univ. branding Note: This essay appeared in the November 2015 issue of University Business . One of the primary justifications universities use for sponsoring football programs is that they serve as the “front porch” of the institution. Given the popularity and the intense and intense media coverage of the games, players and coaches, it is […]
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The following essay appeared in the October/November 2015 issue of Trusteeship. It is well past time that America had an open, honest discussion about the role of football in our nation in the 21st century. Higher education should foster that discussion, and college and university board members should drive and direct it. For more than
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Note: The following article was published in Trusteeship magazine on October 13, 2015: In the September/October issue of Trusteeship, John Gerdy, a former all-American basketball player who served as associate commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, asks, “Artists, Athletes, and Governing Boards: Who Plays and Who Wins?” Below is an exceprt that focuses on institutional branding
Bowen_HighSchoolSports_Post Note: This is the third part in a three part series I was asked to write in response to a question posed on August 8, 2015 by the Lancaster (PA) Newspaper Editorial Board, “What is the Purpose of High School Sports?” In this final column, I offer an alternative model to our current system
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This is the second of three essays I wrote in response to a question posed on August 8, 2015 by the Lancaster (PA) Editorial Board. What is the Purpose of High School Sports? School sponsored, elite athletics have evolved to a point where a solid argument can be made that their overall impact on our
hs-sports-2 On August 8, 2015, the Editorial board of the Lancaster (PA) Newspapers (LNP) printed an essay (“On stress and high school sports”) that called for a community-wide discussion of the role of sports in our high schools. In strong and direct terms, the board raised some very important, fundamental and long overdue questions regarding
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This essay was published in the July 19, 2015 edition of the Lancaster (PA) Sunday News We’re two weeks removed from the World Cup victory of the U.S. Women’s National Team, and a week past the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open in Lancaster. In both tournaments, the competition was compelling and the brilliance of these world-class
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Kids playing music This essay was published in the June 23, 2015 edition of EDUCATION WEEK. In a perfect world, all high school activities would be fully funded. But to educators struggling to find the financial means to establish and pay for educational priorities, it is clear that we do not live in a perfect
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In an article published in the December 6, 2015 edition of The Birmingham (AL) News, I praised the University of Alabama – Birmingham’s board and leadership team for recognizing the fact that competitive and financial realities change and for responding to those changes by discontinuing their football program. I wrote that schools that refuse to
Hip Cat playing Piano I’d never given any thought to whether pianos, like humans, are living, breathing beings with souls. That changed the morning I stopped by the Music For Everyone Keys for the City piano located in front of Lancaster’s Main Public Library early one May morning in 2010. Since 2010 MFE has been
