Category: leadership

Best college president holiday card of the season

Red River College decided to take a pass on the traditional holiday card this year and opt for a video version styled after an episode of The Office, starring RRC President Jeff Zabudsky as the college’s version of Michael Scott.

The RRC team did a nice job with the video. It isn’t perfect by any means, but it’s a refreshing change from the usual holiday fare colleges and universities churn out.

It’s especially nice to see a college CEO having fun. AS RRC’s Colin Fast explains on Karine Joly’s blog, Zabudsky was all for the idea. “He had a blast and didn’t hesitate to do anything we asked. He was really keen on developing a fun card concept and realized he might have to ham it up a bit for that to happen.”

The video is also available on YouTube, and more details about the production from Colin Fast on Karine Joly’s blog.

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Job opportunity at Missouri S&T

If you’re interested in working in a dynamic, sometimes stressful, often fun, communications department of a technological research university, then have I got a deal for you.

I’m currently searching for an assistant director of communications to help us move forward as we make the transition from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) to Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). The communications department coordinates all PR, marketing and branding for the campus, in consultation with several other internal groups.

From my perspective, the ideal candidate will be someone who can manage the processes, work flow and staffing allocation for projects that involve small teams of staff across disciplines (i.e., graphic designers, writers and editors, and web designers/coders together). We need someone who can invigorate and inspire as well as “manage” people and processes. Although we’re a small enough team, with enough collaboration, that we don’t require a lot of managing.

The person doesn’t necessarily have to have a higher ed background. At this point, I’m leaving options open so we can get as large a pool as possible.

Interested? Drop me a line (andrew DOT careaga AT gmail DOT com) or log on to UMR’s Employment Opportunities site to register and search for the job.