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With that guiding light in mind, BW's 10th President vows to be "present, not just available" as students return to campus for a new academic year.
Baldwin Wallace University President Lee Fisher's vision is beginning to come into focus, but he is clear that the BW community, including students, will have a voice in the direction of the University.
In a pair of interviews for Cleveland Magazine's Community Leader and cleveland.com, Fisher focused on the student experience and graduate outcomes as key drivers. As BW marks 180 years since its founding this fall, Fisher is looking to the future.
"It's an exciting time to write the next chapter of our story, which will remain centered on student success. My overarching priority is always our students. They are my North Star," he told cleveland.com.
While Fisher's big picture aspiration is for BW to be "Northeast Ohio's most reliable talent pipeline for young leaders with character and grit," he is ready to put his presidential feet in Yellow Jacket students' shoes this fall.
"Looking through the eyes of students will make me a better president."
"In some ways, I consider myself to be a freshman," Fisher explains. "I am actually going to approach my first year as a first-year student, looking at BW with a whole new set of eyes. Looking through the eyes of students will make me a better president."
After his February appointment, BW's 10th President (since the 1913 merger of Baldwin University and German Wallace College) spent a significant amount of time on campus during the spring semester listening, observing and learning.
"In the spring, I spent an entire afternoon in the dining hall — no agenda, just conversations," he recounted. "I learned more about student concerns in those three hours than in weeks of formal meetings."
And Fisher intends to keep that momentum going. "Students need to see their president as present, not just available. Look for Lunches with Lee, Frisbee with Fisher and Pizza with the Prez," Fisher said. "I will be where the students are."
That includes social media, where Fisher recently answered questions submitted by students on what makes Lee Fisher, the man, tick. You can check out his answers on Instagram Reels:
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