Pilgrim’s Progress: Lessons in Shared Governance

Authors

Stephen L. Hansen
E. Duff Wrobbel
Julie D. Hopwood
Paul W. Ferguson

DOI

10.58809/ZLZN1832

Abstract

In the Spring of 2006, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) initiated a conversation to define a “Teacher-Scholar” Philosophy appropriate for the campus. In an experience similar to John Bunyan’s protagonist, Christian, in the classic 1678 allegory Pilgrim’s Progress, the SIUE faculty and administrators set off on a 21st century journey of discovery.[2] Our journey, however, was toward shared governance, rather than down the path to salvation. Like Bunyan’s Christian, we traveled metaphorically through the Town of Vanity, the Valley of Humiliation, the Slough of Despond, the Hill of Difficulty, and the Castle of Doubt. Unlike Christian, however, our journey of discovery ended before we crossed the River of Death and entered the Celestial City.

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Hansen, Stephen L.; Wrobbel, E. Duff; Hopwood, Julie D.; and Ferguson, Paul W. (2011) "Pilgrim’s Progress: Lessons in Shared Governance," Academic Leadership: The Online Journal: Vol. 9: Iss. 3, Article 18.
DOI: 10.58809/ZLZN1832
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/alj/vol9/iss3/18