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Really… What’s More Important? 3 Aug 2011 | 09:20 am
August 2, 2011 Yes, it’s been six months since my last post here. What could possibly be more important than engaging in community and encouraging others to do the same? Apparently, quite a lot....
The Senior Prom for Senior Citizens – Tell me if you have done this 8 Feb 2011 | 08:49 am
February 7, 2011 I get the chance to speak to many groups across the country about building more engaged community. Of all the wonderful things that have happened in NCAA Division II schools beca...
City/County Leaders are Neighbors First 4 Feb 2011 | 07:58 am
February 3, 2011 It was my privilege to spend time yesterday with the Florida City/County Managers Association. I learned a lot. These leaders are paid professionals, not elected officials. They...
The Community of Snow Days 28 Jan 2011 | 06:35 am
January 27, 2011 In the spirit of full disclosure, I am writing this in 60 degrees in St. Petersburg, FL. But I put in over 30 winters in Michigan, so I paid my snowy dues. And, while I am happy...
“How satisfied are you with your community life?” 25 Jan 2011 | 08:51 am
January 24, 2011 “How satisfied are you with your community life?” In December of 2010, SAAC students from the nine schools of Division II’s Sunshine State Conference worked with me and Commissio...
Rainy Days 23 Jan 2011 | 06:39 am
January 21, 2011 Every Friday I will (try to) post a word of encouragement to promote kindness from www.randomactsofkindness.org . Here’s this week’s: “Every once and a while I go to the doll...
Citizens, Consumers or Neighbors? – One way for local government to see people 20 Jan 2011 | 10:35 pm
January 20, 2011 We started as neighbors. As more of us arrived, we realized a need to organize how we lived together to provide for our needs and safety, but we started as neighbors. We knew ea...
Cell Free Day 20 Jan 2011 | 04:07 am
January 19, 2011 Would you like to see how important communication technology is to you now? Here is all you have to do. Pick a day when you will be out and about, not a day you will spend mostly...
I Bet You Can't 15 Jan 2011 | 11:24 pm
January 15, 2011 Can you describe the typical workday at an office building somewhere in America in 1980? Your first instinct may be to say that you can. But think about it for a moment. Right n...
Sunshine State Conference shows the way 7 Jan 2011 | 03:54 am
January 6, 2011 New Research on College Community The community engagement movement in NCAA Division II schools has done it again. DII schools have been leading community engagement efforts in...
