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This book, is about a "Black" or African-American Educator who experienced a number of leadership challenges as a College Dean, College President and CEO, District Vice Chancellor, and the first African American Chancellor of a Multi-College/Campus Community College District in California. Dr. Godbold, was the first African American Administrator hired as a Dean at the Orchard Ridge College of the Oakland County Community College District in Michigan, OCC. Dr. Godbold, shortly, acceded to the position of Provost and CEO of the College. He, as the Provost, experienced and successfully surmounted several challenges during his administration as the a first Black College CEO of a Suburban Community College that was overwhelming "Caucasian" in one of the most affluent Counties in the USA, particularly being accepted by the College Faculty, and providing educational opportunity for "inner city" Black and minority students. Dr. Godbold was recruited by the President of the Community College of Denver System to come to Denver to start the Auraria College of the System. Dr. Godbold again encountered many challenging but rewarding administrative experiences by having been given almost "free rein" to start the College for a very diverse student population. Dr. Godbold selected and mentored a diverse "team" of Faculty and Administrators, many of whom were new to Community College Education, at the time, who worked in "make shift" and "gerrymandered" facilities, until the college was built. Dr. Godbold s successes included the establishment of Counseling Teams, instituting a program of "open entry-open exit Idividualized Self Paced Laboratory Instruction " that qualified for State Apportionment. Dr. Godbold left the Community College of Denver System to accept the position of President of Merritt College upon the urging of Dr. Norvel Smith. Merritt College was one of five colleges of the Peralta Community College District. Dr. Godbold soon learned that he would be faced with man
This book, is about a "Black" or African-American Educator who experienced a number of leadership challenges as a College Dean, College President and CEO, District Vice Chancellor, and the first African American Chancellor of a Multi-College/Campus Community College District in California. Dr. Godbold, was the first African American Administrator hired as a Dean at the Orchard Ridge College of the Oakland County Community College District in Michigan, OCC. Dr. Godbold, shortly, acceded to the position of Provost and CEO of the College. He, as the Provost, experienced and successfully surmounted several challenges during his administration as the a first Black College CEO of a Suburban Community College that was overwhelming "Caucasian" in one of the most affluent Counties in the USA, particularly being accepted by the College Faculty, and providing educational opportunity for "inner city" Black and minority students. Dr. Godbold was recruited by the President of the Community College of Denver System to come to Denver to start the Auraria College of the System. Dr. Godbold again encountered many challenging but rewarding administrative experiences by having been given almost "free rein" to start the College for a very diverse student population. Dr. Godbold selected and mentored a diverse "team" of Faculty and Administrators, many of whom were new to Community College Education, at the time, who worked in "make shift" and "gerrymandered" facilities, until the college was built. Dr. Godbold s successes included the establishment of Counseling Teams, instituting a program of "open entry-open exit Idividualized Self Paced Laboratory Instruction " that qualified for State Apportionment. Dr. Godbold left the Community College of Denver System to accept the position of President of Merritt College upon the urging of Dr. Norvel Smith. Merritt College was one of five colleges of the Peralta Community College District. Dr. Godbold soon learned that he would be faced with man