President’s Archive
Ringling College President Dr. Larry Thompson’s column runs the fourth Saturday of each month, September through May in SRQ Magazine.
The magazine is a hyper-local publication covering Sarasota and Bradenton. Below is an archive of the columns Thompson has written for the monthly feature.
Sept 2023-May 2024
- May: The Need for Mental Health Awareness in Higher Education
- April: Celebrating 25 Years of Creative Leadership
- March: Where are the Men? A Look at the Higher Ed Gender Gap
- February: Success and Creativity Hinge on Normalizing Failure
- January: What is the Role of Arts Education?
- December: Catalysts for Creativity
- November: Getting Creative About Resiliency
- October: Celebrating a Semester of Achievements
- September: Diversity Critical to Ringling College Mission
Sept 2022-May 2023
- May: The Benefits of AI in Higher Education and the Creative Industries
- April: Ethics, Art and Academic Freedom
- March: Creative Ageing and Lifelong Learning
- February: Energy Abounds in Careers in the Arts
- January: Professional Experiences Benefit Students, Community
- December: Service Learning and Volunteerism
- November: Arts Adds Steam To Education’s Value
- October: A Campus Returning to Normal
- September: Sarasota’s Modern Powerhouse
Oct 2021-May 2022
- May: Turning Your Passion into Your Profession: The Future
- April: Turning Your Passion into Your Profession: Ringling VR to Graduate First Class
- March: Turning Your Passion into Your Profession: Film, Photography and Imaging
- February: Turning Your Passion into Your Profession: Illustration, Graphic Design, Entertainment Design
- January: Turning Your Passion into Your Profession: Business of Art and Design, Creative Writing
- December: Turning Your Passion into Your Profession: Fine Arts, Visual Studies
- November: Turning Your Passion Into Your Profession: Computer Animation, Game Art, Motion Design
- October: Turning Your Passion Into Your Profession
Sept 2020-May 2021
- May: Creativity in a Post-COVID World
- April: Local Governments Get Creative During COVID-19
- March: Remote Work and Creativity in the Midst Of COVID-19
- February: Philanthropy During the Coronavirus
- January: Healthcare, COVID and Creativity
- December: Reimagining Education
- November: Creativity and Remote Work
- October: Creativity, Arts and Culture In The Age Of Coronavirus
- September: Creativity in the Midst of the Coronavirus
Sept 2019-April 2020
- April: April: New Solutions For A New Age: Creativity In The Age Of COVID-19
- March: March: Continuing Remote Studio Instruction Amid a Pandemic
- February: New Solutions For A New Age: Finance And Banking
- January: New Solutions For A New Age: Globalization
- December: New Solutions For A New Age: Medicine
- November: New Solutions For A New Age: The Environment
- September: New Solutions for the Creative Age
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