Many Hats, One Head: How to Survive—and Even Thrive— When Pulled in Many Directions Dr. Steve McLeod, Associate Dean Harding School of Theology

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Many Hats, One Head: How to Survive—and Even Thrive— When Pulled in Many Directions Dr. Steve McLeod, Associate Dean Harding School of Theology

My Hats, Your Hats: How Close? Small School (about 150 students) Branch Campus of University of Duties—primarily Registrar A “Banner” school One-person office

My Hats, Your Hats: How Close? Many Others = inch wide, mile deep Small College Registrar = mile wide, inch deep How Handle Wide-ranging Duties?

Remember the Main Thing “The Main Thing is to keep The Main Thing The Main Thing.” --Lige Turman, Former elder (deceased) Highland Church of Christ, Memphis, TN

What’s the Main Thing? Make Boss Look Good Keep the School Open Improve the School (Institutional Research) Keep Auditors Satisfied (THEC, VA, SEVIS, etc.)

Tips to Handle the Main Thing (and some little ones, too) 1. Never Agree to Present a Lecture on “How to Survive and Thrive When Pulled in Many Directions.” (Or, Don’t take on too much that is not necessary.) 2. If you can’t know everything, find a friend who does! (Network)  Let them know how thankful you are for their help.

Tips, Cont’d 3. Communication is Key 4. Take Advantage of Available Resources 5. Use Technology Judiciously  Google Calendar  Smartphone

Tips, Cont’d 6. Get Help! Doing it yourself will not work. 7. If Faculty or Student asks Question, Send Answer to Everyone Who Might Need It 8. Choose Listserves Carefully  Small College Registrar Listserve  ATSRAO:

Tips, Cont’d 9. Plan Ahead and Work Ahead So You Won’t Get Behind 10. You can’t change others. You can’t control events. You can only change your attitude.

Tips, Cont’s  You can get upset but it will not help  Laugh and move on

Have Fun Bible Exam FAQs Advanced Introduction Courses Q. I passed 5001 Adv Intro to OT and 5201 Adv Intro to NT. I don’t need to take the Bible exam. Right? A. Wrong. Passing the Intros has nothing to do with the Bible exam. You must still take the Bible exam.

Have Fun Bible Exam FAQs Bible Major Q. I was a Bible major and had a 4.0. I don’t need to take the Bible exam, right? A. Wrong. If you had a 4.0 as a Bible major, you should do well on the Bible exam.

Have Fun Bible Exam FAQs Procrastinators Q. We are supposed to take the Bible exam in our first semester. I didn’t. Does that mean I’m exempt?

Have Fun Bible Exam FAQs Procrastinators Q. We are supposed to take the Bible exam in our first semester. I didn’t. Does that mean I’m exempt? A. Seriously? No. Take the exam.

Are You Thriving Yet? Observations, Questions, Comments? (Leave Criticisms for Evaluation Feedback)

Contact Information Dr. Steve McLeod, Associate Dean Harding School of Theology