A Physics and Philosophy of the Mind Football Question

A physics and philosophy of the mind football question: I am sure you have heard that the New England Patriots have been found to have deflated the footballs in the game Sunday -by some reports 2 pounds of air pressure - to throw off the Colts and to give the Patriots the edge in winning …

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The Role of Faculty Leadership In Change, Staying True to our Mission, and Creating The Hendrix Odyssey

http://youtu.be/zHrYINz8iAU In this video I discuss "THE WISE ONES." Senior faculty and others who led the creation of the "Your Hendrix Odyssey: Engaging In Active Learning Academic Program" for Hendrix. They kept us true to our values in the liberal arts and sciences, provided diplomacy, envisioned the details, and moved the process along through sometimes …

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Why Football was a Four Letter Word at Hendrix and Now it’s a Cause for Celebration…Sort Of

The Washington Post ran an article about Hendrix College, a small liberal arts college in Arkansas starting Division III football. Hendrix College, according to the longtime education editor of the New York Times in his posthumously published book, Colleges That Change Lives, casts a long distinguished shadow across the national academic horizon in American. I …

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Leading Change Book Profiles Tim Cloyd’s Success at Hendrix College

In Leading Change: How Boards and Presidents Build Exceptional Academic Institutions, Hendrix College is one of 18 institutions profiled by author Terrence Mactaggart. Here's a couple excerpts: On September 11, the Hendrix board was interviewing new presidential candidates. It selected J. Timothy Cloyd, then vice president for development and college relations, who held a doctorate in political …

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Tim Cloyd’s Odyssey Success with Hendrix College in Arts and Science

Timothy Cloyd's success with the Odyssey program and Hendrix was highlighted in an article from the May/June 2009 issue of Arts and Science. Here's an excerpt. Rather than simply continuing to pare operations and budgets, however, Hendrix’s president and board of trustees decided to act boldly. Market research determined how to strengthen the college’s market …

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Speech to the Conway Rotary Club

By President J. Timothy Cloyd Jan. 31, 2001 Note: These speeches have been digitized from print documents. During this process, formatting and other errors sometimes occur. I am correcting mistakes as I see them, but be aware that these speeches may still contain unintentional errors. I also give special thanks to Helen Plotkin for her …

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Speech to the Conway Civic Club

By J. Timothy Cloyd Note: These speeches have been digitized from print documents. During this process, formatting and other errors sometimes occur. I am correcting mistakes as I see them, but be aware that these speeches may still contain unintentional errors. I also give special thanks to Helen Plotkin for her help editing and researching …

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Hendrix College 1999 Board Speech

By President Timothy J Cloyd Note: These speeches have been digitized from print documents. During this process, formatting and other errors sometimes occur. I am correcting mistakes as I see them, but be aware that these speeches may still contain unintentional errors. I also give special thanks to Helen Plotkin for her help editing and …

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