A Vision for the Future that Builds on the Past: Students, Community, and Leadership

2015 Shirley Kennedy Memorial Lecture

Dr. Michael Young, recently retired after twenty-five years as UCSB Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, discusses his vision and values that guided his work as a fierce advocate for the holistic student and in developing collective leadership and team building. He addresses challenges facing the university in this moment of financial cutbacks and strains on student services. He shares lessons learned from both successes and failures as well as a vision for the future that builds on the past.