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Masters In Coaching Episode XXXV: Servant Leadership Institute Director Dr. Kent Schlichtemeier

Posted on 3/8/2022 by Tim Cates



He's been in education for over 40 years, a teacher, a professor, a coach, a member of the Concordia University Irvine Athletic Hall of Fame, and now he's the first-ever director of the Servant Leadership Institute; we talk with Dr. Kent Schlichtemeier.

Show Highlights

  • What the School of Education’s mission, vision, and core values are and how they impacted the formation of the Servant Leadership Institute
  • How he and the Vice President for University Advancement, Marketing, and Communications at Concordia University Irvine, Tim Jaeger, developed the Servant Leadership Institute from the desire to prepare servant leaders for K-12 schools across the country
  • The Kern Family Foundation contacted them in December of 2020 and expressed interest in the launch of a program that would help students become people of high character
  • Why the Kern Family Foundation’s generous grant in August 2021 played a pivotal role in bringing the program to life
  • Why this program is for students and teachers, administrators, and counselors serving in the trenches
  • How the Executive Director of the Master of Arts in Education and Assistant Dean in the School of Education, Dr. Kellie Albrecht, has been developing a new Master’s in Educational Leadership with a specialization in Social Emotional Learning, Character, and Ethics
  • What they hope to achieve with the Educator Leadership Academy on Concordia University Irvine’s campus, lasting from May 20th - May 22nd in 2022 and two days in January 2023, and by providing academy attendants with a leadership coach
  • How they plan to bring 60 teachers, administrators, or counselors together for 13 seminars on exemplary leadership and character for the Educator Leadership Academy
  • He achieved a Master’s Degree, a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of California Los Angeles, taught middle school, high school, college, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Concordia University Irvine for his success with guiding the women’s basketball program
  • How Denver Lutheran High School’s baseball coach Mr. Warren Ketner impacted his decision to become an educator
  • Why the servant character is so important when teaching someone to be a good leader 
  • How the values of honesty, humility, and respect, inspired by John Wooden and Warren Buffett, are underlined throughout the program
  • How attending UCLA coach Jim Harrick’s basketball practices as a graduate student allowed him to see John Wooden in action
  • What he and MCAA Director Jim Kunau learned from lunch with John Wooden in 2006 that helped structure the Servant Leadership Institute

Tags: Masters in Coaching, Coaching, MCAA Podcast, Athletic Director, Baseball, Basketball

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