- Bill Strickland
HEADLINES:
BCAT grads 'on the edge of something extraordinary'
March 27, 2014
When the Brockway Center for Arts and Technology opened in May and when classes began in June, graduation day was a footnote on the calendar.
That footnote became an exclamation point Wednesday when 22 students received diplomas as medical assistants and pharmacy technicians and were told what they helped to achieve is having state, national and international impacts.
'Something extraordinary'
State Sen. Joe Scarnati, foreground, listens to Bill Strickland trace the evolution of the Brockway Center for Arts and Technology at the graduation ceremony for the students in the first class in two programs of study Thursday. (Photo by Nick Hoffman)
Bill Strickland presents at Harvard School of Public Health
March 3, 2014 4:07 pmThe Decision-making: Voices from the Field webcast leadership discussion series at Harvard School of Public Health invites leaders to speak about their experiences making decisions that affect global health. Highly interactive and candid, the series is produced in The Leadership Studio. The high-definition webcast is streamed live and posted for future viewing. Experienced leaders discuss decisions that were effective, decisions that failed, and which decisions, if any, could have been made differently.
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Crafting hope through opportunity: Bill Strickland
Pittsburgh Business Times
January 3, 2014
Growing up in a struggling North Side neighborhood, Bill Strickland’s early encounter with a teacher who introduced him to pottery, jazz and architecture became the inspiration for a nonprofit that uses the arts as a way to inspire young people and down-on-their-luck adults to grow their educational prospects, get training and develop productive lives. Along with a thriving jazz label and concert series,Manchester Bidwell Corp. now offers arts education for public high school students as well as vocational training for a broadening range of subjects, including culinary, horticulture and various medical fields. Strickland’s model has been independently adopted in eight cities, and he hopes to grow it worldwide.
BIDWELL TRAINING CENTER PLANS TO EXPAND INTERNATIONALLY
Whirl Magazine, December 2013
Bill Strickland, president and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, is on a mission to create a culture of success in classrooms across the globe. The outstanding achievements of the corporation’s adult career training affiliate, the Bidwell Training Center (BTC), have spurred eight replicate centers in cities such as San Francisco, Buffalo, N.Y., and Grand Rapids, Mich. The number of centers continues to climb as Strickland sets his sights on expanding to high profile, international cities such as London. The center — and what it offers our community — is turning all eyes to Pittsburgh. We sat down with Strickland at the BTC on the North Side to get the scoop. Click Here to Read More
Make the Impossible Possible has been selected for Common Reading at FAMU, Florida Agriculture Mechanical University For Summer 2013 and Boston College.
Make the Impossible Possible has been selected for Common Reading at the following institutions:
A number of Schools have selected "Make the Impossible Possible" as their Common Freshman Reader:
* Frank Phillips College* Indiana University Pennsylvania* Juniata College* Kendall College * Mt. Union College* North Dakota State University * Penn State-New Kensington* Purdue University* University of Southern Indiana * Voorhees College* Winthrop University* Florida A & M University * Boston College
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Manchester Bidwell Corporation's President & CEO Bill Strickland featured in London Financial Times Story About His Mission of Hope and Educational Methodology
November 22, 2013 12:19 pm
Bill Strickland’s education revolution
By John Thornhill
The article released November 22, 2013 features Pittsburgh's Bill Strickland-President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation who shares more about his journey over the past 45 years doing what he says US state schools fail to do – getting disadvantaged kids excited about learning.
"Today, at a time when the 66-year-old Strickland might have considered retiring to spend more time with his third wife and their 12-year-old daughter, he still burns with a mission to spread his philosophy of hope and his educational methodology around the world. “I am type A. I can’t quit while I’m ahead,” he says."
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Manchester Bidwell President and CEO Bill Strickland Presents at the Harvard School of Public Health for a “Decision-making: Voices from the Field” webcast conversation
The Voices from the Field webcast leadership discussion series at Harvard School of Public Health invites decision-makers to speak about their experience making policy decisions that affect global health. Highly interactive and candid, this series is produced in The Leadership Studio for a student audience. The events are webcast live in high-definition, and are posted for future viewing. Students will also learn from experienced leaders about decisions that were effective, decisions that failed, and which decisions, if any, could have been made differently.
On December 10, 2013 Bill Strickland, President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation will be the featured speaker for the “Decision-making: Voices from the Field” webcast conversation. The event will take place from 12:30-1:30pm on December 10 and will be live webcast from this site:
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One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary...
“Bill Strickland could sell anything . . . Read this book and you'll understand why he is such an inspiration to practicing and aspiring entrepreneurs.” —James Heskett, Harvard Business School
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President Obama Selects Manchester Bidwell Corporation CEO Bill Strickland for the Newly Formed White House Council for Community Solutions
Strickland joins corporate, non-profit and foundation leaders from across the U.S. in offering solutions for more efficiently and effectively addressing community needs to President Obama.
President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the White House Council for Community Solutions. The Council will provide advice to the President on the best ways to mobilize citizens, nonprofits, businesses and government to work more effectively together to solve specific community needs. Pittsburgh’s Bill Strickland, President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation (MBC), is one of the twenty-five appointees who range from Jon Bon Jovi to the president of eBay.
President Obama said, “These impressive men and women have dedicated their lives and careers to civic engagement and social innovation. I commend them for their outstanding contributions to their communities, and I am confident that they will serve the American people well in their new roles on the White House Council for Community Solutions. I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.” Read More
INITIATIVES:
Bill Strickland hopes to persuade 200 cities around the world to replicate his arts, education and job-training program. It's late spring, and Bill Strickland is spending some quiet time in the ceramics studio at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, the art and job-training center he founded in Pittsburgh's struggling Manchester area. ... more