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EffectivenessRecipe

I once heard physician and leadership guru Dr. Eddie Erlandson say, "At the end of the day, we all just want to be more effective." An excellent point. A number of years ago McKinsey & Company (a multi-national consulting firm), conducted a study of leadership...

EnforcementFailures

I worked once for an impactful leader who taught me much about how to think and behave if I wanted the best from others. Dr. Tom Gaul regularly reminded us that he "didn't hire us to enforce policy, but rather, to do what was right for our students (aka customers)." ...

DecisionPacing

One of my most influential mentors over the years has rattled around in my brain for decades, particularly so on the subject of WHEN an important decision is to be made. He advised me to "take as much time as is allowed to make important decisions, collecting as much...

Thought Leaders

Dec 21 2025

EffectivenessRecipe

I once heard physician and leadership guru Dr. Eddie Erlandson say, "At the end of the day, we all just want to be more effective." An excellent point. A number of...
Dec 14 2025

EnforcementFailures

I worked once for an impactful leader who taught me much about how to think and behave if I wanted the best from others. Dr. Tom Gaul regularly reminded us that he...
Dec 07 2025

DecisionPacing

One of my most influential mentors over the years has rattled around in my brain for decades, particularly so on the subject of WHEN an important decision is to be...
Dec 01 2025

TeachingWithAI

I recently read Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, by José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson (2024). My top takeaways were: Ø  Ethical...
Nov 23 2025

WhoWe?

We are... What we think. What we read. What we eat. Who we admire. What we believe. What we listen to. Who we love. ....in control of each of those choices. And each...
Nov 17 2025

Ritualistic

Rituals are collective habits. They provide symbolism for our culture. They're almost like social tattoos. Why are rituals so important in promulgating our culture? We...
Nov 09 2025

Ripplefication

A well known tenet in the field of psychology is the rule of reciprocity. In essence: "I'll give you something, then you feel compelled to return the favor, somehow."...
Nov 02 2025

ForceMultipliers

Organizational work can be kind of a drag. It doesn't matter if your organization has a membership of three, or three hundred, or three thousand, or three million. Some...
Oct 19 2025

Gitter-R-Doners

Leadership occurs whenever two or more people are involved/engaged in some kind of relationship.  Whether we're in relationship with only one other person or with tens...
Oct 12 2025

MissedOppMitigation

I have observed a lot of leaders over the last five decades. Some do an OK job of "staying open and staying legal." The literature aptly describes this as...

Media & Press

Dec 18 2025

Finding Her Calling Close to Home: How AmeriCorps and CEN Helped One Rural Educator Live Her Dream

Gay Hibbitts, a proud Throckmorton High School graduate, was born and raised just two blocks from the school she now calls home as a teacher. After raising her three...
Dec 15 2025

New Mexico launches first preschool to workforce initiative through Rural Education-Workforce Collaborative

CORONA, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions announced yesterday the launch of the first-of-its kind Rural Education-Workforce Collaborative, a...
Dec 15 2025

From Dreams to Reality: Brittany Baumbach’s Path with CEN

From the very start of her career in healthcare, Brittany Baumbach knew she wanted more. “I’ve been working in healthcare since I was 18,” she shares, “and as rewarding...
Dec 15 2025

Collegiate Edu-Nation Expands Workforce Pathways into Abilene, Lubbock, and Beaumont

Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN), a Texas-based nonprofit dedicated to transforming rural education and workforce systems, is expanding its EPIC (Empowering People,...
Dec 15 2025

CEN Receives $1 Million Investment to Advance Rural Education & Workforce Pathways

Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Thoma Foundation—marking the Foundation’s second major investment in our mission to strengthen...
Jul 21 2025

Maximizing Rural Opportunity: How Texas Legislation is Reshaping Postsecondary Pathways

Transformative legislative changes in Texas—namely, House Bill 3 (HB3) and House Bill 8 (HB8)—have introduced both exciting opportunities and real challenges for rural...
Jun 24 2025

John Sharp Joins CEN Board of Directors

  Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp Joins CEN Board of Directors [Austin, TX] – Collegiate Edu-Nation (CEN) Board of Directors unanimously...
Jun 08 2025

Greater Texas Foundation Grant

Greater Texas Foundation Awards More Than $1.1 Million to Collegiate Edu-Nation to Expand Postsecondary Pathways in Rural Texas   ROSCOE, TX - June 6, 2025 — Greater...
Jan 23 2025

Collegiate Edu-Nation Hosts Practitioner and Stakeholder Panel at TASA Midwinter, Launches “The North Star Venture” Fundraising Campaign

Collegiate Edu-Nation Hosts Practitioner and Stakeholder Panel at TASA Midwinter, Launches “The North Star Venture” Fundraising Campaign [ROSCOE, TX – January 23, 2025]...
Dec 18 2024

Collegiate Edu-Nation Advances Rural Empowerment, Advocacy and Thought-Leadership with Strategic Growth Initiative

Collegiate Edu-Nation Advances Rural Empowerment, Advocacy and Thought-Leadership with Strategic Growth Initiative [ROSCOE, TX - December 15, 2024] - Collegiate...
Collegiate Edu-Nation

CEN ANNUAL REPORT

Explore a year of CEN's impactful achievements and innovations in our 2024 Annual Report.

Collegiate Edu-Nation

WHITE PAPER: PLACE BASED EDUCATION

Check out our most recent White Paper: Fostering Rural Potential in Texas - A Place Based Approach to Education, Workforce Development and Community-Centered Growth

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