Woodbury University

Woodbury University has announced its 13th president, Luis Ma. R. Calingo, who succeeds retiring Kenneth R. Nielsen. Calingo, who will be officially installed during an inauguration ceremony in October, hails from Dominican University of California in San Rafael -- a four-year, private Catholic college where he served as executive vice president and chief academic officer. He previously served as dean of the Boler School of Business at John Carroll University in Cleveland, and before that held various leadership posts in the Cal State system.

Leadership was in the spotlight Saturday during a conference at Woodbury University in Burbank that looked at the traits and qualities of great leaders. One of those characteristics: They don't seek the limelight. “They shun the attention of celebrity status,” said Luis Ma R. Calingo, Woodbury's new president during the first-time Elevate 2012 conference, which was sponsored by the university and the Homenetmen Glendale Ararat chapter. What's more important, Calingo added, is that a great leader has passion, unwavering resolve and an ability to create an environment where success will continue even after he or she is gone.

Good morning, readers. Today is Monday, October 22. Woodbury University in Burbank is now under new leadership. Luis Calingo was officially installed as president of the university during an inauguration ceremony Saturday . Calingo replaces Kenneth Nielsen, who served as president for 16 years. Burbank Leader A San Fernando Valley-based filmmaker is gaining national attention for one of her films.  Ava DuVernay's latest film, “Middle of Nowhere,” has expanded to theaters across the country after an endorsement from Oprah Winfrey . Washington Times According to a new report, Bob Hope Airport in Burbank managed to inch ahead of budget projections for the fiscal year 2012 despite a drop in parking revenue and the loss of major air carrier American Airlines.

Gary Moskowitz HILLSIDE DISTRICT -- Thomas Harrington has been appointed as the new dean of Woodbury University's school of business and management. Harrington's appointment to the position became effective this week. Harrington, a former lieutenant colonel with the Air Force, is replacing the former business dean Richard King, who stepped down in May 2001 and serves on Woodbury's board of trustees. Harrington served as a professor of decision sciences, director of college accreditation and coordinator of college undergraduate programs during his tenures at the University of South Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University before coming to Woodbury.

Gary Moskowitz HILLSIDE DISTRICT -- Zelda Gilbert knows that her school could be doing a better job. With a hefty check coming in from the government this fall to help with academics and student services, Gilbert's hoping to help her students on to graduation. This October, Woodbury University of Burbank will receive a check from the U.S. Dept. of Education in the amount of $420,000, the first installment of a $2 million grant to be paid to the school over the next five years.

The three business consultants sitting in Nancy Guillen's commercial insurance office got straight to work Wednesday, running through a list of competitors, reviewing client retention rates and pushing her to play up her leadership with civic organizations. “We want to make sure that your clients know that about you, that you bring your best to the table, and that is what you are going to do if they need insurance,” said Jessica Marroquin as she took notes. It was advice for which some firms charge high hourly rates.

degree program Molly Shore Woodbury University has entered into an educational partnership with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department that allows both sworn officers and professional staff to earn a bachelor's degree in the school's organizational leadership program. In addition to the 16,000 employees of the sheriff's department, the program is open to the more than 90,000 people working for the county of Los Angeles. The new degree program emphasizes conflict resolution, communication, leadership, socio-economics and management.

Just months after Luis Calingo stepped into his new role as Woodbury University's president, he is reshaping the school's vision while leading a new campus-wide conversation. “We need to draft a new strategic plan for the university,” Calingo said. “Woodbury University is the only university that 'blank.' That is really what we're trying to answer.” His most recent role was as executive vice president and chief academic officer for Dominican University in San Rafael, a four-year private Catholic college.

The wife of Woodbury University's former president filed a complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court this week alleging she was fired from her job as senior director of development without cause after reporting alleged mistreatment of other employees by the wife of the school's new president. Rose Nielsen alleges in her complaint, filed on Monday, that she was fired Sept. 6 not long after reporting that she had been approached by a maintenance employee in tears because he had allegedly been “threatened with termination” by the wife of Woodbury's new president, Luis Calingo.

Just months after Luis Calingo stepped into his new role as Woodbury University's president, he is reshaping the school's vision while leading a new campus-wide conversation. “We need to draft a new strategic plan for the university,” Calingo said. “Woodbury University is the only university that 'blank.' That is really what we're trying to answer.” His most recent role was as executive vice president and chief academic officer for Dominican University in San Rafael, a four-year private Catholic college.

Good morning, readers. Today is Monday, October 22. Woodbury University in Burbank is now under new leadership. Luis Calingo was officially installed as president of the university during an inauguration ceremony Saturday . Calingo replaces Kenneth Nielsen, who served as president for 16 years. Burbank Leader A San Fernando Valley-based filmmaker is gaining national attention for one of her films.  Ava DuVernay's latest film, “Middle of Nowhere,” has expanded to theaters across the country after an endorsement from Oprah Winfrey . Washington Times According to a new report, Bob Hope Airport in Burbank managed to inch ahead of budget projections for the fiscal year 2012 despite a drop in parking revenue and the loss of major air carrier American Airlines.

Thank you for your reporting of Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein's speech at Woodbury University on Sept. 27 (“Green hopeful makes bid,” Sept. 29). Her campaign here received no other print coverage. Many people are realizing that the election is a closed process that shuts out all third parties and that the presidential debates are not really debates. The debate content is controlled by formal agreement between the two major parties, implemented by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Leadership was in the spotlight Saturday during a conference at Woodbury University in Burbank that looked at the traits and qualities of great leaders. One of those characteristics: They don't seek the limelight. “They shun the attention of celebrity status,” said Luis Ma R. Calingo, Woodbury's new president during the first-time Elevate 2012 conference, which was sponsored by the university and the Homenetmen Glendale Ararat chapter. What's more important, Calingo added, is that a great leader has passion, unwavering resolve and an ability to create an environment where success will continue even after he or she is gone.

At a time when small business owners are struggling to get off the endangered species list, a lifeline in any form is a welcome reprieve. But when it's a lifeline worth tens of thousands of dollars, it can be a game-changer. A program at Woodbury University - in which MBA students essentially act as full-fledged consultants for small business owners who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford the service - is that sort of lifeline. These student consultants, hooked up with businesses through the college's new summer entrepreneurship program, do it all: they develop market research, business plans and advertising and marketing strategies - all of it summarized, packaged and delivered to their clients, who can then use that information to secure bank loans or make internal adjustments to improve revenue.

The three business consultants sitting in Nancy Guillen's commercial insurance office got straight to work Wednesday, running through a list of competitors, reviewing client retention rates and pushing her to play up her leadership with civic organizations. “We want to make sure that your clients know that about you, that you bring your best to the table, and that is what you are going to do if they need insurance,” said Jessica Marroquin as she took notes. It was advice for which some firms charge high hourly rates.

Woodbury University this week announced that a veteran college administrator with a background in international business will become its 13th president. Luis Calingo, who will be officially installed during an inauguration ceremony in October, hails from Dominican University of California in San Rafael - a four-year, private Catholic college where he served as executive vice president and chief academic officer. He replaces Kenneth Nielsen, who is retiring after 16 years at the helm of the 128-year-old Burbank campus.

“I have had the opportunity to write several new chapters in the evolving Woodbury University history,” said the school's retiring president, Kenneth Nielsen. “The success the school has achieved (is) a result of the hard work, action, and vision of so many of my friends and colleagues.” Many of those friends and colleagues gathered at the Jonathan Club to pay tribute to Nielsen this past Saturday evening. After his 16 years at the helm of the Glenoaks Boulevard university, Nielsen announced he would be stepping down from the presidential post last year.