Tag Archives: Higher Learning Commission

Benevolent Conspiracy

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Doc Arnett

Working with people who are dedicated to helping college students succeed is a very special pleasure and privilege. Continue reading →

Posted in College, education, Higher Education, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged completion, graduation, Higher Learning Commission, HLC, Persistence & Completion Academy, planning, Q-Center, retention | Comments Off

Short Term Memory

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Doc Arnett

My dad started calling me “the absent-minded professor” when I was a kid. I can’t tell that my memory’s improved much a half-century later… Continue reading →

Posted in College, education, Higher Education, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged annual conference, Chicago, forgetfulness, Higher Learning Commission, HLC, Irish pub, kindness of strangers, Lizzie McNeill's, strangers | Comments Off

City View

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Doc Arnett

City lights reflecting from the river, cars passing in the street, beauty and pain exist side by side… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, College, Higher Education, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Chicago, city view, Higher Learning Commission, HLC, HLC annual conference, Michigan Avenue, night in the city, streets, Wacker Drive | Comments Off

Setbacks, Adaptation & the Corn Belt

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I spent most of last week in St. Charles (the one in Illinois, not Kansas), participating in a workshop along with several of my colleagues from Highland Community College (the one in Kansas, not Illinois.) The AQIP Strategy Forum was … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged adjust, AQIP, attitude, changing plans, Chicago, dealing with frustration, flexible, Higher Learning Commission, Midway Airport, O'Hare Airport, Strategy Forum, travel | Comments Off