1. As the fifth president of Governors State University (GSU), Dr. Elaine P. Maimon has led the university in creating seamless pathways to student success: a model four-year, structured undergraduate program and an award-winning partnership with 17 Chicagoland community colleges. President Maimon is considered to be one of the founders of writing across the curriculum. This article is adapted from Leading Academic Change: Vision, Strategy, Transformation, to be published by Stylus Publishing in January 2018.