COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CONNECTIONS
Bill Strickland has received 12 Honorary Doctorate Degrees:
· Bethany College
· Carnegie Mellon University
· Chatham College
· Columbia College
· Edinboro University
· Maryland Art Institute
· Robert Morris University
· Rutgers University
· San Francisco Art Institute
· Slippery Rock University
· University of Pittsburgh
·Westminster College
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’s story resonates beautifully with our mission as educators.”
—Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, President, 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
"An exhilarating and introspective memoir of one man's journey to the pinnacle of personal and professional success. An inspiring personal portrait of passion, challenge and triumph which provides valuable and practical advice for realizing personal and professional aspirations. A must read!" Tony Atwater, Ph.D. President, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Strickland & Dr. Atwater pictured
Keith Boyer-IUP-photo courtesy
The 2009–2010 Common Freshman Reader Selection Committee at Indiana University Pennsylvania selects: Make the Impossible Possible: One Man's Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary, by Bill Strickland.
To set the tone for academic excellence, IUP offers a common reading program to all new students. Each student receives a copy of the chosen book and is invited to read it before the start of the school year.
"An exhilarating and introspective memoir of one man's journey to the pinnacle of personal and professional success. An inspiring personal portrait of passion, challenge and triumph which provides valuable and practical advice for realizing personal and professional aspirations. A must read!" Tony Atwater, Ph.D. President, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Click here to find out more about the Common Freshman Reader
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