Winston Churchill led Britain through both World Wars. But how would he fight the invisible enemy we face today? How might Churchill approach the current situation with Coronavirus?

Dr. Larry P. Arnn is the President of Hillsdale College, where he also serves as a professor of politics and history. He earned degrees from Arkansas State and Claremont Graduate University and studied at Oxford University, where he was the Director of Research for Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill. Dr. Arnn is also the author of Churchill’s Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government and the editor of The Churchill Documents.

On this episode of Student Housing Matters, Dr. Arnn joins guest host Alton Irwin to explore what Winston Churchill might say about the situation we face with Coronavirus. He discusses Churchill’s leadership style in challenging circumstances, describing Churchill’s fight-hard-to-win-fast approach to war and explaining why he believed that serious judgements cannot be made with expertise alone. Listen in to understand how Dr. Arnn thinks about making decisions for Hillstone and learn how we can leverage Churchill’s idea of shared sacrifice to combat COVID-19.

Topics Covered

Churchill’s leadership style in challenging circumstances

What Churchill might tell us if he were alive today

• Be impatient, find strategy to win fast
• Give people tools + autonomy to use

Why serious judgements can’t be made with expertise alone

Weighing the health, mental health and economic impact of COVID-19

The unprecedented suspension of in-person classes at Hillstone

Dr. Arnn’s approach to making decisions for Hillstone

• Don’t make difficult decisions until you HAVE to
• Never make decisions alone

The factors Dr. Arnn considers re: bringing students back to campus

Connect with Dr. Arnn

Dr. Arnn at Hillsdale College

Books by Dr. Arnn

The Churchill Documents by Martin Gilbert

The Churchill Project

Connect with Alton

Student Housing Matters

Student Housing Matters on Facebook

Student Housing Matters on Twitter

Capstone On-Campus Management

Alton on LinkedIn

Email media@cocm.com

During her tenure at COCM, Mellissa Taylor quickly became known among students as The Housing Lady. So, what did she learn as the face and voice of student housing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham? How have those lessons around communicating with students carried over to her current role in higher ed?

Mellissa serves as the Assistant Director of Honors Advising and Retention at UAB. But her first role out of graduate school was that of Assistant General Manager of Marketing and Resident Services with Capstone, where she was responsible for community engagement for UAB student housing. Mellissa earned her graduate degree in Student Affairs at Florida State University.

On this episode of the Alumni Series, Mellissa joins Tara Wilkinson to explain how she connected with COCM through contacts at UAB, her undergraduate campus. She weighs in on the most effective ways of communicating with students, describing the challenges of TLDR in email communications and the value of social channels like Instagram and Snapchat. Listen in for Mellissa’s insight on the enduring relationships she built at COCM and learn how her Capstone colleagues helped her grow a thick skin early in her professional career!

Topics Covered

How Mellissa connected with COCM through contacts at UAB

Mellissa’s responsibilities as Marketing Manager with COCM

• Representative at recruitment, admission events
• All housing assignments

Mellissa’s insight on communicating with students via email

Using channels like Snapchat, Instagram and text messaging

Mellissa’s enduring relationships with colleagues at COCM

The lesson Mellissa learned at COCM on growing a thick skin

Connect with Mellissa

Mellissa on Facebook

Connect with Tara

Student Housing Matters

Student Housing Matters on Facebook

Student Housing Matters on Twitter

Capstone On-Campus Management

Tara on LinkedIn