Compensating for what can’t be done, and being surprised by what can.

Posted on January 28, 2008
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Over the past six months since arriving here, I’ve mainly devoted my time to learning as much as I possibly could about what makes The University of Montana tick. Through this process of immersion, I’ve started to develop a clearer sense of how UMOnline can, perhaps should, function as an instrumental part of this institution’s mission. I see strengths that can be enhanced; I see areas that need strengthening. Fundamentally, I see some extraordinary opportunities, some of which I have the temerity to believe we should go after. We’ve been starting to assemble a set of strategic objectives that I believe can help frame our efforts at and through UMOnline.

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Getting things started

Posted on January 27, 2008
Filed Under Operational Efficiency | 3 Comments

It seems that one of the most daunting hurdles to starting an organizational blog is writing the first post. For whatever reason, I feel that something profound should be said. I think, a little gravitas, perhaps. 

That may be folly.

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