wwhd

my group in org devo taught class last night...it was about branding and promises....the big question- what promise is ualbany making to it's students.....it's new brand is "the world within reach"....who knows what that is supposed to mean....every student in my class came up with it meaning something different.....not a good mark of a brand.

anyway, on the wwhd....what does that stand for you may ask? it is something we have come up with in class- what would harvard do?-that's right, we ask alot, what would harvard do....we had a whole discussion last night about how so many colleges and universities compare themselves to harvard....and why wouldn't someone not want to be like harvard- the top university in the world....but as i thought about it more, i have never heard anyone in my work settings ask that question....i have never had a director say to me, "how would harvard do that?" of course here at bingo- we do pride ourselves on being a "public ivy" that's right, some book wrote that about us...and we cling to it...we cling to being a premiere institution.....again, because some book said it about us....but if we were like harvard, we wouldn't have to say those things out loud....right? makes sense....harvard stands on it's own.....no one at harvard is working to sell their product, their education....most people would be happy to have a degree from harvard....maybe it should be wwhd....what would hapgood do?- then i would truly be in charge!

i met with my stats professor yesterday too....the homework was overwhelming me and i felt like i was doing it all wrong....my confidence in the class has dropped greatly since my quiz grade....so, i met with her....then when we get to class, lots of people asked her the same questions i did....she volunteered me to teach it to them....i said no....no thank you.....but it did help to know others were having the same problems....the best part of class was when she made up a dance to explain the bell curve.....that's right, she did a little dance in class....

i am not sure that would happen at harvard.