College president's success stems from dumping the ego

Kent Ingle relies on servant leadership, good listening skills to lead growth at Southeastern University in Lakeland.

  • By John Haughey
  • | 6:00 a.m. May 17, 2019
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Courtesy. Enrollment at Southeastern University, a private Christian liberal arts university in Lakeland, has grown more than 215% since Kent Ingle was named president in 2011.
Courtesy. Enrollment at Southeastern University, a private Christian liberal arts university in Lakeland, has grown more than 215% since Kent Ingle was named president in 2011.
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As a candidate for president of Southeastern University in 2011, Kent Ingle was asked what his vision was for the private Christian liberal arts university in Lakeland.

An acknowledged leadership and turnaround expert who boosted Assemblies of God congregations in Los Angeles and Elgin, Ill., and enrollment at Northwest University’s College of Ministry in Kirkland, Wash., SEU trustees undoubtedly expected to hear a detailed plan.

 

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