Nicholas Holton has worked as a professional educator his whole career. First as a math instructor and now at a community college as an Associate Dean for General Education, Nicholas has been a leader in innovation by design. His workshops have visited four continents, and include strategic planning, appreciative inquiry, service learning, and engaged learning techniques. He is sought out as an invited speaker and his keynote and other presentations draw an international audience. Nicholas’ appreciative inquiry teams work with small nonprofits and whole community colleges. He conducted an Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Workshop (AIFT) in Perth, Australia and his clients are located all over the world including: Scotland, Chile and India. His professional passions include anything that helps people improve the human condition. He is committed to this also in he personal life as he sits on several nonprofit boards and volunteers regularly at community events.
- Appreciative Inquiry Consulting & Training
- Board Training & Retreats
- Faculty Development
- Grant Writing
- Keynote & Plenary Presentations
- Large-Scale Summit Design
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- Leadership Development & Training
- Non-Profit Services
- Organizational Development
- Service Learning
- Small Business Consulting
- Strategic Development
- Student Leadership Training
- Workshop Facilitation
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Presentations:
- Community College: Is it right for you?
- Incorporating Service Learning Into a Traditional Curriculum
- Indicators of Engaged Institutions
- Myths Of Service Learning
- Reaching Out, While Reaching In
- Rural Service Learning: Special Obstacles and Great Opportunities
- Service Learning On A Shoestring
- Service Learning: What Works And What Doesn’t!”
- Tech Prep and Service Learning: A Natural Combination
- Top Ten Issues Related to Successful Service Learning Experiences”
- Using Appreciative Inquiry To Transform Your Teaching
Appreciative Inquiry Summits:
- Campus Compact Presidential Summit: Facilitator
- College Wide Strategic Planning Summit
- Great Start Collaborative Strategic Planning
- HeadStart Strategic Planning
- National Rural Service Learning Summit
- National Summit, Event facilitator
- Service Learning Advisory Board Strategic Planning
- Strategic Planning, COP Collaborative
Workshops:
- Appreciative Inquiry Strategic Planning Workshop
- Appreciative Inquiry Team Building
- Appreciative Inquiry Team Building Workshop
- Developing Our Strengths: Appreciating Our Differences
- Faculty Course Design Workshop
- Faculty Workshop on Service Learning
Keynote:
- Reframing The Social Contract in Higher Education
Webinars:
- Issues in Rural Service Learning
International:
- Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT), Co-trainer
- Creating High Performance Teams Using Appreciative Inquiry
- International Service Learning: Guatemala & Nicaragua
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- ACTS Academy (Bangalore, India)
- American Association of Community Colleges
- Central Michigan University
- Community College National Center for Civic Engagement
- Company of Experts
- Georgia State Government
- Great Start Collaborative
- Houston Community College
- Kirtland Community College
- Lake Superior State University
- Macomb Community College
- Michigan Campus Compact
- MSU Extension
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- North East Michigan Community Service Agency
- Northern Essex Community College
- Northern Michigan University
- Oakland Community College
- Ogemaw County Humane Society
- Rondo Tree Service
- Rose City Greenhouse
- Rural Alliance for Service Learning
- Rural Community College Alliance
- Smart Schools Foundation
- St. Clair Community College
- University of Alaska
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- “I have known Nick since 2009, and was fortunate enough to take part in an Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT) that he tutored. The four days of the AIFT were both inspiring and exciting, and Nick made the training relevant to the wide variety of participants. I have also followed with interest Nick’s service learning program, and am impressed that all of his students think so highly of him.” ~ Anne Tierney, Senior University Teacher at University of Glasgow
- “Mr. Holton, as I have addressed him for the last 27 years, was my high school math teacher who became what I consider my mentor. Five years ago, as I did some grant writing for his company, he thought it was time I called him by his first name. I just couldn’t due to the enormous amount of respect I have for this man. His motto has always been learn more, better yourself, and hopefully as a result make the world a better place. This is what he encourages, inspires, and aids others to do, whether they are students, business associates, or friends. I feel privileged to have been all three!“~ Michelle Jacobs, Independent Consultant, Electrical & Controls Engineers at Match Point Controls, LLC
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