Well, it has been a while, people! I took an unplanned, extended break from my daily blogging for no other reason than it just all got away from me. And that is okay. I am not one to dwell too much in such things. But I was riding home from the gym this morning andContinue reading “Day 54 – Building Community That Does Not Include Higher Education Professionals – #100DaysofHigherEd”
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Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day – A Personal Perspective
It has been a while since I have put some ideas down on my blog but today seemed like a good day to come back. When I woke up this morning I was not thinking about suicide. I honestly never really think about it because I don’t think I have any suicidal tendencies. But whenContinue reading “Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day – A Personal Perspective”
To my students, I don’t hate you but . . .
I am also not your buddy. I am your instructor, your professor, your teacher, whatever you want to think of me as. For almost two decades I have been teaching college classes of some sort. Be it leadership development to higher education I have taught everyone from freshmen to doctoral students. And one consistent complaintContinue reading “To my students, I don’t hate you but . . .”
Higher Ed – Don’t Change for the Hater, Change for the Student . . .
To say society is not in love with higher education is an understatement. A recent NBC News / Wall Street Journal survey found that Americans are split on the value of a college degree and even fewer, 39% of 18-34 year olds felt that a college degree was worth the expense. Indeed these are challengingContinue reading “Higher Ed – Don’t Change for the Hater, Change for the Student . . .”
College Athletics not a white knight
I love college athletics. I grew up on college sports and some of my best memories as a kid and college student centered around college games. One of my first formative sports memories was watching Lorenzo Charles make a last second dunk in 1983 to give N.C. State the national championship. I remember watching theContinue reading “College Athletics not a white knight”
The Only Time You Can Have Everything is on a Bagel
Of all of the bagels there is nothing quite as satisfying to me than the Everything Bagel with cream cheese at a shop in town. It gives me everything I want out of life: a warm bagel that is crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside; a savory and salty blend of sea salt,Continue reading “The Only Time You Can Have Everything is on a Bagel”
If You Want to Be On Time, Make Sure You End On Time
Welcome to Fall Semester 2016! It is a new college year and full of hope. Many of us have taken the rollover of the calendar as a chance to make changes and reaffirm commitments. Usually these decisions take the form of the New Year’s resolution or in this case, new school year resolutions. Think your annualContinue reading “If You Want to Be On Time, Make Sure You End On Time”
Basketball Lessons: How ‘And One’ Can Boost Your Career
I love basketball and now I get extra basketball for the summer Olympics. These teams will struggle to score against fierce defenses, try to maneuver for the perfect shot, and hopefully draw a foul and a chance for an “and one” scoring possibility. “And one” refers to the free throw awarded to a player whoContinue reading “Basketball Lessons: How ‘And One’ Can Boost Your Career”
Want to Make it in This World? Better Learn to Collaborate
Is there any greater struggle between instructor and student than the dreaded “group assignment”? From the day it is assigned, students begin the process of passive-aggressive resistance and instructors have the difficult task of grading an assignment they know was basically completed by one overachiever. However, we keep giving these assignments to our students becauseContinue reading “Want to Make it in This World? Better Learn to Collaborate”
Monday Musing – A More Ethical Campus
What does it take to make a more ethical campus? What does it mean to have a more ethical campus? What elements must we have, what culture must we extend to have a more ethical campus? The answer may be in the work of Architect and Zoo Director Dr. David Hancocks. In his 2002 book;Continue reading “Monday Musing – A More Ethical Campus”
Considering Outloud 