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From Zero to Sixty in 18 Months
Oregon State University
Dave King • Associate ProvostChris LaBelle • Director
UPCEA’s 98th Annual Conference
Boston, MA
Eight directors in 10 years
Frequently a messy breakup
Lots of empty calories…
The Solution?
Step 1: Find a safe environment…
Like a small, navigable harbor…
Step 2: Break the code
Step 3: Raise the water… (slowly)
Step 4: Rescue the wayward projects
A philosophy:
Methods are many, principles are few,
methods always fail, principles never do.
Principle #1 - Credit is not noncredit
Principle #2 – Lead with real examples
Principle #3 – It’s about finding the right team players
The Players.
The ideal team player will seek out new challenges
Smart, risk takers who believed we could succeed...
...and are committed to the vision.
The Team.
Principle #3 – It’s about finding the right players
And then more like football…
Ultimately, every player on the team matters…
Don’t forget to define what success looks like…
Make friendship a fine art. — John Wooden
The Results.
• Team of 2 to 23
• 100+ new programs (from 3)
• 500k+ in grants & foundation money
• Off-campus partnerships and orders from big business
• March = 285 enrollments (record monthly total)
• More signature CE programs @ OSU
• Growing awareness of our unit
• Team ownership & emerging leaders
• Website traffic up considerably
• Programs that are changing lives for our audience
The Open Seas.
Stay focused…
Or there are consequences …
Your culture will continue to change…
But your principles shouldn’t.
Because we’re not selling empty calories…
What’s your role?
Sometimes risk is necessary
But try to land on both feet...university mission and priorities.
