Trevor C Lane, Ed.D. (aka Dr. Change) subscribes to the mantra, “Learn. Serve. Lead.” This personal mantra is actually a family slogan. As an educator with more than a decade of experience in higher education, this slogan has expansive meaning. The short version is we must be devoted life learners who learn how to learn. While learning, we must simultaneously learn how to be in service to others because every situation and person is different. As we learn and serve, good leaders know how to step out in front but GREAT leaders know how to follow. Thus, at the end of the day, it is critical to lead, follow, or know when to get out of the way.
When promoting to associate professor and reflecting on the past in order to move through the future, the following vision statement guides everything done in service to others:
Vision Statement – Achieving results while seeking understanding through engagement in curriculum, programming, outreach, teaching, and research by making education and the world of work accessible through technology, empowering tomorrow’s leaders today. Providing thought leadership to support
innovation, education, and maintaining Extension’s relevance in the 21st century.