COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CONNECTIONS
Bill Strickland has received the following Honorary Doctorate Degrees:
. Babson College
· Bethany College
· Carnegie Mellon University
· Chatham College
· Columbia College
· Edinboro University
· Maryland Art Institute
. Marywood University
· Robert Morris University
· Rutgers University
· San Francisco Art Institute
· Slippery Rock University
· University of Pittsburgh
· Westminster College
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
UPCOMING COLLEGE EVENTS:
Bill Strickland Keynote Speaker at Emporia State University -the "Bonner & Bonner, Diversity Lecture Series"
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Albert Taylor Hall in Plumb Hall
on the Emporia State University Campus
7:00 p.m
Bill Strickland, brings his inspirational creativity to Penn State New Kensington at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, in the campus Forum Theatre.
Strickland is the author of "Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary," the selected book for incoming freshmen at the campus. The Freshman Summer Reading Program was instituted at the campus in 2005 to encourage reading and critical thinking and to provide a shared experience among new students. Group discussions are slated with fellow students, faculty and staff throughout the fall semester.
Bill Strickland scheduled as one of Purdue North Central's-2010 Sinai Forum Speakers
October 3, 2010
This season the Forum will bring a line-up of timely and compelling speakers. You will learn about international news stories, often overlooked; stories of humble roots and meaningful success; the country’s tumultuous political environment; what to do with your money in a challenging investment climate; and the worldwide crisis facing everyone on earth—the food supply.
Purdue North Central is proud to present Sinai Forum 2010! Read More
Bill Strickland Speaker at Princeton University
October 12, 2010
The Keller Center and the Center for African American Studies are pleased to welcome Bill Strickland, social entrepreneur and a 1996 winner of the MacArthur Fellowship, to the Princeton University campus on October 12, 2010. The event is free and open to the public, with a reception to follow in the Friend Center Atrium.
ADDITIONAL NEWS ITEMS:
Strickland receives Honorary Degrees from Marywood University -
May 10, 2010 -Honorary degrees were presented to keynote speaker William E. Strickland Jr., CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corp. and its subsidiaries, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild and Bidwell Training Center, and Peter Q. Bohlin, a regional architect and the founding partner of the nationwide, award-winning architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
MacArthur 'Genius' Fellow Bill Strickland Delivers Babson College Commencement Address May 15, 2010 and will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.
Babson College will also award Strickland with an honorary degree.
Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide...Read More
More Information about the Commencement:
http://www3.babson.edu/Events/Commencement/honorary.cfm
Nationally Recognized Author and Corporate Visionary Bill Strickland to Give Talk on “Making the Impossible Possible” at Fairleigh Dickinson University
“Making the Impossible Possible” is the topic that author and corporate leader, Bill Strickland, will present on May 3, 2010 at 7 p.m. at FDU’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, N.J...Read More
Harvard Business School conducted its 4th case study on Manchester Bidwell Corporation
Harvard Business School conducted its 4th case study on what Bill has accomplished with Manchester Bidwell Corporation. The new version of the case debuted at the Harvard Business School on April 26, 2010.
Toby Stuart, Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School said, “We will teach the case to all 930 first year MBA students at Harvard. We have the very good fortune of having Bill join us to help teach the case.”
photos courtesy: Evgenia Eliseeva
In regards to his Harvard presentation, Bill says "The fact that we are in the 4th case study is very significant. The reception at Harvard Business School was well received by several hundred people in attendance. It was an overwhelming response, and I am proud of the fact that in the history of Harvard Business School's review of case studies, only two US companies, Manchester Bidwell Corporation and Apple Computer were singled out for four case studies." Bill also added, "the students really tackled the process like they were scaling a good business idea, they wanted to explore ways to look at leadership, funding, consistency and other important business qualities."
Stuart added, “We will teach the case to all 930 first year MBA students at Harvard. We have the very good fortune of having Bill join us to help teach the case.”
Entrepreneur William Strickland to Address Marywood Graduates-May 9, 2010
William E. Strickland Jr., President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation and its subsidiaries, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG), and Bidwell Training Center (BTC), will be the keynote speaker at Marywood University's Commencement on May 9, 2010 at 1p.m. in the Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes Barre. He will also be awarded an honorary doctoral degree during the ceremony...Read More
College Students are reading Bill Strickland's "Make the Impossible Possible" Take a look:
"Make the Impossible Possible, " Selected as Common Freshman Reader:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Winthrop University
Bill Strickland, author of the 2009 Common Freshman Reader, Make the Impossible Possible, was on Indiana University of Pennsylvania's campus to share his personal story in an evening lecture Wednesday, November 17, 2009.
Keith Boyer-IUP-photo courtesy
Strickland implores: ‘Don’t give up on the poor kids’
If you’re a bright, entrepreneurial-minded MBA student with a social conscience, Bill Strickland has a message for you: Come see me about a job.
As the chief executive officer of the Manchester Bidwell Corp., Strickland has made a career by following a simple premise: Treat people with respect, and you’ll reap remarkable results.
“I think people are born into the world as assets, not as liabilities,” Strickland told a packed auditorium during the W.L. Mellon Speaker Series at the Tepper School. “It’s all in the way you treat people that drives performance.”
An author, former jet pilot and product of the Pittsburgh public school system, Strickland is a self-styled salesman with a whopper of a product: the future of the nation. By replicating his model for arts and vocational training in cities across the United States and overseas, Strickland hopes to inspire people the way he has inspired the youth and disenfranchised in Pittsburgh — and, in doing so, save their lives...More
Dominican University Awards William Strickland the Bradford-O’Neill Medallion
Dominican University will present its 2009 Bradford-O’Neill Medallion for Social Justice to William E. Strickland, Jr., president and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, during the university’s convocation on Monday, August 31 at 4:00 p.m. in the Lund Auditorium, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest. Strickland will also serve as convocation speaker.Over 40 years ago, Strickland began Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, an after-school arts program, in an inner-city neighborhood of Pittsburgh. In 1971, Strickland took over the leadership of Bidwell Training Center, a vocational training program. Today Manchester Bidwell Corporation provides the community with education, cultural opportunities and hope. Through the arts programs, youth can take classes and workshops in ceramics, photography, digital imaging and design art. Students work alongside visiting artists of national and international stature through exhibitions, lectures, workshops, residencies and school visits. Another program, MCG Jazz, is dedicated to preserving, promoting and presenting jazz music. Performances and recordings are held in a 350-seat music hall in Pittsburgh...More
Bill Strickland Addresses Bethany College Graduating Class, and receives honorary Doctorate of Humanities from the school.
Strickland delivered his remarks to Bethany’s 140 graduates on May 16 in the grassy quadrangle adjacent to the College’s historic Old Main ..more
Harvard Business School Selects Bill Strickland for a Fourth Case Study--"Bill Strickland’s story is amazing. He has acquired international recognition for the fantastic work that the Center does in Pittsburgh and he has a bold vision for addressing some of the fundamental problems created by a broken educational system and unacceptable levels of urban poverty." ..more
Strickland implores: ‘Don’t give up on the poor kids’ while addressing Carnegie Mellon students.
“I think people are born into the world as assets, not as liabilities,” Strickland told a packed auditorium during the W.L. Mellon Speaker Series at the Tepper School. “It’s all in the way you treat people that drives performance.”..more