September 2015

September Fellows Forum - Dr. Allen J. Morrison

Submitted by Ted Cross on September 29, 2015 - 12:00am

Recently, the Office of University Initiatives had the opportunity to have Dr. Allen J. Morrison, CEO of the Thunderbird School of Global Management, speak with us for the September 2015 Fellows’ Forum. Dr. Morrison came to ASU in 2014 as a Senior Advisor for Global Education and Executive Education Initiatives. Previously, he was a Professor of Global Management at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland, where he was also the Director of the IMD Global CEO Center.

"The Innovative University" by Clayton Christensen and Henry J. Eyring and ASU

Submitted by Brittney Paulk on September 28, 2015 - 12:00am

As part of my Fellowship, I had the opportunity to read and give a summary presentation on Clayton Christensen and Henry J. Eyring’s book titled “The Innovative University.” Nearly half of the book is a history lesson on the changing trends of traditional Universities through the examination of two distinct institutions-Harvard and BYU-Idaho. The other half of the book provides an extraordinary vision for higher education that requires breaking away from tradition. I wanted to highlight some of the key takeaways.

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