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Servants to whom? Re: Impolite student email to their instructors

  • 1.  Servants to whom? Re: Impolite student email to their instructors

    Posted 03-10-2006 14:34
    Perhaps we need to think about servant leadership in terms of those we are serving, we have many shareholders in tertiary education:
    1. The students themselves
    2. Whomever is paying the student's fees
    3. The future employers and employees of the students
    4. The Government, that provides funds, moreso in public than private universities, but still to some degree in all
    5. Our colleagues: other faculty and adminstrators who must deal with the students
    6. Other students
    and I'm sure there are others I've overlooked. Should we be providing a return to all shareholders, or providing an undemanding, stress-free experience to the students?

    Regards,
    Romie Littrell

    Jerrold Strong <JStrong@ACTRANSIT.ORG> wrote:
    I find it interesting how it appears in this article an arrogance around positional power, rather than a humility around servant leadership.

    Jerry

    Jerrold Strong, M.A.
    Adjunct Faculty, Organizational Leadership
    Chapman University

    "Aging is Inevitable, Maturity is Optional"


    -----Original Message-----
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    [mailto:MG-ED-DV@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU]On Behalf Of Charles Wankel
    Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 6:58 AM
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    Subject: Impolite student email to their instructors


    "Impolite e-mails irritate profs" appeared in the University of Michigan's
    student newspaper The Michigan Daily. The PRINTER version is accessible at
    http://tinyurl.com/kwpyq
    the view of it nested on the newspaper's site is at http://tinyurl.com/hbd5q
    .

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    Charles Wankel
    Mg-Ed-Dv List Director
    http://management-education.net



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