LEADING THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
LEADING THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
Leading the Public University provides an account of the challenges faced by public higher education through the eyes of a man who spent over a decade as the head of a major public university. This compilation of essays, speeches, and articles written during the administration of David C. Hardesty, Jr., depicts the history of West Virginia University during the twelve-year period that he led from 1995–2007 while representing the communication tools he used to achieve cultural change and to advance the university’s official agenda.
David C. Hardesty, Jr., served as president of his undergraduate alma mater, West Virginia University, from 1995–2007. He also holds degrees from Oxford University and Harvard Law School. His presidency has been recognized for its student-centered initiatives and its commitment to West Virginia’s economic development. Enrollment, research activity, and endowments also grew rapidly under his leadership.
2. Introduction · Follow Your Instincts
3. Part One · Lessons Learned: Leadership Principles and Practices 4. Recognizing Lessons Learned at the Turn of the Century: The Final State of the University Address
5. Ten Characteristics of a Highly Effective Organization
6. Lifelong Learning for Leaders and Organizations
7. Building Leadership Capacity
8. Leader Overlord: The Opperational Risks of a Robust Organizational Agenda
9. Can Education Be Run Like a Business?
10. Leading Change: Remarks to the Nataional Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
11. Part Two · Mission, Vision, and Values: The President as University Advocate 12. Getting Started: The Inaugural Address
13. Marking Progress in the State University Addresses
14. A Plea for Public Support of Higher Education
15. The Joy of Teaching, Inside and Outside of the Classroom
16. Involving Parents in Support of the Mission: The West Virginia University Moutaineer Parents Club
By Susan B. Hardesty
17. The Vital Role of the Private Donor: West Virginia University's Randolph Cancer Center Gala
18. The Role of Women at West Virginia University
By Susan B. Hardesty
19. The Value and Perils of Intercollegiate Athletics
20. The Meaning of Social Justice
21. Priests of the Temple
22. Part Three · Teaching Momenst: A President's Call to Action 23. Remarks after September 11
24. Remarks to New Citizens of the United States at a Naturalization Ceremony
25. Finding Wisdom in the Information Age
26. Champion for Youth Development Programs
27. Celebrating Volunteers: First Annual Conference on Volunteerism
28. Encouraging Student Success
29. Supporting Productive Communities
30. Part Four · Education and Experience: Preparing for Leadership 31. Reflections on Our Journey to Service
32. Reflections on Undergraduate Growth: For the 125th Anniversary of Woodburn Hall
33. Reflections on the Oxford Experience: Residential Education as Preparation for Leadership
34. Leading Lawyers: Why Lawyers Lead in America
35. The Education of a Volunteer: Report of the Chairman to the University System Board of Trustees
36. Afterword · Brining Closure, Time to Say Goodbye: A Letter of Farewell to the University Community
•Conclusion
•Appendix 1 · Timeline of Speeches
•Appendix 2 · The Numbers at WVU
•Biographical Information
•References and Cited Works
