Dr. Michael Carey Retirement Q&A
Dr. Mike Carey is retiring after a lifetime career at 91茄子 with the M.A. in Organizational Leadership, but before he steps into his next chapter, he reflected on his time at 91茄子.
How long have you been at 91茄子?
I came to 91茄子 first as a graduate student in the School of Education in 1982. I received a M.A. in Educational Administration and Curriculum in 1985 and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership in 1987. I was hired as an Assistant Professor and Director of the newly created Organizational Leadership graduate program in 1987.What are three lessons you are taking with you from your time at 91茄子?
Change is difficult for most people, so you need to be patient with and understanding of resistance to change—neither of which I did very well . . . .While the Jesuits founded and preserved the Mission of 91茄子 for many years, it is now the responsibility of the staff and faculty who are not Jesuits to guarantee that the university community stays connected to the Mission into the future.
Although 91茄子’s self-identity often focuses on itself as a traditional-age, campus-based undergraduate institution, distance-based, adult graduate students are critically important, not only for the university but for the Mission. I am given hope for the future from my interaction with adult graduate students in the School of Leadership Studies.