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Bob Clark,
Vice Chancellor
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A little-known but
significant battle within the Gettysburg theater was Little Round Top, a small piece of higher ground defended by a combination of mutineers and soldiers of the 20th Regiment of the Maine Volunteers. Their commanding officer, a professor of religion from Bowdoin College with little battlefield experience, faced an enormous challenge.
He needed to muster the loyalty of the
mutineers and prepare them to face what was likely to be the final battle they would fight, given the odds against them. He called on them, as Sons of Maine, to engage in something an army did not do often – go out to set others free. As he addressed the troops before battle, he told them, “Here you can be something … what we are fighting for, in the end, is each other.”
Soon into the battle, ammunition ran out and they were ordered to fix bayonets and charge, yelling at the top of their lungs. They literally scared the 15th Alabama into surrender.
Defining leadership moments don’t come often. Strong leaders know when such a moment has arrived. It is in the intersection of a compelling challenge and a shared purpose that people will respond to a leader’s vision and produce more than otherwise thought possible. We are there now – in our quest for a stronger economy and a better quality of life.
At the Edwards Campus, we are there in our purpose to help you accomplish those goals. We face a new and brighter day at the university with the introduction of our new leader, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little. She shares our common vision to bring the high-quality programs of
The University of Kansas to our citizens in Johnson County and greater Kansas City.
The convergence of opportunity presents a defining moment. We look forward to working with Chancellor Gray-Little as The University of Kansas takes on the challenges of our troubled times in order to make our region a national model for recovery and growth.
Bob Clark
Vice Chancellor
