Discover the non-traditional leadership techniques that took the University of Idaho from insolvency to international renown
In University President’s Crisis Handbook, the President of the University of Idaho, C. Scott Green, and author Temple Kinyon deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on managing universities through periods of intense turmoil and difficulty. The book offers in-depth managerial insights into the three strategic pillars and industry expert guidance that helped Green shepherd the University of Idaho through years of deep deficits and the COVID-19 pandemic.
You’ll find comprehensive discussions of how the university achieved financial solvency, soaring enrollments, record research awards, and record fundraising amid extraordinary challenges. You’ll also discover:
- Explorations of the strategic touchstones leading to U of I’s transformation: student success, pursuit of R1 Carnegie research classification leading to soaring grant awards, and narrative control
- How the university and its community supported itself in the face of a tragic and outrageous crime against 4 of its students
- The strategies used by the university and its faculty to safely reopen the school after lengthy closures in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic
Perfect for university administrators, University President’s Crisis Handbook will also prove invaluable to academics with leadership responsibilities and managers, executives, board members and other leaders in the public and private sectors.
Table of Contents
Timeline of Events xi
The Vandal Tribe of Contributors xix
Foreword xxiii
Preface xxvii
Acknowledgments xxix
Introduction xxxiii
Part I 1
Chapter 1: The Road Home 3
Chapter 2: Would You Rather? 11
Smart Collaboration: 501 Front Street, Boise, Idaho
Chapter 3: The Nontraditional 29
Smart Collaboration: Parma Research and Extension Center, Parma, Idaho
Chapter 4: Lincoln’s Vision 37
Smart Collaboration: Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension, and Education Center Renovation, Carmen, Idaho
Chapter 5: Three Pillars 45
Chapter 6: Reunion 51
Scott’s Third Rail - Lawsuits
Part II 59
Chapter 7: Broken 61
Chapter 8: The Holy Financial Trinity 69
Chapter 9: Show Me the Money 75
Chapter 10: Students Are Everything 79
Smart Collaboration: Alaska Air Service to Moscow, Idaho
Chapter 11: Aliens on Campus 87
Chapter 12: Right Size 91
Chapter 13: Find Your Sense of Urgency 101
Chapter 14: Skeletons 109
Part III 113
Chapter 15: Putting the Wheels in Motion 115
Smart Collaboration: Moscow Police Department Renovation to Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, Idaho
Chapter 16: A Project for the Ages 127
Smart Collaboration: ICCU Arena Completion and Grand Opening (October 2021), Moscow, Idaho
Chapter 17: The Values Wall 135
Scott’s Third Rail - Athletics
Part IV 141
Chapter 18: Priority Push 143
Scott’s Third Rail - Accreditation
Chapter 19: Magic 151
Smart Collaboration: Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE), Magic Valley, Idaho Smart Collaboration: Rinker Rock Creek Ranch, Hailey, Idaho
Chapter 20: Changing Levers 163
Smart Collaboration: Hiring Process Evaluation
Chapter 21: Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise 177
Smart Collaboration: Visiting College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Research and Extension Center Locations (July 2019-April 2022, Idaho)
Part V 183
Chapter 22: From One Crisis to Another 185
Chapter 23: Many Hands Make Light Work 191
Chapter 24: It’s Official 197
Chapter 25: Uncertainty 207
Chapter 26: Keep Calm and Vandal On 209
Part VI 219
Chapter 27: Meanwhile, Back at the Financial Crisis 221
Smart Collaboration: Education within Education
Chapter 28: Turning Off the Lights 229
Chapter 29: Zoom! 239
Chapter 30: Talks with Torrey 245
Smart Collaboration: Talks with Torrey
Part VII 253
Chapter 31: Testing 1, 2, 3, Testing 255
Chapter 32: Unethical? 265
Chapter 33: Test Case 273
Chapter 34: Do It! 277
Chapter 35: R1- 2026 281
Smart Collaboration: Deep Soil Ecotron Research Facility
Smart Collaboration: Falcon Computer
Smart Collaboration: Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory
Part VIII 293
Chapter 36: The Grim Reaper 295
Chapter 37: Open! 301
Smart Collaboration: McCall Field Campus Overhaul (Home of MOSS - McCall Outdoor Science School), McCall, Idaho
Chapter 38: A Tale of Two Cities 309
Chapter 39: We’re Closer Than You Think 313
Chapter 40: A Shot in the Arm 321
Chapter 41: Conflict Entrepreneurs 331
Scott’s Third Rail - Politics
Chapter 42: Every Challenge Has a Silver Lining 341
Smart Collaboration: COVID-19 Research
Chapter 43: When Evil Visits Your Campus 349
Part IX 367
Chapter 44: A University on the Rise 369
Smart Collaboration: Telling the U of I’s Story
References by Chapter 383
References A-Z 391
Resources 397
About the Authors 399
Index 403
