To celebrate Thanksgiving with all this blog readers based in the US, I’ve prepared a selection of YouTube videos featuring 10 college/university presidents in unusual situations — i.e. they don’t give a speech or read a welcome message.
Here are the 10 university/colleges presidents listed by order of appearance:
- Allegheny College President, Dr. Richard Cook, on a motorcycle
- Butte College President, Dr. Diana Van Der Ploeg, throwing the first pitch of a baseball game
- Malone College President, Dr. Gary Streit, featured in a fun spot about the football season
- Oakwood College President, Dr. Delbert Baker, taking a dive in the swimming pool WITH his business suit to honor a promise
- Portsmouth Ohio SSU President Dr. Rita Rice Morris parachuting from a plane
- Coastal Carolina University President, David DeCenzo wearing his university mascot’s head
- Bible College President, Dr. Mike Randall, wearing a fake mustache
- Dickinson College President, Dr. William G. Durden, demonstrating how to tie a bowtie
- Xavier University President, Father Michael Graham, answering questions during a student-run late-night comedy TV show
- Upper Iowa University President, Dr. Alan Walker, getting his head shave in public
In this selection, some videos are a bit longish, so feel free to watch the beginning and skip to the next one by clicking on the right arrow on the YouTube screen.
These videos show the human side of higher ed leadership. Nice!