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Farmville Herald Interview
Pat Finnegan Reflects On LU, Leadership, And The Person He Is
By Ken Woodley
July 23, 2010
The retired general warmly greets his visitor, welcoming him into an office that has far more unpacked books and personal items still in boxes than on shelves.
Fifteen boxes came in the day before and Patrick Finnegan, in his first days as Longwood University president, unpacked five of them and there are many more things to bring in.
The walls are virtually bare but on a shelf is one thing he had put up. Because people are defined by what they choose to fill the space in their offices, the former Dean of West Point is asked about what he put up first.
A framed picture from Disney's The Lion King is now in his hands. Within the frame are two of the film's characters and these four words: Remember who you are.
"I said this to cadets, frequently. And I probably will say it to Longwood students," Finnegan says of those words. "Remember what you're about...Being a student at Longwood, being a graduate of Longwood means something and you should live up to that.
"So that is, actually," he says, "the first thing I put up."
That fact is revealing, in and of itself, but even more so because during the course of the full hour's interview which had just ended, Finnegan had lived up to those words in the frame.
Yes, the very first thing retired United States Army General Patrick Finnegan put up in his office as the president of Longwood University was a framed picture from The Lion King with four words that beat a full house, a straight flush or any other trick of luck.
Not one of his more than a dozen different military awards.
Not the Defense Superior Service Medal, which he won twice.
Not the Legion of Merit.
Not the Bronze Star.
Not the Meritorious Service Medal, which he won three times.
Nothing to show he was the Staff Judge Advocate/General Counsel for the United States European Command for two years, filling the role of principal legal advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, on all matters related to the US Armed Forces in Europe and Africa.
Nope, none of those.
Simba and Rafiki, instead.
A lion and a baboon-like primate known as a mandrill.
Remember who you are.
The Herald: Why Longwood? What convinced you to apply for and then accept the presidency of this university?
Finnegan: Longwood was very intriguing to me for a number of reasons. I knew a little bit about it because my sister graduated from here in 1976, but it was a very different institution back then-it was an all girls school, primarily a teachers school. So I knew about Longwood College. But that information was dated.
When I was possibly looking for jobs because I wasn't certain I would stay in the Army-the Army hadn't let me know whether they wanted me to continue or not-I had seen an advertisement for the presidency of Longwood University and went on the website, looked at the information and was very intrigued by a number of things. I was captured by their mission to transform young men and women into citizen leaders who contribute to the good of society. I think that's a great purpose of education. I think it's very akin to what we were doing at West Point, and trying to do there, with a more narrow focus, probably. But I think that is what education can and should be about.
I like the idea of a campus this size, in number of students-5,000-plus but really not intending to grow into an enormous school. So I thought that I would apply and see what was there and what Longwood was about. I went to the initial interview, which I've learned is called 'the airport interview' because it happens at the airport. And met the 13 or 14 people on the selection committee, a variety of people-from members of the board of visitors, to faculty, to staff, to students, some members of the (Longwood) Foundation. And I was taken by two things.
One, how nice they all were, how pleasant they were to talk to.
And, two, how committed they were to their school. How much they obviously cared about Longwood and what it meant to people.
And that's the kind of place I want to be, where folks are committed to what they are doing. Where they care about what they're doing. Where it's a calling as much as a job. And I think I have found that, in all my dealings so far, in a limited time.
When I went back from that interview, the initial interview in Richmond, sort of the screening interview, I told my wife (Joan) those two exact things. The people were unbelievably nice and that they all seemed very committed to their school, and what the school was about. Within a day or so I was told that I was one of the four finalists and so we were intrigued by that, and knew we were coming for a campus visit in February.
We had never really been to Longwood, certainly not the newest Longwood. I had visited here very briefly one time when my sister was a student here. My wife had never been here. And so in January we were visiting our daughter in Springfield and we drove down here on Saturday and walked around, just to see what the campus was like, talk to some people. We didn't disclose who we were or why we were doing it. And again we were taken by what the students had to say about the school, that they liked it very much, even though for some it hadn't been their first choice, because of the community feel, of the fact they were in small classes and they got to know their teachers and the teachers knew them and they got to know people on campus.
That's the kind of place we had been. That's the kind of place that we want to be a part of. And so, I guess if we had come down to Farmville and Longwood in January and said, 'we don't like this place much' we would have felt differently. But we loved the little town. We liked the look of the campus, particularly the new Brock Commons, and other things. We just thought it was a beautiful kind of mini-Jeffersonian type of place, which we're used to, as well.
And then we came for the campus interview, which could have been a grueling couple of days, particularly because ours was a Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, just Wednesday evening a little bit, and then all day Thursday, and then a couple of things on Friday. But the main day was Thursday and you're lined up for seven or eight different groups of interviews, between faculty groups, student groups, staff groups, I can't even remember what all of them were.
But when I looked at it beforehand I thought this may be a grueling experience, but as it turned out, it's kind of strange to say, but it was fun. I enjoyed the day. I enjoyed talking to the people and again felt the same thing with virtually every group I was in-that they were committed to making Longwood University the best school it could be and they were concerned about the budget and other issues, as well, which are concerns for any higher education institution right now. But more than that they were concerned about how good a school could Longwood be and can it retain the character that it has now and what makes it distinctive now.
I even enjoyed the open forum and the back and forth questions with the faculty and students and others. And at the end of that day Joan and I turned to each other and I said 'If I'm offered this job I'm going to take it.'
To me, there's an old saying that the Army has, and I think it's a great one, and it says the Army isn't about people, the Army is people. And to me, in any job you're in, position you're in, the most important thing is the people that you're around and you're working with and dealing with. And so what we found here and what we found in the community is a group of people who are friendly, who have a smile on their face when you walk past, whether they know you or don't. And, particularly talking about the university, everyone we met cares very much about the school. And for the faculty, I think, by and large, the ones I've met, this is not just a job, it's a calling, which education should be. For the students, I hope it's not simply a place to get a diploma but a place to get an education in all kinds of ways, inside the classroom and outside. And that's really the kind of place I want to be. I think Longwood has come a long way in the last 14 years under Dr. Cormier, and has certainly changed its nature and its reputation, and I think it has great possibilities for the future and I want to be part of it.
The Herald: How hard was it to leave your career in the military?
Finnegan: It wasn't hard. I loved my time in the military. I particularly loved the last dozen years at West Point and the last five as the Dean of the military academy. It was a dream job, one I never thought I'd have, but I really think this, unbelievably, has the possibility of being another dream job.
I found what I really liked best about the job as Dean was being around cadets, being around the students, and I know there are lots of obligations for a university president as there are for a Dean but I'm going to try to continue that, to be around students as much as I can.
I'll tell you this story about leaving the military. I wasn't sure if I was leaving because the Army wouldn't tell me. The Superintendent at West Point, who's our college president, in a way, was actually originally due to stay another year, so he would have retired next summer. And then about a year ago we knew he was most likely going to retire this summer, right now. Neither he nor I, and we're good friends, thought it would be a great idea for both of us to retire at the same time. And we tried to get the Army to say what they would do with me if he was retiring.
And I told the Army I was willing to stay as the Dean for another year or two. And they said 'Well, let us think about it' and didn't answer. And didn't answer. In fact, at one point early in the fall I was told 'Don't submit your retirement papers but don't submit a request for an extension.' So I was absolutely in limbo. That is the definition of limbo.
And so I said to my boss, the Superintendent, 'Okay, then I need to start looking for a job because I don't need it to be April or May for them to say 'So long, it's been fun.' And so I applied for just a very few jobs and this was about the first one. Shortly afterwards I found out I was a finalist, in early December, and about two weeks later, sitting at home, the Secretary of the Army called me at home-I've known him for a while. He's a new Secretary of the Army-and asked me if I would stay as the Dean for an additional year. I told him that I loved being the Dean and loved West Point and that I would definitely be interested in that but I was a finalist for this position at Longwood and that if I was selected for this I would almost certainly take this position.
And he very graciously said that would be fine to go ahead and compete and that if I wasn't selected for Longwood I would stay as the Dean.
So I had two great alternatives but when I was offered this position, particularly after meeting the people, coming here, I was actually kind of grateful to the Army that they hadn't made a decision, because if they had told me a year ago 'We want you to stay as the Dean' then I would never even have looked for another job at that point and I wouldn't have had this opportunity.
People would say to me at West Point, or my friends, 'Oh, you must be very sad to be leaving' and 'You must be melancholy' and the truth is we weren't. We loved our time there and really will miss a lot of the people there, but we'll stay in touch with them. We won't see them every day. But I'm convinced the reason we weren't sad or melancholy is because we knew we were coming here. We think this is a great place for us to be and a great opportunity for us, a great new adventure.
The Herald: How did you go about your on-campus undercover re-con of the university?
Finnegan: We probably weren't here for about two hours or so. We drove down, and loved the drive down from D.C., once we got off (Interstate) 95. That's not fun. But driving through the countryside here was-we love this part of Virginia.
So we came down and our initial thought was simply to walk around the campus. We parked and we had little map of the campus that we printed out from online and just wanted to walk around. So there were a few buildings that were open. The library was open and we went in there and was immediately struck by the-when you walk in one of the first things you see in big letters is the honor code, the honor creed of Longwood, which is virtually identical to West Point. And that was almost shocking, in a way, to see that because we hadn't seen that before. And, again, it was almost an omen or a signal that this might be a place worth looking at.
We just loved the Brock Commons area and the fountains and just walking around and seeing things. There were not a lot of students, not a lot of activity but there were some and they were walking around. One of the funny things is that one of the young men sneezed and my wife said 'God bless you' and he just turned and said 'Thank you, ma'am.' And, again, we just said ''Hmmm, these are nice young people,' and everyone, as we just walked by and we'd say 'Hi' and they'd respond so we just stopped a couple of them and just said 'Do you go to school here, tell us about the school' and they probably thought we were parents of prospective students or something, or just curious.
We walked around. We parked in a couple of different spots and just came away saying this could be a very good place for us.
The Herald: What are the differences and similarities between appropriate and effective leadership by a general in the military and that of a civilian university president?
Finnegan: I'm not sure there are a lot of great differences. I'm sure there will be some but the stereotype of a general in the military-and the reason for the stereotype is that some are like that-is that they come in and kind of bark orders and direct people to do everything and they're very top down micro-managers.
And there are certainly some leaders in the military and generals in the military who are like that. And my experience is they're not all that effective. Because what will happen is because the military is so hierarchical and if you're a general or the leader and you order and direct things then people will do it. They will. But that's kind of all they'll do is what you order them to do. And their hearts won't be in it. Their spirits won't be in it. They won't give their all to the organization because they're not committed in the same way.
So the most effective leaders, I think, are more consensus-building. They can make decisions and implement them if they need to but they try and get a sense of the organization and where it's headed and have people buy into where you're going, as well-what your vision is. In most places in the military that's the most effective. It's certainly true at an academic institution at West Point.
I was a general. I was the Dean. I oversaw all the academic departments and I could have ordered them all around but that would not be very smart. I had 13 academic departments that I supervised, all headed by great, smart, talented individuals with good ideas of their own and who knew more about their organization than I did. So if I had ordered them around they would have done what I told them because they're required to do so but they wouldn't be a part of making the institution better overall.
So I think, I'm hoping, that that will be very similar here. I've always believed in and tried to practice a very collegial and inclusive style of leadership. I'm not afraid to be the leader. I'm not afraid to make decisions when tough decisions have to be made. But I'm disinclined to make them on my own, without input from people, particularly in times like this where educational institutions are challenged in monetary and other ways.
You have to get, not only input from people but you have to get buy-in from people and allow them to speak their piece because, first, they may have great ideas you hadn't thought of. Second, even if they ultimately disagree with parts of the decision at least if they've had their say and they will feel a part of the organization.
One of the (Longwood) Deans was joking with me the day before (he assumed LU's presidency), the night of June 30th (at a restaurant), 'So, is there inspection tomorrow at 8 o'clock?' and I said, 'No it's at six o'clock' but, no, I think I'll bring some of the personal leadership techniques and personal touches that I've brought that I had at West Point and at other places but this will not be a stereotypical style of military leadership.
The Herald: What nuances will your military experience bring to your presidency at Longwood?
Finnegan: I go back to that original saying. I really do think that leadership in the military, for me, and leadership here, is about people, it's about caring for people, it's caring more about what they want to accomplish, what they aspire to, and what the organization does than about yourself.
This university is not about me. It's particularly about the students who are here and the focus should be on them. But it's about having all of us work together to give the best education inside the classroom and outside the classroom to the students. And so I think that's organizational leadership that is similar to the military and that is it can't be self-focused, by me or faculty members or anybody else.
You try and set the goals and visions of the organization. I'll tell you these because they're part of my philosophy and staff and faculty and students and everybody else is going to hear these repeatedly for the next several years. Two parts of my philosophy, anyway, and my philosophy, certainly, at West Point is that our main focus always has to be on providing the best education for the students who are here. And that's educating them in the classroom and morally, ethically, physically. That's part of it, but to provide them the best developmental educational opportunity and that's whether we're thinking what's the next building project we're going to do, the fundraising we're going to do, or whatever it is, we have to keep in mind that our main focus is students. If we do that, you're not going to get off track as much. So that's one.
The second part of my philosophy is this ought to be enjoyable. Education should be a joyful experience. It's not a grim business we're in. At times, right now, it's a challenging business because of money, but, overall, education of young people who are going to be the future of our country ought to be fun. It ought to be a happy experience for faculty, for administrators, for students, and I intend to have fun and I hope that everyone here at Longwood has fun.
Not every day is going to be a blast and there will be some faculty members who are saying as they're grading 100 exams, 'I thought the president said this was going to be fun.' Well, not every day is going to be like that but overall the experience and the opportunity to work with bright, talented, aspiring young people ought to be fun. And we ought to make it fun for them, as well, and I think there's some great ways to do that.
The Herald: Was President Obama correct to replace Gen. McChrystal (in Afghanistan after the Rolling Stone interview was published)?
Finnegan: Absolutely. And I'm a friend of Gen. McChrystal. I've known him since he was Captain McChrystal and think he is a wonderful officer and a great soldier and leader but I don't think the president had a choice. And I think, I'm guessing, that if you ask Stan McChrystal that he would probably give you the same answer. Given what happened, unfortunately, the president really didn't have much of a choice.
The Herald: What do you view as your own strengths as a person, and as a leader?
Finnegan: The ability to work with people, the ability to bring people together, and having a sense of humor about things, which helps in tough times, and, I think, a genuine interest in others. And a passion for education, because I think it's the key to the future of our country.
The Herald: What about weaknesses?
Finnegan: I probably try to do too much, sometimes, and I have to be careful about that, not getting involved in too many things because I know there's going to be an awful lot of demands on my time and I've tried to learn, over time, to delegate authority and delegate responsibility and let other people do their jobs.
My wife will tell you I'm a horrible procrastinator. I try to overcome that, as well. I've learned sometimes that you can't be a procrastinator but I can tend to be that, as well. And, I don't know if it's a weakness but it's something I'm going to have to keep an eye on, and that is I have spent my entire life essentially in the military. I grew up in a military family. My dad was in the Army. I went to West Point and I've been in the Army since and so I have not worked or been in what is a fairly completely civilian environment before and so there may be traps out there I'm not aware of, that what may seem normal to me is going to seem strange to other people. But I'm going to be careful about that to make sure I'm being sensitive to those issues.
The Herald: Who, within your own realm of personal experience, has most effectively demonstrated leadership-how and why?
Finnegan: There's a man that I worked for for almost two years, General Bill Garrison, who's become a little bit famous because he was the commander of forces that were in Somalia in the book and movie Blackhawk Down. I worked for him in the two years preceding that. I was involved in some of the original planning for that operation, although I had left...He was just a tremendous leader. He focused on what needed to be done, doing it the right way and making sure that his people were taken care of.
He wasn't a particularly personable guy, which was kind of funny. I had friends who'd worked for him before and they just raved about him and said he's not arm around the shoulder all the time, or anything, but people trusted what he said. In fact, I have a quote about leadership that I keep with me (and Finnegan gets up, goes to his desk and pulls out a card that contains a handwritten quote) and it probably describes General Garrison. People would say he's charismatic, as well. He wouldn't say he was. (And then Finnegan reads the quote). 'Leadership isn't so much a matter of charisma, which can abused, as of character. Only someone who, when he says he's going to do something you know he's going to do it, is worth following.'
This actually is from a book that I read, a World War II veteran was writing about his experiences and he wrote it down and I just...thought this was a good thing..."
The Herald: How does one go about taking the job very seriously without taking themselves too seriously?
Finnegan: I think that's the key to any sort of position, especially a leadership position. If you take yourself too seriously then that's going to be obvious to people right away, that you are self-important. People will see that and will not really want to follow you.
You have to take the job and the responsibility seriously. I think you can, and I'm not sure how you would do a job like this without a sense of humor. Even in the worst of times there are going to be things that are funny.
Again, it really goes back, for me, to people and caring about them, talking to them, seeing what's going on with them. But you have to realize in a time like this, and there's probably never going to be an easy time to be a university president, there are some challenges right now that are unique but there are probably unique challenges in every time period. I think you rely on the strengths of the people who are here. There are folks here, I know, you could probably go to higher-paying jobs and maybe to what people would consider more prestigious jobs, but they've been at Longwood and stayed at Longwood because they love this institution and what it stands for and I think that's what you have to focus on and pay attention to and make sure it retains that character even in tough times.
But I would have a hard time taking myself seriously. My wife wouldn't let me, among other things. That's the best thing-when you're starting to get a little bit too full of yourself, she just reminds you. Remember who you are.
The Herald: What do you know about yourself now that you wish you'd known 25 years ago?
Finnegan: One thing is that you don't have to do everything today. That sometimes, particularly in the setting of an educational institution, it's actually better not to make a decision right away, that it's better to let things sit and maybe become socialized in the community and allow people to weigh in and postpone the decision to an appropriate time.
And part of that may be a difference between military and civilian because military leaders tend to say 'Give me the facts, give me the information, I'm going to decide and move on to the next thing.'
Particularly, probably, in my first years as a Dean, and at other times, I wanted to 'All right, let's just decide this thing.' (But) sometimes it's better to wait and let things develop a little more before you decide which course you're going to go.
(Also) I didn't know 25 years ago how much fun it was going to be to be a grandfather. I'm not sure I would change anything about that.
I wouldn't trade any of my experiences but I really love the fact that I was able, at the end of my military career, to spend 12 years in education. I loved being a lawyer. I loved practicing law. I really enjoyed it very much but I appreciate the fact that I got to spend that time in an educational setting and sort of changed my course from where I was going after the Army, where I always thought I'd practice law and I'd probably still be comfortable doing that, but I love the fact that I'm able to stay in education.
The Herald: What is the biggest challenge facing Longwood and how do you plan to deal with it?
Finnegan: Like every college or university these days in the commonwealth, and outside the commonwealth, the biggest challenge is the budget and for Longwood that translates, among other things, into faculty salaries, staff salaries. There haven't been raises for a number of years, and that can be a morale issue. People do stay here, despite the fact they may be paid less, because they feel this calling. But at the same time you have to be sure that they're being treated fairly.
And so we're going to work hard with the legislature and we have to raise private dollars. We're in the midst of a campaign and we're going to have to find resources of money to make sure we stay at least even because until the economy rebounds I don't know how we're going to do with getting state funds.
So that's the biggest challenge. I haven't figured out the answers yet but I know we're going to try to work together to make sure that Longwood retains the character that it has and the people that it has and if we don't do something a little bit better on the money side that's going to be hard to do.
I think the other challenge, in a way, for Longwood, away from the money side, is recognition of its value. And there's a difference between the price and the value. The value of a Longwood education, I think, is well known to people who are here. Not nearly as well known in other parts of Virginia or outside of Virginia.
This school has changed substantially in the last 20 years, from Longwood College to Longwood University and from a girls' teachers school to a much different kind of place. But I don't know that it's not (still) perceived as the Longwood College of the 1970s and 80s in many places.
When I was applying for this job, initially, and talking to the person who headed the search group she said 'Do you know about Longwood?' And I said 'I know very little about it.' And she said 'It's a hidden jewel.' And I think she's right, that it is, a gem that people here understand but not many others do.
And so part of my aim will be to raise Longwood's profile in a way that people understand, more that they understand what's going on here rather than to make it do a whole lot of things differently, but more to say 'This is a great, it is a university with the feel of a small college.' That's what makes Longwood distinctive to me. You get a university education but people know who you are and care who you are. It's not like a school where you're going and every class you take as a freshman has 150 students and you're in a lecture hall taught by teaching assistants.
That's the value-not the price, but the value-of a Longwood education. And I have to say that I think it's nestled in a lovely little community here, in Farmville, and so we want to be, Joan and I, want to be part of this community, as well, and make sure Longwood and Farmville are tied together. We're going to open up Longwood House probably more so than has been done in the past. We're going to have open houses there. I understand from longtime Farmville residents that there used to be an Easter egg hunt at Longwood House and we're going to try and reinstate that tradition, among others, and do other things to help draw the community and the university closer together.
The Herald: What is your perception of the relationship between Longwood and the Farmville community and how do you plan to reach out to the community in your own administration?
Finnegan: Our original perception was that there weren't any terrible town/gown issues. That's certainly what we were told during the selection and interview process and I don't think there's a great tension between the Town of Farmville and the university. I'm not sure there's as strong a connection as there could be and so we are going to work on that and one of the ways is, and Joan is very excited about this, is making Longwood House a kind of center for all kinds of activities. For the university, certainly, but for the community as well. One of her goals, one of our goals, is we don't want any student to have graduated from Longwood without having visited the president's house.
The Herald: For the right reasons.
Finnegan: (Laughing) "Exactly, with their parents or with their family to say hello rather than their being called there for something else.
I'm meeting with Gerry Spates tomorrow and I've asked a couple of people on the faculty and on the staff here to let me know what kinds of events in Farmville I can be a part of, that we can be a part of, that will demonstrate to people that we really want to be a part of this community...
The Herald: What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
Finnegan: I don't know if this is a piece of advice, but I probably got this from my parents, but I really want to go back to my favorite Shakespeare quote and this is, from Hamlet: 'Above all, to thine own self be true.' Be your own self. Be who you are and you can't be anybody else. If you try to do something that is not you people perceive it right away, you look like a sham. So my parents always did tell me be your own person, be who you are.
But I love that quote from Shakespeare because I think it really says it, and the follow on (the rest of the quote) is that 'It must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.'
Be yourself. Present yourself in the way that you are and I think that's the best piece of advice, both that I got from my parents and that I try to follow in my own way.
I think the other thing I learned from my parents, I always told my Mom-my dad's passed away for a number of years-I've told my Mom over the last many years that the two best things, of many great things, that they did for us was urged us to read. They read a lot and they urged us to read.
And they always had a sense of humor about things. I'm one of 10 children and so I guess if you're the parents of 10 you better have a sense of humor.
The Herald: What do you do to relax?
Finnegan: I like to run and I do it for my health but I also do it because it's a great time to just kind of think. And I'll come back from a run, thinking about issues, with some ideas.
I love to be with my grandkids, that's a lot of fun.
I'm a big sports fan. I loved watching the World Cup. And I love playing soccer, too. I played some soccer but probably am getting a little too old for that. But I'll be at a lot of Longwood sports events. First to support the students...
I also like to read. I usually have four or five different books going on at the same time so.
And my wife bought me a Kindle right when they first came out so I use the kindle. But one of the reasons she bought me the Kindle and maybe it will be a good news story for you, is I can download newspapers onto the Kindle. And I can read the newspapers on the Kindle. But she doesn't like it when we go on trips and I have newspapers and I'm reading them on the airplane but I have to have a newspaper.
Yes, if I have to read it online I'll read it online. I'll read the New York Times on line, if it has to be. But I'm just of the generation that you have to have that newspaper and open it up and read it and I'm notorious, with her and others, particularly if we're traveling on an airplane, I'll have a newspaper or two and then if we have a stopover I'll get the paper from that town and read that. She did not cure me of my newspaper habit by getting me a Kindle.
The Herald: What matters most about becoming educated and earning an undergraduate or postgraduate degree?
Finnegan: I think I'm going to link that to what Longwood says and that is that the purpose of education, for us, is to create citizen leaders. Because an educated person is someone who can contribute to society and that's what we ought to be about. That's what our country, to me, is founded on-people who cared more about this vision of a nation, about helping other people, about being part of something bigger than themselves.
And you certainly are better able to do that, better able to serve the community, better able to serve other people, better able to appreciate causes larger than very selfish ones, with education. It opens worlds to you, both in the country and in other parts of the world, and I think that's what's most important about an education-opening your mind to other ideas and allowing you to see how you use your talents to make the community a better place, to make your country a better nation.
And in doing that you improve your life, as well, I think it's personally rewarding when you do that and if you're making your community a better place it's going to be a better location for your family and your children and people who are close to you.
The Herald: What message do you want to resonate, year in, year out, through the staff and student body.
Finnegan: That's one of them certainly (the answer to the previous question), leave here with an education. As you learned in kindergarten, when you take something out, put it back. If you take a toy, put it back. Well, here you're taking something out. You're taking an education out, so give something back. Use that education to give something back, in your community, in your family, wherever it is.
You're granted this education, you worked hard for it, but use it for more than just individual purposes, use it to be a servant of the people.
I mean, Winston Churchill said 'We make a living out of what we get, we make a life out of what we give.'
What are you giving to other people? What are you doing to contribute to a better world for everyone else? I think you do that through education.
The Herald: If you could achieve, with certainty of accomplishment, one thing with the rest of your life, what would it be?
Finnegan: In this narrow focus, right now, I would like to help Longwood continue to grow and to be an even better school and recognized for what it is. If I'm not able to accomplish that I'll be sad about it but it won't destroy my life. That's what I'm aimed at doing over the next several years.
I know I'm no longer able to be the center fielder for the New York Yankees. So I can't accomplish that, a very early childhood dream.
I'm happy with the contributions that I've been able to make with how my life has unfolded. I really feel like I've been extraordinarily blessed with the opportunities I've had.
I guess if I could accomplish one thing it would be to take best advantage of this opportunity that I have to help Longwood. So if I could accomplish one thing it would be-and I'm not sure what the (specific) answer is to that-but to make sure I give my all and take best advantage of this chance.
In the days following this interview, President Finnegan continued the process of unpacking boxes and filling the shelves, the desk, and the walls in his Longwood University office with those things which further define him-clues and artifacts from his life.
Filling the office book by book, just as he has begun to fill Longwood University, day by day, with who he remembers himself to be.
Some day, Pat Finnegan will retire from Longwood University, reversing the process, boxing everything up and packing it away.
The picture of Simba and Rafiki from The Lion King, with the four framed words, will likely be the last tell-tale sign taken down, and then away.
But if he is able to accomplish his goal for Longwood University, a part of Pat Finnegan will remain behind on campus long after he and the picture have gone.


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A Real Bookstore in Fairview has closed its doors
Independent bookstore, A Real Bookstore, has shutdown. The store didn't reopen today.
Its huge children's department made it a favorite destination for families.
The store moved to the Village at Fairview from Plano where it operated as Legacy Books for almost two years in a striking three-level store with several seating areas, a kitchen for cookbook events and a cafe on the northeast corner of Legacy Drive and the Dallas North Tollway.
Managing partner Teri Tanner created the 20,000-square-foot Fairview store to be more family oriented with the large children's area, a dedicated area for teen readers and a cafe that served casual food. She called it her "post-recession" model to follow Legacy Books which opened during the recession and just as the Kindle and other e-readers were hitting the market.
A Real Bookstore opened in late 2010.
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It is with much sadness that a Real Bookstore closed our doors on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 6:00 pm. While we regret that the closing was sudden, we appreciate all the support we have received from our customers and the community. If you have questions regarding the store – please forward them to the address below.
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Poland's central bank Wednesday kept its key policy rates unchanged as expected despite January consumer price inflation overshooting its tolerance range, triggering a temporary weakening of the zloty.
The bank's Monetary Policy Council left the benchmark seven-day intervention rate at 3.75%, the rediscount rate at 4.00%, the Lombard rate at 5.25% and the deposit rate at 2.25%, it said in a statement.
In January, Polish inflation as measured by the consumer price index, jumped unexpectedly to 3.8% on the year from 3.1% in December amid rising food and fuel prices. The central bank's target is 2.5% and the tolerance range is 1.5%-3.5%.
Nine out of 13 economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires had expected the bank to leave rates unchanged. At its most recent meeting in January, the MPC raised rates by 0.25 percentage points and said the move should be regarded as the beginning of a gradual tightening cycle.
The zloty weakened in reaction to the rate decision, moving from 3.9612 zlotys to the euro immediately before the announcement to 3.9779 zlotys at 1219 GMT, nearly half an hour later. At 1613 GMT, it traded at 3.9706 zlotys, having recovered some of the earlier losses.
"The decision was a close one, 50-50, so a lot of investors were betting on a rate increase, hence the dramatic reaction," a dealer said. "That's combined with gloomy global sentiment."
The zloty may weaken further in the coming days, said Rafal Benecki, an economist at ING. A weaker zloty will boost the zloty prices of global commodities, putting further upward pressure on inflation and more pressure on the Monetary Policy Council to raise rates, he said.
The MPC may decide, however, to administer rate hikes over a longer period than previously thought, other economists said. The post-sitting statement from the Polish MPC makes an interest rate increase in April less likely than before because of lower CPI projections for 2011-2013 the central bank published Wednesday, said Invest-Bank chief economist Jakub Borowski.
The central bank expects CPI in 2011-2013 at the average of 3% and sees GDP growth slowing to 3% in 2012-2013 from 4% in 2011, he noted.
The Polish MPC will likely raise rates gradually this year, by a total of 100 basis points, said Nordea economist Anders Svendsen. The MPC may want to increase rates at a slower pace than previously thought as the central bank revised its projections for GDP growth and for CPI beyond 2011, he added.
Poland's Economy Minister, Waldemar Pawlak, spoke against higher rates Wednesday, saying they won't eliminate global inflationary pressure that results from rising prices of food and fuels.


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Portland through Saturday was running nearly 5 degrees above normal for July
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Temperatures have cooled off in Maine following a week of blistering heat.
The National Weather Service said cooler and drier air arrived from Canada on Saturday, providing relief from the high temperatures and humidity. The cool air will hold on over the region through Monday.
The recent stretch of hot weather has resulted in a warm July so far.
Portland through Saturday was running nearly 5 degrees above normal for the month, with Bangor 4 degrees above normal.
July temperatures have been more than 5 degrees above normal in Caribou and more than 6 degrees higher than usual in Millinocket.
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Sometimes, you just have to tip your cap: Rangers star Josh Hamilton became only the 16th player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game Tuesday night at Oriole Park, but fortunately did it in front of 40,000-or-so empty seats. The announced attendance was 11,263, but you can bet the actual count was much less when Hamilton made history. The faithful fans that did show up and stick around on a dreary school night gave Hamilton a nice ovation after his eighth-inning shot gave him the American League record for total bases in a game (18).
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Mississippi State Coach Sylvester Croom says he'll play two quarterbacks Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to 16th ranked South Carolina.
Both Wesley Carroll and Josh Riddell will play, though Croom didn't say who would start.
MSU will head to Columbia riding a three-game winning streak, the first since Croom took over as head coach.
Starting quarterback Michael Henig suffered a broken bone in his right hand two weeks ago in MSU's win at Auburn.


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There has been a lot of fulminating over the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in the week or so since the a House subcommittee added a provision to the consumer protection act legislation that would permanently exempt all companies with a market float of less than $75 million from compliance with section 404 of SOX. This has been described as "gutting" the legislation by some commentators, columnists and bloggers in major news outlets. I think that assessment is just wrong.
It's possible that those hyperventilating on the exemption simply don't understand the nature of these entities. Companies with a public float less than $75 million are typically mid-size corporations with somewhere between $20 and $70 million in annual revenues and between 150 to 500 employees, of which maybe a dozen or two may be in the finance department. Fortune 500 they're not. For many of these companies, the cost of a section 404 audit is a burden in the time spent by employees and fees paid to auditors. I don't think it's unreasonable to exempt these micro-capitalization companies from bearing the burden of section 404 compliance at the possible cost of failing to protect people who are determined to lose money in the stock market chasing hot tips and penny stocks. (It's unclear to me how section 404 would protect these folks anyway.)
The purpose of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was to protect investors (especially individual investors) by reducing the risk they would get fraudulent (or at least materially misleading) financial statements from companies they invest in (See "Sarbanes Oxley, Risk Management and Internal Audit). Most individual investors do not own stock in companies with market floats of $75 million or less unless (1) they own the company or a big part of it, (2) they inherited a big position in it from Grandpa Gus or Aunt Louise who started it, (3) a very close pal or business associate is running the company or (4) they are a complete idiot, very likely on the receiving end of a pump-and-dump scheme. Professional money managers also deserve protection, to be sure, but they have more resources and training and have a diversified portfolio. Moreover, a fraud in a $50-million market cap company is not going to have the economic and social repercussions that frauds like Enron, WorldCom and Quest had (companies with multi-billion dollar market floats).
That noted, it's clear that these 404 audits are not as burdensome as they used to be. For those who may not have been paying attention, a couple of years ago the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board made an important change to its interpretation of section 404, resulting in Accounting Standard (AS) 5. The big problem with SOX release 1.0 was that it confused the need for financial statement governance with finance department governance. Auditors (being auditors) saw the logical possibility that (for instance) poor travel and entertainment reimbursement procedures might cascade into the next Enron and so everything was fair game. AS 5 restored some sanity to the audit, explicitly forcing auditors to focus only on material risks directly related to the financial statements. It's not an annual boil-the-ocean routine anymore. But I'm still willing to go along with the exemption because even if it costs less money than it used to, it's still more money than these businesses can afford.
It's true that after some study of the matter, the exemption may be expanded to those companies with a public float of $250 million or less. But that will happen because the cost of compliance is too burdensome for these companies relative to the potential benefit of the audits. Since those costs have come down considerably, this fear may be misplaced.So unless I'm missing something, it's hard to see the SOX exemption for the smallest public companies as anything more than vigorous exfoliation; not evisceration.
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Fashion is notorious for blurring the line between being dressed-up and wearing a costume. Halloween turns that spirit into a holiday.
Newlyweds Ian and Kate MacDonald celebrated their October nuptials with a costume wedding in Cincinnati. In the words of Kate's father, "ALL weddings are costume weddings."
Ian, a graduate student studying African Literature at Columbia University, "channeled his inner Tom Petty" and dressed as the Mad Hatter from Alice and Wonderland. For Halloween, he wears his groom outfit with one exception: this is his back-up Mad Hatter hat, the original one is still in Ohio.
To complete the outfit, Ian wears a vintage tuxedo coat with tails over a hand-dyed vest and blue oxford. He found his oversized, polka dot bow tie on Etsy. Both his plaid pants and sunglasses are vintage. Ian bought his oxblood, Mexican cowboy boots at Brooklyn Flea in Williamsburg.
Kate, a graduate student in English at the University of Cincinnati, dressed as a dryad, or tree nymph, on her wedding day. Although Kate is not wearing her bride's outfit for Halloween, she is wearing the same felt fox hat from her bachelorette party. She bought it online on Etsy; it's made by Lithuanian graphic and textile designer, Vaiva Nat.
In keeping with the forest theme, Kate bundles up in a hunter green, wool coat and an ivory cardigan by Banana Republic. She wears Joe's denim jeans tucked neatly into her village lace-up boots which are designed by Frye. She purchased the leather boots on eBay for half the price of what they cost new.
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West Brom came from behind to halt Norwich City's ten match unbeaten run with a 2-1 Premier League victory at The Hawthorns.
Zoltan Gera's close-range header cancelled out Robert Snodgrass's opener just before half time, and a bold attacking substitution from Steve Clarke paid dividends as Romelu Lukaku headed a late winner to give the Baggies their first come from behind win of the season.
Aside from a Lukaku header flashing over the bar in the opening minutes, the first half was slow to catch fire. With both sides electing to play a lone striker up front, there were long periods of stalemate with midfields cancelling one another out.
The first real chance fell to West Brom as Steve Morison played in Lukaku, Mark Bunn saving well to his right. But having done the Lion's share of defending, Norwich then took the lead from a familiar source.
Peter Odemwingie conceded a free kick on the edge of the box and Robert Snodgrass stepped up to plant home his third Premier League free kick of the season, more than any other player. Ben Foster, returning between the West Brom sticks, will surely feel he should have done better having got both hands to the effort.
Five minutes later, and another West Brom player was holding his head in his hands, Gareth McAuley failing to find the net from a couple of yards out from Chris Brunt's corner, Bunn saving with his shin.
But from another corner just before the break, the home side were on terms. Again Brunt delivered, and Gera was on hand to head home after Jonas Olsson's initial header came back off the bar.
Norwich then had legitimate claims for a penalty waved away by Martin Atkinson as Snodgrass's shot seemed to catch Olsson's arm before Odemwingie fired inches wide as the home side ended the half on a high.
Clarke rang the changes at half time, bringing on Marc-Antoine Fortune for Graham Dorrans, but the first chance after the break fell to the visitors. Alexander Tettey playing Morison through on goal before the striker dallied too long allowing McAuley to slide in with a superb defensive challenge. A minute later, Norwich missed another golden opportunity, Michael Turner heading wide from another fine Snodgrass cross.
West Brom had their own claims for a penalty turned down and again Olsson was in the thick of it, seemingly being tugged back by Sebastien Bassong.
Not content to settle for the draw, Clarke brought on another attacking player, Shane Long adding to a four pronged attack. It gave West Brom the impetus to press for the winner and they had their reward with nine minutes of normal time remaining. Goran Popov's long diagonal ball fell invitingly for Lukaku and he stole ahead of Javier Garrido to head powerfully past Bunn.
The lead established, Clarke pulled off his goal scorer for Gabriel Tamas to shore things up at the back. Still Norwich pressed for a late equaliser to maintain their impressive unbeaten run. Russell Martin headed just wide from Snodgrass's cross and from the last kick of the game, Bradley Johnson also headed just wide.
The result propels West Brom to sixth in the table, level with three teams above them on 30 points, although seventh placed Chelsea have two games in hand.
Romelu Lukaku – West Brom: Caused Norwich all kinds of problems with his pace and capped a fine performance with the winning goal.
West Brom: Foster 6, Jones 6, McAuley 7, Olsson 6, Popov 7; Morrison 6, Brunt 7; Odemwingie 6, Gera 6, Dorrans 5; Lukaku 8. Subs: Long 6, Tamas 6, Fortune 6.
Norwich: Bunn 6; Whittaker 6, Bassong 7, Turner 6, Garrido 6; Pilkington 6, Johnson 7, Tettey 6, Snodgrass 7, Hoolahan 5, Morison 6. Subs: Martin 6, Howson 6, Bennett 6.
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Derived from a song by the Pointer Sisters and Conway Twitty.. meaning To be patient with and give sexual pleasure.. Mostly referring to men
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Karen Mok's first English jazz album, Somewhere I Belong, offers a Chinese flavor to the traditional style of music. Released on Jan 18 worldwide, the album sees the singer-actress' 22-month's efforts. She plays guzheng, the traditional Chinese zither-like instrument, on her imaginative cover of George Harrison's Beatles classic While My Guitar Gently Weeps. The album also embraces Chris Isaak's Wicked Game, Sting's Moon Over Bourbon Street, and Cole Porter's Love For Sale. Mok has included two Chinese numbers.
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Building Social Media Value through Tuning In, Connecting and Contributing
I attended a Chase Business Insight Seminar yesterday on the topic of "How to Win Business Using Social Media: Three Simple Steps to Success." It was presented by author Tim Sanders, former Chief Strategy Officer for Yahoo! and now an author and speaker.
The three steps are:
- Tune In
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These were offered with context on the current state of social media, and good case studies.
The advice reflects what I tell people who are just starting in social media, but aren't sure the first step. For instance, after you sign up for Twitter, just watch, don't tweet. Do searches for things that interest you, and start following the threads. Who is saying what? Who do they follow, and who follows them? Who has made lists out of those people? After a while you'll see bigger patterns, and you'll see where you fit in, and at that point, you can't help but jump in and tweet.
Sanders refined this advice with some case studies. Tune in - that's the watching part. Connect - that's finding the people to follow. This is as simple as clicking "Follow" in Twitter, or "Subscribe" in Facebook, adding them to your circles in Google+, grab a feed to their blog posts.
Starting to contribute is the key. Don't start contributing about you. Once you've found influential people to connect with, add value to the connection from their point of view. See what they are tweeting about, and retweet them, with your own comments. Add comments to their blogs or their posts. After a while, they'll recognize you as a supportive and important part of their social ecosystem, and your point of view will emerge.
Then, when you finally get around to connecting that point of view, and social value, to your own business or your own interests, feel free to contribute that connection. If it's relevant and valuable, the social credits you've earned by your own contributions will pay off.
It is best to be genuine and not manipulative as you establish your social value and credibility, but it is worth the effort.
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Answer: Light sport aircraft have a maximum gross weight of 1320 lbs, which is why useful load amounts over 500 lbs are challenging. However, through innovative construction techniques, many aircraft manufacturers have exceeded 500 lbs useful load. Examples of such aircraft include the Flight Design CT, Remos G-3, A-22 Valor and Gobosh 800XP.
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Aerostat: A lighter-than-air craft. A hot-air balloon is an aerostat.
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Many collectors get confused about how inflation affects the value of coins. It is easy to get lost in all the economic theories and information that inevitably permeate the market during periods of economic uncertainty. While this issue is certainly not one that can be easily simplified, a few principles can help collectors understand how inflation and coin value interact.
The majority of collectors understand that the quality of a coin greatly influences its price. Thus, numismatists have developed a sophisticated system for grading coins. In addition to gaining familiarity with the coin grading system, coin collectors and investors should remember other aspects that can impact a coin's value:
Ultimately, inflation is merely one of many factors that affect the fluctuations in coin prices. To maximize the value of coins over time, coin collectors should keep these variables in mind, rather than blindly choosing coins based on potential value.
Research Coin Dealer Ratings from the National Inflation Association. Gainesville Coins was the only coin dealer to attain the highest rating, 5 stars, from the NIA.
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THIS week's print edition has an array of economics articles that may be of interest. The following have particularly caught our eye:
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The mighty dollar: Feeling green (Finance)
Iraq's economy: An empty chest ...
IN THIS week's print edition, we take a look at the latest budget, delivered yesterday by George Osborne, the Conservative chancellor of the exchequer. We called his plans for a rollercoaster of spending cuts until 2018, followed by a splurge, "
DANNY ALEXANDER, Britain's chief secretary to the Treasury (a position akin to a deputy finance minister), has a tricky job close to an election. On the one hand, Mr Alexander—a Liberal Democrat—has had to sign off on the budget presented yesterday by ...
RARELY have investors lavished so much attention on a single word. After a two-day meeting, the Federal Reserve dropped the word "patient" from its monetary-policy statement. Why the fuss over this single word?
"Patient", in Fed-speak, indicates that it will hold off increasing ...
THIS morning Britain's Office for National Statistics announced that inflation, as measured by the�Consumer Prices Index (CPI),�dropped to 0% in February (see chart): down from 0.3% in January and 0.5% in December. Rather ...
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Tipperary warned over financial failings after loss of €246,939 for 2012
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Tipperary have been warned that they financial ruin if they do not address their financial shortfalls following another heavy loss this year.
The Premier's accounts revealed a loss of €246,939 for 2012, following a near €220,000 deficit from the previous year.
Ballina delegate Michael Hayes said: "There's a reason why income is falling — our product (county SHC) isn't what it needs to be.
"But it can't be done by five or six (officers) up there on their own. We need to tackle this on a broader basis and get clubs involved. We're facing financial ruin if this continues."
Former Munster Council chief and Tipp's representative for the Croke Park's Central Hearings Committee Con Hogan said in the Irish Examiner that the county must reduce their costs immediately.
Hogan said: "Last year, there was no comment whatsoever from convention on the accounts. This year, it was looking as if there wouldn't be again, almost as if convention is happy to follow the pied piper of Hamelin over the financial hit.
"I know at first hand the efforts that the chairman, treasurer and secretary have made to try to reduce expenses but putting it bluntly, there will have to be more.
"There is no other way. We can't walk in here again next year with a financial report like that. If we don't do something about it, our creditors will. It's as simple as that."
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GREENLAND — Local police are asking residents to be on the lookout for a drone-like flying device believed to have gone rogue and crash landed somewhere in town.
Police Chief Tara Laurent said Thursday that authorities are searching for the "remote control quadcopter" after a Post Road resident reported it had experienced a malfunction and flew off.
"He was flying it and experienced some sort of malfunction where it wasn't responding to its remote control," she said.
The quadcopter, which also had a GoPro camera attached to it, was last seen headed toward the Moulton Avenue neighborhood, near Greenland Central School and possibly the police station, Laurent said.
The police chief said the quadcopter's owner had been using it to capture aerial images of his home before it disappeared. Operating such a device, which has similarities to unmanned aerial vehicles known as drones, is not illegal, Laurent said.
While such a device could be used for nefarious purposes, Laurent said that is not the case here.
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Professional Wisdom and GED Completer College-Readiness
As the demand for a more educated workforce escalates, completers of the General Education Development (GED) examinations increasingly access higher education and postsecondary training opportunities through community colleges. Like other nontraditional students, GED completers often do not have the academic skills necessary to successfully persist and complete either a college degree or an occupational certificate. While GED completers clearly have the expectation, and professional wisdom suggests, that their credential can prepare them for college entry, a review of the literature reveals no research-based studies that discuss whether or not the current version of the GED can be used for determining college-readiness.
The purpose of the GED, according to the GED Testing Service, is to measure the major academic skills and knowledge associated with a high school program of study. When preparing students who wish to attend college, teachers of adult education classes across Texas and elsewhere, lack empirical data upon which to base their practice and resultantly must lean exclusively on professional wisdom. They have little choice but to base their practice on the belief that since the GED credential is roughly equivalent to a high school diploma, doing well at some level on the GED can indicate a student is prepared for college entry. To develop further insights into what college-readiness means for their students, they likely look to their own college experiences, refer to local college core curricula, and build on the past outcomes of their students who have entered and attempted to succeed in the college environment.
In Texas, college-readiness is clearly defined. Our state legislature's Texas Success Initiative establishes certain standard assessment benchmarks that students must achieve to be considered college-ready. For instance, a student must score at least 81 out of a possible 99 on the ACT Computer-Adaptive Placement Assessment and Support System (COMPASS) Reading Placement Test to be considered college-ready in the learning domain of Reading. In Mathematics, a student must score at least 71 out of a possible score of 99 on the COMPASS Algebra Test. There are no equivalent GED scores that are accepted for college-readiness at any Texas community colleges or other postsecondary institutions.
To explore how GED scores might be predictive and to derive a sense of what GED scores might indicate college-readiness in the domains of Reading and Mathematics, a study was conducted using data from completers of the current version of the GED who were enrolled at Houston Community College in semester credit hour college classes during the 2006 calendar year. While the results of the study should be generalized only with some caution, they do add to the field's sense of what constitutes college-readiness for GED completers. In addition, the results provide the beginnings of a base of research against which professional wisdom on the topic can be compared. The research referenced in the remainder of this article is derived from a study conducted as part of a doctoral dissertation regarding the usefulness of the current version of the GED as an indicator of college-readiness. The full study and its results can be seen at viking.coe.uh.edu/~djoost/Dissertation/Joost%20Dissertation%20FINAL.doc. This is a Microsoft® Word document.
Statistical analysis of the scores of the two tests confirm that GED scores are positively linked to COMPASS Test scores at a significant level. This means that under the study's conditions, GED scores can meaningfully predict COMPASS scores with some measure of reliability. This finding confirms the intuition of Adult Education teachers who believe that a student's score on the GED can be predictive of whether or not that student is ready to succeed in college. Accepting that GED scores are meaningfully linked of COMPASS scores and therefore can provide a sense of a student's college-readiness, the next question logically becomes, "What GED scores concord to the COMPASS Tests' college-readiness scores?"
Using an equipercentile ranking methodology, the study determined that a score of 540 on the GED Reading Test concorded to a COMPASS Reading Placement Test's college-readiness score of 71. However, in the domain of Mathematics, the equipercentile ranking procedure determined that a nearly perfect score of 790 was required on the GED Mathematics Test for a student to be considered college-ready. In fact, some of the 91 subjects in the sample had achieved perfect GED scores of 800 and were still unable to meet the college-readiness benchmark score set for the COMPASS Algebra Placement Test.
The findings of the study confirm existing professional wisdom in one sense, being that there is a GED Reading Test score that, when achieved by a student suggests the student is adequately prepared to successfully persist in college-level course work. However, the findings in the domain of Mathematics suggest that even a perfect score of 800 on the GED may not assure a student of being college-ready. This finding suggests that if adult education curricula are to be aligned with higher education curricula, there is clearly a gap that must be considered in the domain of Mathematics. To address this gap, we again look to the professional wisdom of skilled, experienced, and trained teachers to determine how to adapt college-core mathematics curricula to meet the needs of Adult Education students who desire to enroll in college. As in the instance, just described, it is not uncommon for research to follow and confirm professional wisdom and practice, in fact for the field of education it is the rule more than it is the exception.
Dr. David Joost is the Director of Adult Education Programs at Houston Community College, the state's largest provider of adult education. This article draws significantly from his November 2008 dissertation, Comparing the General Education Development (GED) Tests to the ACT Computer-Adaptive Placement Assessment and Support System (COMPASS) Tests for Usefulness as Predictors for College- readiness.Sisters Push Each Other to Do the Extra Lap by Dora Espericueta The most rewarding teaching experience that I have had was the opportunity to teach two sisters that enrolled at the Pharr Adult Learning Center. While both sisters started at the pre-lit level, I did not start working with them until they were at the Pre-GED level. I started working with Elia first. She came to the Center with a very low self-esteem. She could barely make eye contact with me or anyone else. She was very soft spoken and shy. As her GED instructor, I was able to work with her on a one to one basis. Elia was able to express herself through her essays providing me the opportunity to feel her pain and depression. As time went by, it was obvious to everyone around her that she was gaining inner confidence. Her way of dressing, communicating, and physical appearance was so visible that you could see the metamorphosis from a cocoon to a beautiful butterfly. Her written thoughts and ideas helped me understand her more and allowed me to interact with her more freely. Working with her individually, allowed her to feel more comfortable in speaking or asking questions. Once she overcame her shyness, she became very determined to get her GED and set a goal to further her education. Eventually, Elia encountered transportation problems. Her only ride to class was her sister. Elia motivated Veronica to enroll so that she wouldn't waste gas needlessly. By both of them attending, they could benefit from the program and better themselves at the same time. When her sister was promoted from the Pre-GED class to my GED class, I felt like this gave Elia more of an initiative or more self confidence. When her sister, Veronica, came into my writing class, it was like lighting a flame under both of them. I could see that they would work together and encourage and motivate each other. It was apparent to me that Veronica was different from Elia in many ways. She was more interactive, more sociable, and more approachable. This allowed me to use Veronica's attributes to make Elia a stronger person. It was exciting to see that no matter what obstacles came their way, they both showed determination and dedication. Veronica was Elia's only means of transportation and it was wonderful to see the family unity when it came to them having each other for support. I can honestly say that these two young ladies had to make many sacrifices and overcome many obstacles to achieve what they had set as their goal, to obtain their GED and enroll at South Texas College. Through perseverance they were able to achieve what they had both set out to do. They are both currently in their third semester at South Texas College and are well on their way to successful careers in Nursing and Education. About the Author Dora Espericueta is a native of Monte Alto, Texas. She is married to Robert and has three children. She has taught all areas of the adult education program. She holds a certification in Interdisciplinary Studies and Generic Special Education and has taught adult education for thirteen years. She is currently the Lead Instructor for the Pharr Adult Learning Center. Her passion is working with adults and motivating them to succeed.


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All in the family: Hamp Lindsey with his pet Lisa
Published: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 4:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 15, 2013 at 4:31 p.m.
Hamp Lindsey is co-owner of Wade's Restaurant. Lisa is a 3-year-old short haired cat.
How did your cat join your family?
Lisa was rescued by Hamp and Lou Lindsey's daughter while she was a student at Clemson University. After months of searching for a good home, Lisa came to the Lindsey house in Spartanburg, becoming the family's first pet cat.
Describe ways in which you make your pet part of your life.
I've never had a cat. She has just included herself. She loves a lap, but not to be held. She'll be aloof, but when she decides she wants a lap, that's where she'll be.
What does your pet do that drives you crazy?
When it's time to be up, even if it's 5:30 a.m., she'll come in and announce it's time to be up. She also attacks feet when you're wearing white socks.
How has your pet changed your life?
We'd been dog people for 20-something years, so having a cat was new to us. We've really had to learn.
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There are many popular body art designs that are favourites with both men and women; however floral tattoos in particular are much loved by the fairer sex for various reasons. These not only look pretty and feminine but they are also highly symbolic as there are many different meanings relating to each and every individual flower according to the Victorian's secret language of flowers. However, if floral designs appeal to you but you want one that will be especially memorable, then you may want to consider a forget me not tattoo. These represent true love and hope as well as remembrance and fond memories but it is also deemed that one who wears this particular flower will never be forgotten by their lover.
Most floral body art typically offer a positive meaning and a forget me not tattoo is no exception however it is also a very beautiful image that works well in a variety of different styles. One of the most popular is when it is used in a bracelet style, around the wrist or even around the ankle. This particular style is depicted as a vine design that encircles the entire area in a combination of vines, leaves and tiny blue flowers however the forget me knot is often used just as a single flower on its own. Other tattoos of this nature on the wrist may simply extend from one side to the other horizontally across the wrist or vertically from the base of the wrist and the bottom of the arm. This is also a popular way to use it as a memorial tattoo, to commemorate a loved one who is gone but will never be forgotten.
There are also several myths and legends associated with a forget me not tattoo including the poetic Greek ode of the star-crossed lovers Likas and Egle who's love and devotion to each other was legendary in their small town. Unfortunately Likas had to leave Egle when his uncle died and moved into the mansion that was bequeathed to him leaving his poor lover distraught over whether he would still love her now he was rich. She was afraid that he would forget her and she would lose him to another beauty leaving her alone without the man she loved. However at the moment of parting, Egle's tears streamed down her cheeks and landed on the grass beneath her where they transformed into blue flowers, the colour of her eyes, forming the first forget me nots. She picked a bunch and gave them to her lover who understood their significance and named them "Don't forget me." To this day, these flowers still symbolize the old belief that the wearer of this flower will not forgotten by their lover.
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