mention how pleased Susanne and I were to have receptions at our home this past week for both organizations. You...
View ArticleFinale
12/9/2012 Good morning. This is the last Sunday of the fall semester. For those of you in the Lessons in Leadership, the class has ended and you are submitting the last of your speaker reviews. I look...
View ArticleLessons in Leadership – Fall 2013
Good Sunday to each of you. Welcome to Lessons in Leadership. I hope that this message finds you in excellent spirits. This is an extended holiday weekend here in the USA originally intended to honor...
View ArticleLeadership Message, September 9, 2013
Hello LOT and PLC members. Good Sunday to each of you. I am certain this has been a whirlwind week for you with classes, projects, perhaps new activities related to campus organizations, class...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Lamb, a 9/11 Community Moment and a first look at Syria
Good Sunday to each of you, Another week has flashed by in a flurry of classes, activities and events. Over the past few mornings there has been just a hint of fall as the temperatures and humidity...
View ArticleLeadership, Communication And Checking The Compass
Good morning to each of you. It is another Sunday as we now sense the onset of fall. This rain reminds me of my early days as a boy in Seattle. A gentler drizzle than we usually experience in...
View ArticleLeadership Communique, 10/6/2013
Good morning, Did you walk outside early on Saturday morning? The overnight showers were accompanied the first genuine blast of fall weather. The temperature on campus about 6AM was 46 degrees. Those...
View ArticleLeadership Communique, 10/13/2013
Good morning. It is Fall Break Sunday and I trust that you have made the most of this extended weekend to enjoy some of your favorite interests. I know that among you are volunteers who participated in...
View ArticleLeadership Communique, 10/20/2013
It is Sunday, and we are reaching for our UCO sweatshirts this morning. The young maple tree in our yard has begun its transition toward winter as its leaves move from green to shades of light red and...
View ArticleLeadership Communique, 10/27/2013
Good Sunday to each of you. Another week of the Fall semester has evaporated as we move deeper into the academic term. Halloween this week to be followed in rapid succession by the Thanksgiving...
View ArticleLeadership Communique, 11/10/2013
Lessons in Leadership Good morning to each of you. It is Sunday morning once again. We are appreciative that Tom Emerick was able to join you those at the Tuesday session. His corporate experience is...
View ArticleLeadership Communique, 11/17/2013
Lessons in Leadership Good morning, Sunday in mid November and it will be 70 degrees on the UCO campus in Edmond. It is hard to imagine a more attractive recipe for a fall weekend. Our trees and shrubs...
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