Leadership Studies and Educational Leadership at BGSU

Welcome to Leadership Studies Cohort #28!

You’ve seen several dissertation defense posts here in the last month. One reason for that: Our phenomenal Leadership Studies students!

They launch cool studies on urgent topics. They discover ground breaking new knowledge. They necessarily share that knowledge with the community. And we shout “Congratulations!” from the rooftops!

Congratulations to Dr. Monique Gill on the successful and outstanding defense of her dissertation today!! (Yes! Cake!)

I told you Tuesdays were cool in Leadership Studies. Always have been if you think about it. Right? So, why not celebrate some more, with the dedicated and deserving Dr. Jadwiga Carlson, who successfully defended an amazing dissertation this morning. Yes, on zoom, but with at least three time zones represented!

I kind of like Tuesdays in Leadership Studies. Always have. Congratulations, Dr. Carlson!

Tuesdays this month have been pretty sweet for Leadership Studies doctoral students and their dissertations! And it’s certainly not too late to celebrate the greatness of Dr. Brigette Gibson and her outstanding study! Dr. Gibson successfully defended on June 6, but we’re still partying! Congratulations!

Another day, another cake! More importantly, we continue our celebration of successful dissertations and their phenomenal authors! Congratulations to Dr. Crystal Whipkey on the happy, successful defense of her dissertation today!

Congratulations are in order for Dr. Tim Fitzpatrick on the successful defense of his dissertation! Certainly, one of best trips to a learning organization is to invite passionate, hard-working people and professionals to the party and have them share stories of collaboration, care, equal respect, mutuality, common reachable goals, and reflection. It helps when there’s cake, too!

Storms blew through the Midwest on Friday and took out the electric power of Monica Ochola during her own dissertation defense! Good thing Monica brought her own power — in substance, procedure, cell phones, and candles! (We owe you a cake for that candle. Right?)

Congratulations to the future Dr. Ochola on the successful defense of her dissertation!

Teaching, learning, and leadership!!! We love to see these in action — and never better than in the form of new discoveries to share and shout! This week, the best of that action comes to us in the form of Dr. Art Lewandowski! Congratulations on the successful defense of your dissertation! (Yes, there was cake!)

Here’s a cool story about Dr. Bryce Blair, December 2022 Leadership Studies graduate!

Class of 2022: Longtime Toledo firefighter to draw on experience, doctoral degree in leadership studies from BGSU in new role as deputy chief A career firefighter, Bryce Blair plans to apply his findings from research on leadership at BGSU in life-threatening situations to his new role as deputy chief of operations in the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department.