Podcasts about Holocaust Museum Houston

Send us a Text Message.In 1975, the Khmer Rouge stormed into Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh victorious after 5 years of civil war. The people rejoiced. They thought the victors were there to liberate them, to restore peace and order after years of fighting. That couldn't have been farther from the truth. Over the next 4 years, the Khmer Rouge communist regime would force people into the countryside to work in rice fields night and day, where many died of starvation and disease. They killed the weak, the slow, the intellectuals, anyone who thought for themselves was a threat. In just 4 years, an estimated 2 million Cambodians were murdered by the Khmer Rouge. How could this happen? Join me to discover how the pieces came together, how this violent regime used fear and manipulation to control the masses, and how we can stop it from happening again. Knowledge is power.   Sources: worldhistory.org "Khmer Empire"history.com "Khmer Rouge"United States Holocaust Memorial Museum "Cambodia"University of Minnesota "Cambodia"Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields "Worms from Our Skin"Holocaust Museum Houston "Genocide in Cambodia"Support the show! Join the PatreonBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaine

On Friday's show: Meteorologist Eric Berger of Space City Weather tells us about some potential rain in the region next week and what might become of a tropical disturbance that is likely to develop in the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days.Also this hour: Sony Pictures is buying Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas. And competitive eater Joey Chestnut is out of the Nathan's hot dog eating contest this July 4th. We discuss those and other stories in the news on this week's edition of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.Then, we revisit our tour of some of the items from The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection that are on display at Holocaust Museum Houston through June 23.And, ahead of Father's Day Sunday, we revisit Joshua Zinn's 2023 conversation with Isobella Jade, Houston-based author of a book about connecting to her late father through the few objects he left behind in his car after his death.

Episode 97. 200 Years of Sweet Treats and Survival in Family Business  In this episode, Janice Jucker of Three Brothers Bakery takes us on a fascinating journey, from the bakery's humble beginnings in Poland 200 years ago to its current status as a beloved Houston institution. She shares the inspiring story of her aunt Jenny, who saved her three brothers from the Nazis during World War II, and how these brothers later founded the bakery in Houston in 1949. We discuss the importance of understanding insurance policies and having proper coverage, as well as the need for cash reserves during a disaster. Janice shares her thoughts on the dynamics of family business succession plans, the search for retail space, and her top priorities for the next year. She highlights the importance of continuous learning and developing a strong business culture. Share this episode with those you know who might love any of these topics!  OUR GUEST  JANICE JUCKER*  Janice Jucker, co-owns Three Brothers Bakery with her husband, Bobby.  They like to say they are “memory makers who happen to be bakers®” because their family has been baking for almost 200 years, 74 in Houston, Texas.  Three Brothers Bakery was originally founded by Bobby's father and 2 uncles after surviving the Holocaust.  Today Three Brothers Bakery has 4 locations and are currently working toward a fifth and employ approximately 75 wonderful people.  The Juckers call themselves the “king and queen of disasters” as they have survived 4 floods, a fire, a hurricane, pandemic and freeze and are  proud they were able to pay their employees even while closed.  In 2018 they were awarded the SBA Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery and has used the accolade as a platform to advocate for disaster reforms that can help small businesses recover quickly after natural disasters.  Janice currently is on the board of the Houston Restaurant Association, NFIB Texas Leadership Council and National Vice Chair of Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Businesses Voices. Previously she was on the Advisory Board of the Holocaust Museum Houston, Susan G. Komen Houston and Hadassah Houston.  She is a breast cancer survivor and number 10 on her mother's maternal line to have this type of cancer and encourages everyone to do their well-women checkups each year which includes mammograms and pap smears.  Janice graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and Masters from Oklahoma State University.  -----  If you're a family business or a family business consultant and want to be on the show, share your story and help other family businesses, send us an email to producer@thefamilybizshow.com or visit us at The Family Biz Show | Family Business Podcast With Michael Palumbos (familywealthandlegacy.com) to fill out our web form!  CRN-6204746-010824  *not affiliated with Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp.  Michael Palumbos is a registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., a broker/dealer (member SIPC) and registered investment advisor. Insurance offered through Lincoln affiliates and other fine companies. Family Wealth & Legacy, LLC is not an affiliate of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. and its representatives do not provide legal or tax advice. You may want to consult a legal or tax advisor regarding any legal or tax information as it relates to your personal circumstances. 

On Friday's show: We learn the latest on freezing weather headed our way and get tips on how to prepare our homes and plants. Also this hour: There's no shortage of opinion in our world. Folks are more than happy to share their thoughts -- often in plain and not very impressive prose and usually in reductive and pithy sentences, memes, or emojis. That leaves us wondering: are we losing our ability to write compelling, elaborate, clearly thought-out, persuasive essays? Have we abdicated quality discourse in favor of "hot takes?" Then, from Gov. Abbott turning his fundraising war chest on fellow Republicans who opposed vouchers, to Houston earning high marks for hosting the college football championship, our non-experts weigh in on The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And we learn about some of the items from The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection that are on display at Holocaust Museum Houston beginning today through June 23.

On Thursday's show: Two bookstores in Texas are suing over a new Texas law that requires them to rate books on their appropriateness and prohibits "sexually explicit" material from libraries. One of those booksellers is Houston's Blue Willow Bookshop. Its owner, Valerie Koehler, joins us to explain her concerns about the law. Also this hour: App permissions, cameras and microphones, scanned payments – there's so much of day-to-day life in Houston that's built on digital information about us. We ask a pair of local social media and cybersecurity experts just how much info about us is out there, how much privacy we've given away, and whether there's any way to take some privacy back. Then, Barbie dominated the box office last weekend. What that film's trying to say about us is the topic of this month's edition of The Bigger Picture. And we discuss the cultural significance of Jewish delis in conjuction with an exhibit at Holocaust Museum Houston that runs through Aug. 13.

Ep.157 Karen Navarro is an Argentinian-born multidisciplinary artist currently living and working in Houston. Navarro works on a diverse array of mediums that include photography, collage, the use of text and sculpture. Her image-based work and multimedia practice investigate the intersections of identity, representation, race, and belonging in reference to her migrant experience, her Indigenous identity and the history of colonization and its influence. Her constructed portraits are known for pushing the boundaries of traditional photography and the use of color. Navarro has won numerous awards and grants for her mixed-media photography, among them the Artadia Fellowship and the Top Ten Lensculture Critics' Choice Award, and has been shortlisted for several more, including the Photo London Emerging Photographer of the Year Award and The Royal Photographic Society, IPE 163. Her work has been exhibited in the US and abroad. Selected shows include Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), USA; Galerija Upuluh, Zagreb, Croatia; FAR Center for Contemporary Arts, Bloomington, USA; Holocaust Museum Houston, USA; Artpace, San Antonio, USA and Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Navarro's work has been featured in numerous publications, including ARTnews, The Guardian, Observer, Rolling Stone Italia, and Photo Vogue Festival Italia. Photo credit: Self portrait Karen Navarro www.karennavarroph.com Dovetail https://dovetailmag.com/karen-navarro/ Lenscratch http://lenscratch.com/2023/01/karen-navarro-somos-millones-foto-relevance/ Aesthetica https://aestheticamagazine.com/the-constructed-self/ Houstonia Magazine https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2021/09/houston-women-artists-radical-portraits OBSERVER https://observer.com/2020/03/spring-museum-exhibitions-2020-moma-guggenheim/ ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/artadia-1202680318/ The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/oct/15/best-of-photo-london-digital-2020-in-pictures Harper's Magazine https://harpers.org/archive/2020/05/diary-of-a-foreigner-in-paris-katherine-jackson-french-on-lighthouses/ Rolling Stone Italia https://blackcamera.it/karen-navarro-la-fotografia-ai-confini-dellidentita/ PaperCity https://www.papercitymag.com/society/contemporary-arts-museum-houston-art-ladies/#374810

This month we celebrate Jewish American Heritage month with  interviews from two great organizations in the Harris County area! First we'll chat with Houston Hillel about their outreach serving the Jewish LGBTQIA community and we talk to Joel Bangilan of the Laurie and Milton Boniuk Library at the Holocaust Museum Houston about the different resources they have available .For more information about the museum, please visit www.hmh.organd if you're searching for more resources to explore the Jewish faith or culture, please visit https://www.houstonhillel.orgCreated by the Podcast Team at the Harris County Public Library.www.hcpl.netPodcast Team Members include: Beth Krippel, John Harbaugh, Mary Mink, Lana Sell, Ellen Kaluza, Sadina Shawver, Gisella Parker, Kara Ludwig, Delaney Daly, Jennifer Finch, Katelyn Helberg, Logan Tuttle, Darcy Casavant, Darla Pruitt and Nancy Hu Original Music created by Bryan Kratish

  On Thursday's show: We learn about the findings of the latest homeless count. Also this hour: Dr. Richard Ludwick, the president of the University of Saint Thomas, discusses the state of his institution and the challenges facing small, liberal arts colleges these days. Then, NPR recently reported on why ice melting in Antarctica is affecting Texas -- and Galveston specifically -- more than other places. Reporter Rebecca Hersher explains why. And a new exhibit focuses on The Jewish Deli, exploring how Jewish immigrants, mostly from Central and Eastern Europe, brought recipes and traditions with them to create an American restaurant staple of the 20th century.

On Wednesday's show: In an interview with the Texas Tribune, Gov. Greg Abbott said he intends to be "heavily involved" in the effort to establish education savings accounts (aka school vouchers) this legislative session and backs criminalization of some health care treatments for transgender kids. Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek joins us with details. Also this hour: From Pres. Biden's trip to Kiev, to former Pres. Jimmy Carter's legacy, we discuss the latest developements in politics in our weekly roundup. Then, we talk with Dr. Matthew Delmont, author of Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. He's speaking at this weekend's Challenging Racism conference at Holocaust Museum Houston. And we hear some music from the wind quintet WindSync ahead of a concert at Live Oak Friends Meeting House.

Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk. For the full hour, Ernie converses with Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director for Integrity First for America, who led the lawsuit against the white supremacists that planned the violent attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. She discusses her involvement with the case, details of what led up to the violence, and how her team was able to successfully win the lawsuit. Spitalnick also shares her thoughts on the similarities between the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, and the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Spitalnick also answers questions and offers advice on how to combat antisemitism, racism, and xenophobia, as well as the changes that need to be made to prevent further extremism from threatening our democracy. To learn more about Integrity First for America's work with the Charlottesville case and the impact the trial's victory has had in their fight against white supremacy, click here. This interview took place on October 25, 2022, at Holocaust Museum Houston. To learn more about their upcoming events, click here.   Guest: Amy Spitalnick Executive Director, Integrity First for America Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues. Audio from today's show will be available after 5 p.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast here, on iTunes, and other apps.

On Friday's show: A measure that would have set a minimum down payment recquired in order to bond out of jail on certain offenses failed to pass the Harris County Bail Bond Board on Wednesday, despite broad support. We learn why. Also this hour: With average gas prices at record highs, some Houstonians might be considering an electric vehicle. But a new survey from UH and Texas Southern suggests not many people in Houston are very likely to buy one. While price might be a concern, we discuss some of the other factors that might be at play, such as how common charging stations are around the city and the cost of outfitting homes for them. Then, we mull over The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week. And we learn about Notorious RBG, an exhibit about the life and legacy of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It opens today and runs through July 31 at Holocaust Museum Houston.

On Thursday's show: We learn about some new personnel in major roles within the county, including a new director of the Harris County Flood Control District, a new county engineer, and a new budget director. Also this hour: On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Houston resident Ruth Steinfeld shares her story of surviving the Holocaust as a child in Germany. Both of her parents died at Auschwitz, but she and her sister survived in hiding in France. Last October, Steinfeld was awarded the Legion of Honor, France's highest honor. And Houston-area eviction filings are back to pre-pandemic levels. Earlier this month, Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht wrote a guest essay in The New York Times decrying the speed with which tenants are pushed through eviction court proceedings. He tells News 88.7's Jen Rice what he means.

On Thursday's show we meet two of Greater Houston's newly-elected leaders: Tom Ramsey, a Republican who just won the race to represent Precinct 3 on Harris County Commissioners Court, and Ann Johnson, a Democrat who won the race to represent District 134 in the Texas House. Also this hour: The City of Houston is rolling out a new "safe harbor" program in its municipal courts. It’s intended to help people who cannot afford to pay... Read More

DOLORES HUERTA, the iconic Latina labor leader, who walked side by side with the great CESAR CHAVEZ for "la causa" sits down with Latina Voices host Minerva Perez on her visit to the Holocaust Museum Houston for the Changemakers Breakfast. The 89 yr. old opens up about being a mother, the fight for farm workers and the California grape boycott that changed everything.  A nationally recognized civil rights activist who brought on critical legislation to help the farm workers all over the world. At 89 she  now advocates for 'getting out the vote' and the 2020 Census.

The Houston Chamber Choir performs the first major choral setting of the Diary of Anne Frank.

Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga is the CEO of the Holocaust Museum Houston. They just opened the beautiful Mady and Ken Kades Stage inside the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater. It's a part of a major reinvention of the museum that includes a complete translation of the exhibits into Spanish. This is a symbol of the museum's purpose: to make the lessons of propaganda and totalitarianism accessible to as many people as possible. They're celebrating the Guardian of the Human Spirit Luncheon honoring the Astros Foundation on November 25th. Got to www.hmh.org for info.

Mariam Khalili is the Managing Director of Houston Chamber Choir and Robert Simpson is their founder and artistic director. Their new season kicks off with "Annelies: The Diary of Anne Frank."The performance will christen the new theatre at the Holocaust Museum Houston. The choir was also invited to the World Symposium on Choral Music in New Zealand, a great a rare honor. It's "the Olympics" of choral music. They are also offering Master classes to schools and their free show at the Miller Outdoor Theatre: "Jukebox Saturday Night" pays tribute to the carefree days of Rock ’n Roll. There will be dancing on stage and on the lawn!www.houstonchamberchoir.org

In this episode of “Unwrap Your Candies Now,” Catherine Lu learns about the Houston Chamber Choir's season-opening concert, featuring Annelies, the first major choral setting of The Diary of Anne Frank, composed by James Whitbourn with libretto compiled and translated by Melanie Challenger. The Choir presents the work’s Houston Premiere at the newly-reopened and expanded Holocaust Museum Houston, September 21 and 22. Catherine chats with the Choir’s Founder and Artistic Director, Robert Simpson, and the Museum’s... Read More

Guests: Patrick Stockwell Literary Programs Director for Gemini Ink & Poet Lupe Mendez Poets & Writers Houston Coordinator. Featuring music by Mex Step. And find out about the Free Tuition Movement. Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9CPLMM88TF5BS Bios: Patrick Stockwell is a native of Houston, Texas and holds an MFA in Creative Writing-Fiction from New Mexico State University where he served as an assistant editor for Puerto del Sol and a coordinator with La Sociedad para las Artes and the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series. Stockwell currently works as Literary Programs Director for Gemini Ink, San Antonio's Literary Arts Center. His literary debut, The Light Here Changes Everything, was the winner of the 2018 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize and will be published Fall 2019 by Texas Review Press. Originally from Galveston, TX, Lupe Mendez (Writer//Educator//Activist) works with Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, Brazilian Arts Foundation and other organizations to promote poetry events, advocate for literacy/literature and organize creative writing workshops that are open to the public. He is the founder of Tintero Projects and works with emerging Latinx writers and other writers of color within the Texas Gulf Coast Region. Lupe co-hosts INKWELL, a collaborative podcast on regional, national and international Latinx writers and other writers of color. Mendez is a CantoMundo Fellow, a Macondo Fellow and an Emerging Poet Incubator Fellow. Mendez has nearly 20 years of experience as a performance poet, having opened up for such notable writers as Dagoberto Gilb, Esmeralda Santiago and the late Raul Salinas. He has shared his poetry across the country in places such as the Holocaust Museum Houston, the Jung Center, MECA (Houston), the Mission Cultural Center For Latino Arts (San Francisco), the National Hispanic Cultural Center (Albuquerque) and the Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin). A keynote speaker/poetry performer across Texas, Mendez hosts writing workshops across the country, most recently NP Radio airs live Tuesdays 6pm-7pm cst 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX. Livestream www.KPFT.org. More podcasts at www.NuestraPalabra.org. The Nuestra Palabra Radio Show is archived at the University of Houston Digital Archives. Our hard copy archives are kept at the Houston Public Library’s Special Collections Hispanic Archives. Producers: Leti Lopez & Marlen Treviño. Board operator: Terrell Quillin Tony Diaz Sundays, Mondays, & Tuesdays & The Other Side Sun 7am "What's Your Point" Fox 26 Houston Mon Noon "The Cultural Accelerator" at www.TonyDiaz.net Tues 6pm NP Lit Radio 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston www.NuestraPalabra.org 24/7 The Other Side TV www.TheOtherSideTele.com

When I decided to launch this podcast, I knew that I wanted to interview Kelly. I knew that the message and mission of Holocaust Museum Houston are desperately needed in our increasingly divided, hate-filled world. What I didn't know is that between the time we taped this interview and the time I posted it, there would be yet another shooting at a synagogue in the U.S., this one in Poway, CA. What is it going to take for us to stop "othering" and hating each other? Perhaps open and honest dialogue is a good place to start. Let's get to it...Support the show (http://patreon.com/OurVoicesMatterPodcast)

Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to poet Jo Reyes-Boitel, Poet Lupe Mendez, Houston Poet Laureate Leslie Contreras Schwartz, Fox 26 Houston anchorman José Griñan. Click her to donate to Nuestra Palabra. Donate today and we’ll list you among our summer muses on our website through Hispanic Heritage Month and we’ll give you a shout out on the air: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cm…_id=9CPLMM88TF5BS Bios: Poet Leslie Contreras Schwartz utters her first sentence after being officially announced as Houston's new poet laureate! Jo Reyes-Boitel is a poet, playwright, and essayist. A novice hand percussionist. Jo is also a rabid music listener and former music researcher. She is a Texas transplant by way of Minnesota, Florida, Mexico, Cuba. Lupe Mendez discusses his new book "Why I Am Like Tequila". Originally from Galveston, TX, Mendez (Writer//Educator//Activist) works with Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, Brazilian Arts Foundation and other organizations to promote poetry events, advocate for literacy/literature and organize creative writing workshops that are open to the public. He is the founder of Tintero Projects and works with emerging Latinx writers and other writers of color within the Texas Gulf Coast Region. Lupe co-hosts INKWELL, a collaborative podcast on regional, national and international Latinx writers and other writers of color. Mendez is a CantoMundo Fellow, a Macondo Fellow and an Emerging Poet Incubator Fellow. Mendez has nearly 20 years of experience as a performance poet, having opened up for such notable writers as Dagoberto Gilb, Esmeralda Santiago and the late Raul Salinas. He has shared his poetry across the country in places such as the Holocaust Museum Houston, the Jung Center, MECA (Houston), the Mission Cultural Center For Latino Arts (San Francisco), the National Hispanic Cultural Center (Albuquerque) and the Mexican American Cultural Center (Austin). A keynote speaker/poetry performer across Texas, Mendez hosts writing workshops across the country, most recently as a teaching artist for the Poetry Foundation’s Teacher Poetry Summits. NP Radio airs live Tuesdays 6pm-7pm cst 90.1 FM KPFT Houston, TX. Livestream www.KPFT.org. More podcasts at www.NuestraPalabra.org. Board operator: Terrell Quillin. Producers: Leti Lopez & Marlen Treviño. Co-hosts: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Lupe Mendez, and Fox 26 Houston anchorman José Griñan. The Nuestra Palabra Radio Show is archived at the University of Houston Digital Archives. Our hard copy archives are kept at the Houston Public Library’s Special Collections Hispanic Archives. Tony Diaz Sundays, Mondays, & Tuesdays & The Other Side Sun 7am "What's Your Point" Fox 26 Houston Mon Noon "The Cultural Accelerator" at www.TonyDiaz.net Tues 6pm NP Lit Radio 90.1 FM KPFT, Houston www.NuestraPalabra.org 24/7 The Other Side TV www.TheOtherSideTV.com

We find ourselves in a political climate where many say that college graduates are not ready to join the workforce.  This is true in many respects, but the greater truth is that the majority of higher ed has lost its way when it comes to preparing students for life, something equally if not more important than being prepared to assume a position in the workforce. Then there is Texas A&M. Like the service academies (e.g., West Point, Annapolis, etc.), Texas A&M takes a holistic approach to education – preparing students for life, not just for a job. This holistic approach has resulted in Texas A&M’s undergraduate employment rate being second only to Penn State’s, and is tied for the most CEOs of Fortune 100 companies (four).  These are testaments to the quality and talent its students bring to employers on day one after graduating.  This is one reason for the well-known statement in Aggieland: “What do you call an Aggie five years after they graduate? Boss.” Background and TAMU History Founded in 1876, Texas A&M has had a tight alignment with the military. In fact, for its first 90 years, the school only admitted male students and they were required to serve in the Corps of Cadets. After graduation, these students went on to active duty in the military while others went into the workforce, often rising through the ranks to top leadership roles. This laid the groundwork for the fundamental principles that continue to this day of preparing young men (and now women) to lead in the world. During this time, the university started empowering and enabling students to find self-solutions, identify problems and begin to identify means to solve an issue. That concept of a student-led, student-run process began at the infancy of Texas A&M. Operationalizing Texas A&M’s Six Core Values Texas A&M has six core values -- excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service. These values, which not well-specified early on, have informed the university in many ways over the years. For instance, the Holocaust Museum Houston recently recognized Texas A&M for producing more than 20,000 Aggies who stepped forward to serve in World War II and made an incredible difference in the outcome of that war on a global scale. This ties back to the core value of selfless service. Starting approximately 20 years ago, past Texas A&M presidents and staff began an exercise in which they looked back at the institution’s 100-plus-year history and then put the core values on paper. That exercise became the foundational pieces through which TAMU recruits students and how it communicates with former students These core values are shared in recruitment materials and are prominently displayed across campus and permeate Texas A&M’s programs and culture. They are discussed in orientation and residence halls and during a variety of leadership training programs. By the end of their college experience, students can talk about the six core values with a very specific framework and how that led them to be able to achieve certain aspects of their undergraduate and graduate experience. Texas A&M also embeds the core values as learning outcomes when developing and reviewing programs and courses. For example, when the university thinks about developing a new initiative, they don’t talk about a baseline. Instead, the conversation is about whether the program is excellent, is it right and is there integrity and what is the right thing to do. The conversation is not about what might be expedient or put the university in the best light, but what is the right thing to do for the students and building individual character. Building the Next Generation of Leaders Texas A&M takes this one step further by putting students (instead of faculty or staff) in charge of organizing groups and major events. The faculty and staff members serve in advisory roles instead of being in charge of the activity. Texas A&M is very conscious and deliberate in focusing on the core values and encourages students to focus on their work ethic and the value of the work that brings the rewards. Instead of making assumptions about salary and title, the Aggies understand that they need to make appropriate progress to begin to get promotions, a process that starts with their roles at TAMU. For example, students begin their “training” as underclassmen when they join a variety of organizations. Each year, they have the opportunity to move into leadership roles as they begin to narrow their focus. In these roles, they are responsible for operations, training, budgeting or marketing. This enables students to get real-time leadership experience while in school which translates into students being ready to take on significant roles early in their careers. Texas A&M’s Enrollment Processes Whereas many institutions of higher education are seeing enrollment declines and some are being forced to shutter their doors, Texas A&M, which articulates its core values and what being an Aggie is about in its recruitment materials, enrollment selection process is highly competitive (this year, over 50,000 applicants for 10,000 spaces) and it always has a wait list. The number of applications in 2018 were 20-25 percent higher than in 2016. (The 2017 applications were skewed by Hurricane Harvey.) The interest in attending the university is indicative of not only the quality of education, but also the experiences that students will have. Legacy students are not an automatic admit, but at least 25 percent do come from families with Aggie ties. The legacy student typically has the desire to attend Texas A&M as well as the drive to make top grades and a strong work ethic. In one instance, Dr. Pugh could track the Aggie heritage of a recent Texas A&M Yell Leader back to his great-great-great-great grandfather who was the first student ever to enroll at Texas A&M. Hiring Faculty Members and Staff Texas A&M’s values also go out to how they hire faculty and staff. It looks for the qualities of the individual in relation to the quality of their knowledge, their ethics, and their integrity. The expectation is that these individuals will be leaders when they come to Texas A&M. Faculty are expected to be outstanding researchers, which goes hand-in-hand with the core values, and faculty are expected to be part of the local and A&M community. The Division of Student Affairs looks for candidates who align with the university’s core values so they can model those values and take a leadership role. These staff members understand the role of mentorship and are expected to adopt a facilitative, advising stance so that students learn how to take ownership and solve their own problems. The staff also models service leadership concepts and encourages reflection so that students learn from both their successes and their failures, and then are able to move forward. Taking a Longer View Texas A&M is in the process of envisioning what higher education will look like in 2030 and what Texas A&M needs to be proactive in creating that vision. They are involving faculty, staff and students in these discussions and finding ways to embrace these changes. The Texas A&M Foundation has a capital campaign, Lead by Example, that includes three principles: transformational experiences for students, faculty and staff; discovery and innovation, to tackle the major problems in the world; and impact on the state, nation and world, to bring out the servant leadership. They want to encourage students to lead a life of value to commit to the betterment of the world. Wrapping Up Texas A&M offers an important example of how higher education can create an environment in which students learn not only their core discipline but also the softer skills of leadership.  Texas A&M’s core values infuse everything they do, from recruitment brochures and signage to their coursework and how student activities are run. This type of approach offers a way to quiet naysayers who question the value of higher education as to whether institutions prepare their graduates to succeed in the work environment. This state university puts a premium on creating a life of value – and it shows in its current and former students, the faculty, staff and administration. Bullet Points Texas A&M offers an important example of how higher education can create an environment in which students learn not only their core discipline but also the softer skills of leadership.  Texas A&M’s core values infuse everything they do, from recruitment brochures and signage to their coursework and how student activities are run. This type of approach offers a way to quiet naysayers who question the value of higher education as to whether institutions prepare their graduates to succeed in the work environment. The university puts a premium on creating a life of value – and it shows in its current and former students, the faculty, staff, and administration. Texas A&M, like the service academies (e.g., West Point, Annapolis, etc.), takes a holistic approach to education – preparing students for life, not just for a job. This is one reason why their job placement rate for graduates is 2nd in the nation behind Penn State, and it is tied for the most CEOs of Fortune 100 companies (four).  These are testaments to the quality and talent its students bring to employers on day one after graduating. Texas A&M has six core values -- excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service. These values, which not well-specified early on, have informed the university in many ways over the years. They are shared in recruitment materials and are prominently displayed across campus and permeate Texas A&M’s programs and culture. They are discussed in orientation and residence halls and during a variety of leadership training programs. By the end of their college experience, students can talk about the six core values with a very specific framework and how that led them to be able to achieve certain aspects of their undergraduate and graduate experience. Texas A&M takes leadership development and core values one step further by putting students (instead of faculty or staff) in charge of organizing groups and major events. The faculty and staff members serve in advisory roles instead of being in charge of the activity. Texas A&M is very conscious and deliberate in focusing on the core values and encourages students to focus on their work ethic and the value of the work that brings the rewards. Instead of making assumptions about salary and title, the Aggies understand that they need to make appropriate progress to begin to get promotions, a process that starts with their roles at TAMU. Whereas many institutions of higher education are seeing enrollment declines and some are being forced to shutter their doors, Texas A&M, which articulates its core values and what being an Aggie is about in its recruitment materials, enrollment selection process is highly competitive and it always has a wait list. The number of applications in 2018 were 20-25 percent higher than in 2016 (50,000+ for 10,000 spaces). The 2017 applications were skewed by Hurricane Harvey. The interest in attending the university is indicative of not only the quality of education, but also the experiences that students will have. Texas A&M’s values also go out to how they hire faculty and staff. It looks for the qualities of the individual in relation to the quality of their knowledge, their ethics and their integrity. The expectation is that these individuals will be leaders when they come to Texas A&M. Texas A&M is in the process of envisioning what higher education will look like in 2030 and what Texas A&M needs to be proactive in creating that vision. They are involving faculty, staff and students in these discussions and finding ways to embrace these changes. 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