Wishing everyone a wonderful winter break! SOAR will be closed December 23rd and will reopen on January 3rd. Stay Safe and Happy Holidays! ❄️☃️🌨 #winterbreak2021 #VTsoar #SOARatVT

Sit on down with some hot chocolate. Reclaim your peace.

Donning of the Kente is just 1 week away...Wednesday - May 11, 2022 #InclusiveVT

This is interesting to me as it relates to organizational sustainability... #VTOrgTheory

Welcome Back BBQ photo dump ASA Virginia Tech Black Students in Stem BlackStudentAlliance Black Organizations Council at VT Black Cultural Center SAAB @ VT SAAS @ Virginia Tech @_SOHHL VT NPHC #VTDITC @VTUjimaLLC #VTsoar #SOARatVT #LetsSOAR #VirginiaTech

Are we serving clients or training future academicians…what is “access” really? (Rhoades, G & Slaughter, S., 2004, p.52) #VTOrgTheory

Therein also lies the dilemma of being rewarded with more work from performing well. After doing a great job, instead of more support the next time, the tendency may be to assume, s/he can do more with less instead of acknowledging good work with tangible rewards. #VTOrgTheory

This passage from Eddy & Cox speaks to my top Clifton strength, as a Relator in “deliberately encourag[ing] a deepening of the relationship…wanting to understand their feelings, their goals, their fears, and their dreams…” this is significant in a leadership role.

I agree with Ray (2019)…the wrong questions are asked, it is not a matter of discrimination existing. It is a matter that racialized environments are the standard, not anomalies.#VTOrgTheory

Thursday, October 6th from 3-4pm we will be in conversation with a delegation from various countries in Africa. Black Cultural Center will be hosting us! SAVE THE DATE

What is your favorite thing about the BCC?

What would you like to see in the BCC? What could improve it?

How timely…will the aid in FL be performative? Will FEMA play the hero? In higher ed response time to tragedy and devastation can be just as promising or damaging as the event itself. In VT’s past, it has historically played the hero in the midst of despair#VTOrgTheory

This is an illuminating perspective that race is a “perception—that gives meaning to difference in order to shift the allocation of resources”…(Baez, 2004, p.302). #VTOrgTheory

Give the attention and analysis of stress and burnout that Meyerson describes, it would be interesting to see this perspective in the current COVID/post-COVID society. #VTOrgTheory

Both Teece (2018) and Manning (2018) point to how disruptive technologies can have a significant impact in higher ed…so this influence should be realized and maximized as much as possible. #VTOrgTheory

Power & Politics: Morgan (2006) states “Power influences who gets what, when, and how” While Harold Lasswell (1950) described Politics as the “process of deciding who gets what, when and how”. This helps to highlight the direct relationship of Power and Politics. #VTOrgTheory

Now that Halloween is over

With all the frames we have studied this term, this posted statement sums it up...impactful managers and intentional leaders need to have flexibility and versatility in their point of view applying various frames to get the best overall picture of their organization. #VTOrgTheory