“I look to the diffusion of light and education as the
resource most to be relied on for ameliorating the
conditions, promoting the virtue and advancing the
happiness of man.”
Thomas Jefferson to
Cornelius Camden Blatchly
1822
Separated
at Birth?
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“It is time to bring two
national priorities—career
January, 2012 preparation and increased
access and completion
rates—together in a more
comprehensive vision with a
third national priority:
fostering informed, engaged,
concerted
responsible citizens.”
activity
“Eusociality underlies the most advanced forms
of social organization and the ecologically
dominant role of social insects and humans.”
Edward O. Wilson
Harvard University
“The Evolution
of Eusociality”
August 26, 2010
130,000 B.C.
now
Neanderthals: 130,000-30,000 B.C.
Cro-Magnon: 45,000 B.C. to now
“E.O. Wilson’s
Theory of Everything”
November, 2011
“When humans started having a camp, we know
they were heading somewhere. They began to
read intentions in each other’s behavior, what
each other are doing. They started to learn social
connections more solidly.”
“The whole thing falls into place in my opinion.
Our quarrelsomeness, our intense concentration
on groups and rivalries, down to the last junior
soccer league game.”
The End of History and the Last Man
(1992)
The Great Disruption: Human Nature
and the Reconstitution of Social
Order (1999)
Francis Fukuyama
Stanford University
Our Posthuman Future: Consequences
of the Biotechnology Revolution
(2002)
The Origins of Political Order: From
Prehistoric Times to the French
Revolution (2011)
“Human sociability is not a historical
or cultural acquisition, but something
hardwired into human nature.”
“Ant-Based Routing”
many members
simple rules
Marc Szymanski
redundancy: many members with
functional equivalence
many members
many members
simple rules
parsimony: fewestcomplex
rules createrules
the
fewest errors and ambiguities
identity: members understand role
differentiation within the group
few members
complex rules
accountability: moral codes and
consequences for transgression
130,000 B.C.
now
Neanderthals: 130,000-30,000 B.C.
Cro-Magnon: 45,000 B.C. to now
AAC&U Annual Meeting, 2012 A.D.
Jericho, 8000 B.C.
130,000 B.C.
now
after now?
Neanderthals: 130,000-30,000 B.C.
Cro-Magnon: 45,000 B.C. to now
nation states 1500 A.D. to now
empires and city states 3,500 B.C.-1500 A.D.
laws
courts
citizenship
settlements 8000-3500 B.C.
Jürgen Habermas
Frankfurt, Germany
laws
courts
citizenship
“We can take our orientation on the
precarious path toward post-national
societies from the very historical model
we are on the point of superseding.”
* unrestrained freedom of communication
* democratic process for settling conflicts
* constitutional channeling of political power
* unrestrained freedom of communication
* democratic process for settling conflicts
* constitutional channeling of political power
dispositions and skills:
free discourse
open communication
conflict resolution
* unrestrained freedom of communication
multiple memberships * democratic process for settling conflicts
* constitutional channeling of political power
* unrestrained freedom of communication
* democratic process for settling conflicts
* constitutional channeling of political power
Lisa García Bedolla
UC Berkeley
dispositions and skills:
free discourse
open communication
conflict resolution
multiple memberships
* unrestrained freedom of communication
* democratic process for settling conflicts
* constitutional channeling of political power
Carolyn de la Peña
Jessica Loudermilk
UC Davis
February, 2010
UC Davis
“The Civility Project”
LGBT Resource Center
(un)civil (dis)obedience
February 26, 2010
UC Davis, October 27, 2011
November 18, 2011
* unrestrained freedom of communication
* democratic process for settling conflicts
* constitutional channeling of political power
Cayuga Terrace
Oceanview-Merced-Ingleside (OMI)
Excelsior
Crocker Amazon
New Mission Terrace
Outer Mission
* unrestrained freedom of communication
* democratic process for settling conflicts
* constitutional channeling of political power
Thia Wolf
Chico
Town Hall Meeting
The Alamo Colleges
Allegany College of Maryland
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Broome Community College
Cabrillo College
California Community Colleges
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
City College of San Francisco
Community College of Allegheny County
Cuyahoga Community College
De Anza College
Delta College
Long Beach
City College
Brian Murphy,
President
Phoenix College
Essex County College
Los Rios Community College District
Rio Salado College
Estrella Mountain Community College
Macomb Community College
Saddleback College
Maricopa Community
College
San Diego Community College District
College- and District-Specific
Signature
Projects
San Mateo County Community College
Foothill-De Anza Community College District Mesa Community College
Student Outcomes Surveys
District
Miami Dade College
GateWay Community College
Santa Fe College (Gainesville, FL)
Civic Inventory
Georgia Perimeter College: Decatur Campus Minneapolis Community and Technical
Santa Monica College
College
Glendale
Community
College
Online
Workbook
Foothill College
Gulf Coast State College
Kingsborough Community College
Kirkwood Community College
LaGuardia Community College
Lane Community College
Lone Star College--Kingwood
Monroe Community College
Scottsdale Community College
Moraine Valley Community College
Sinclair Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College
Skyline College
Mt. San Antonio College
South Mountain Community College
Paradise Valley Community College
Valencia College
Wayne County Community College District
* unrestrained freedom of communication
* democratic process for settling conflicts
* constitutional channeling of political power
free discourse
open communication
conflict resolution
multiple memberships
Civility Project
Davis
Town Hall Meeting
San Francisco
Berkeley
Chico
San José
free discourse
open communication
conflict resolution
multiple memberships
civic
activity
commercial
activity
concerted
activity
“A trough in business activity occurred in the U.S.
economy in June, 2009, [marking] the end of the
recession that began in December 2007.”
June 30, 2009
National Bureau of Economic Research
September 20, 2010
sources of additional labor supply
U.S. Population aged 18-64
July 2009 to January 2012 source: U.S. Census Bureau
July 2009
193,014,187
January, 2012
195,716,333
sources of additional labor supply
U.S. Labor Productivity, 1995 to 2009
source: Conference Board
average growth:
2% per year
sources of additional U.S. labor supply
July, 2009 to January 2012
creation of U.S. jobs
Source: Department of Labor
productivity
population
131,816,000
129,873,000
jobs
“The fundamental problem will be
represented by the ability of people to
make productive use of their time.”
Toward
the
Leisure
Society
Norman Cousins, 1964
published 1962
English translation 1967
“I hear from many business leaders who want to
hire in the United States but can’t find workers
with the right skills. Think about that –openings at a time when millions of Americans
“Job creation remains
are looking for work. It’s inexcusable.”
weak because the U.S.
economy suffers from
inadequate demand for
State of the Union
what
Americans
can
January
24, 2012
make.”
“Men who graft the trees and make the
October 6, 2011
Peter Morici
seed fertile and big can find no way to let
of Maryland
theUniversity
hungry people
eat their produce.”
former Chief Economist, U.S. International Trade Commission
The Grapes of Wrath
Percent change from 2007 to 2010 in California college
graduates under 27 years old employed as . . .
-15%
-20%
-30%
. . . cashiers, office clerks, retail
salespersons, bartenders,
secretaries, child care workers,
tellers and customer service
representatives
. . . accountants
. . . primary or secondary teachers
. . . electrical engineers
+40%
Source: Sacramento Bee, December 11, 2011
teachers
Carol Kiliany
IT Project Manager
CSU Office of the Chancellor
* degree in Child Development, Cal State Fullerton
* non-profit management in child welfare
* applied skills and coursework in psychology, interpersonal
communication
“The projects that work best are with
people who don’t know each other.”
Scope Document
Academic
Programs
Office of the Chancellor
Information
Technology
Student
Support
Management
Systems
Honesty & Sincerity
A successful team will have a balance of personalities.
Work Ethic
Charisma
Honesty & Sincerity
Work Ethic
Charisma
Technical Ability
Teaching Ability
Technical Ability
Teaching
Hustle Ability
Ability
Grit/Determination
Avichal Garg
Grit/Determination
Google
PrepMe
Spool
Hustle Ability
Ranked List of Important Candidate Skills and Qualities
October 26, 2011
1. Ability to work in a team structure
2. Ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and
outside the organization
3. Ability to make decisions and solve problems
4. Ability to obtain and process information
5. Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work
6. Ability to analyze quantitative data
7. Technical knowledge related to the job
8. Proficiency with computer software programs
9. Ability to create and/or edit written reports
10. Ability to sell or influence others
Job Outlook 2012 Survey
National Association of
Colleges and Employers
Is Leadership Irrelevant?
Glenn Llopis
September 20, 2011
“Today, clients want
thought leadership
partners, not order
takers.”
The Must-Have
Leadership Skill
Daniel Goleman
October 14, 2011
National Association of
Colleges and Employers
listen
The Must-Have
communicate
-15%
Leadership Skill
. . . is social intelligence. persuade
collaborate
Daniel Goleman
October 14, 2011
+40%
Technical skills and self-mastery alone
-20% allow you to be an outstanding
individual contributor. But to lead, you
need an additional interpersonal skill
set: you've got to listen,
communicate,
listen communicate
-30%
persuade, collaborate
collaborate.
persuade
Lacking social intelligence, no other
combination of competences is likely to
get much traction.
listen
communicate
persuade
collaborate
We are done with the “deep dive”
learning in individual subjects.
We need systems thinkers, who
can integrate what they know
across multiple disciplines, and
cultures, and ways of knowing.
Keith J. Peden
Senior Vice President Human Resources, Raytheon
Board Member, Massachusetts Dept. of Higher Education
listen
communicate
persuade
collaborate
connected
activity
free discourse
open communication
heightened proximity
conflict resolution
multiple memberships
civic
activity
listen
communicate
persuade
collaborate
commercial
activity
concerted
activity
“The
non-social individual
civic
is an abstraction arrived at
byactivity
imagining what man
would
be ifCenter
all his
India Eye Care
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qualities
were taken away.
Selling Health Care In The Developing
World
Ecuadoran Family Finds Refuge With
Society,
as a real whole, is
Salesians
Scientists
Grow Parts
For Kids
With
the normal
order,
and
the
Urinary Damage
mass
as an aggregate
Ending Homelessness:
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Might
Work units is the
isolated
For San Diego's Homeless, One Man
fiction.”
Offers Hope Money For Mentors
Retirees Lend A Hand To Refugees In
Fargo
Retired Executive
Helps
Inmates Stay Out
Ethics
of
Democracy
Of Jail
1888
Source: NPR
commercial
activity
John Dewey
Source: ethisphere.com
1859-1952
“The kind of graduates we need at
laws
connected
this moment in history need to
possess a strong propensity for
market capitalism
activity
wading into an intensely
interdependent, pluralist world.
Cap and Trade
“They need to be agile, creative
problem solvers who draw their
knowledge from multiple
perspectives both domestic and
global, who approach the world with
empathy, and who are ready to act
performance funding
heightenedwith
proximity
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improvecommittees
the quality of
life for all.
civic
activity
commercial
activity
“Another name for these graduates
is democratic citizens.”
many members
simple rules
concerted
activity
few members
complex rules
Chico
Town Hall Meeting
2010
First-Year Persistence
first-time full-time freshmen
86% 84% 91% 93%
with Town Hall Meeting
2009
2008
2007
2006
80% 74% 85% 80%
white students
students of color
William Loker
Dean, Undergraduate Education
Source: Institutional Research, CSU Chico
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“Education is not a personal matter but a
sphere of public life on which the existence
of society and the state depend.
It is the backbone of the existence of
society.”
Patriarch Kirill I
head of the Russian Orthodox Church
address to Voronezh University, September, 2011