Leadership
Delivering ‘A Message to Garcia’
In reading “The Wizard of Ads” recently, a great book not just about the psychology of good advertising, but really about the art of communication and a lesson in individuality, creativity, trust and the human spirit, I came to read for the first time what I later found out is a classic in the world [...]
Thoughts On Genuine Educational Reform
There is no doubt among reasonable Americans today that education reform is one of the most serious challenges facing our nation as it enters the 21st century.
As the United States adjusts to the rise of new global powers like India, we will have to develop new ways to raise successful children and provide a public [...]
Book Notes: ‘Real Change’ By Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich’s latest public policy book Real Change is a superb, practical roadmap for achieving positive transformation in American government. The book was published in January and, though finished prior to “change” becoming the buzzword of Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, is now perhaps particularly apropos.
I cannot begin to do justice to Real Change and [...]
Notes on ‘Lessons on Leadership from Newt Gingrich’
Newt Gingrich recently spoke on leadership at the Young Republican Convention in Washington, D.C. I didn’t find out about the convention until afterward, but the entire video of the speech was posted on YouTube. While the speech and the setting are both political, Gingrich is speaking on leadership in non-partisan sense and his lessons are [...]
USS Michael Murphy: Honoring A Fallen American Hero & Penn Stater
Michael Murphy, a fallen Naval officer posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, will be honored with a new new destroyer named in his memory. The USS Michael Murphy, recently announced by the U.S. Navy, will commemorate this American hero who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2005. This news is perhaps especially touching for those of [...]
Doing The Unexpected: College Student Elected Town Mayor
One of the things we often wonder at Safeguard Old State is whether the State College community would be better off if students didn’t have more say in the affairs of the town through either the Mayor’s office or the Borough Council. This past week, SOS Executive Director Gavin Keiran’s ruminations on the subject were [...]
