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Student upgrades her technical college certificate to a master’s degree
Mitzi Philpott earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and began her career right out of college as a loan officer. After a few years of experience and becoming a mother of two, Mitzi decided to lead by example and pursue her passion for teaching. Not knowing exactly where to start, Mitzi reached out…
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Management and Leadership
While leadership has been studied since the time of the ancient Greeks, the idea of management is relatively new, having been created during the industrial revolution. Still, for many years, both were seen as similar. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that academics began to see the concepts as different. John Kotter in the early 90’s…
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Going Full Circle: Reconnecting with Former Students Abroad – as Friends
Featured image: Stanley Yen (middle; WAL, 2007) with Debbie Chan (R) and her husband Gordon. by Debbie Chan, Washington Academy of Languages (WAL), Student Activities and Services Sometimes it just takes a year or two (or how about a decade or more) to see how your friendships stand the test of time. Now with Facebook,…
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TESOL at CityU: Innovation, Creativity, and Teamwork
by Christine Knorr, Director of Washington Academy of Languages It has indeed been a very exciting year for the TESOL Certificate Program. In just a short year, we have redesigned five courses to meet exemplary standard and introduced a third mode of instruction to accommodate the needs of our students’ busy work schedules. The innovations…
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Deep Listening as a Leader
Written by Joel L. Domingo, Ed.D. One of the most thought-provoking books that I’ve ever read is called “Listening to the Littlest” by Ruth Reardon. Written from the perspective of a toddler, the book, which curiously looks like a children’s book no less, is written for parents to remind them that children communicate in many…
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Freezer Burn on Your Words
by Adam McGarity, World Language Program Manager So, you’ve been studying a language for a bit…going to classes, doing homework, watching videos, maybe listening to podcasts, or using your flash card app. Then, there you are, in a restaurant, at a party, or anywhere with a native speaker. And you freeze up. You want to use…
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Discovering Individual Strengths to Build Teams
By Dr. Jan Lüdert How the sum of parts make a unique whole are apparent where individuals – with their varying aptitudes, talents and strengths – come together to form teams. Actually, for any team Aristotle’s dictum that the whole is more than the sum of its parts rings true. You may do things exceptionally…
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One CityU student shares his story about homelessness and how education changed his life
After losing his job and becoming homeless, Alfonso Brown decided to change his life by getting an education. “I barbered for many years and in 2009 I lost my job. I really couldn’t find gainful employment without an education” Brown said. “After reading The On Purpose Person by Kevin W. McCarthy, a book that is…
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Why Don’t Men Have a “Lean In,” and What Does That Tell Us About Women’s Leadership?
Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead quickly became a national best-seller when it appeared in 2013. Almost six years later it continues to feature prominently in debates about gender and leadership—partly because Sandberg also launched a quasi-social movement, Leanin.org, a website that sponsors women’s support circles and publishes an…
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