The year is near the end and I have only two more lectures to give. I am tired but I am in a way better state this year than the previous. I made many changes in my work life to help me make it to the end with more of a smile on my face. […]
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Chaotic workspaces: A sign of brilliance or fear-inducing?
After which has easily been the busiest six months of my working life, I finally had time to clean up my desk today. It was a five hour job and it actually resulted in superb happiness. I don’t usually find cleaning to be so therapeutic but the intensity of the last semester needed some closure… […]
What Summer Vacation Looks Like for Faculty Members
A very common question we get as faculty is about how we will spend our summers relaxing. Although we wish our students well and hope they take our advice of spending some time to unwind in the summer, we are hard at work for the majority of that time. I can certainly speak for the […]
What to Wear: Convocation
I have been to many convocations and love to see my students all dressed up and ready to impress. Convocation is a huge deal so congratulations! Now, I’m not going to be a fashion snob, but hope to provide some style tips that you may not be thinking of when you are putting together your […]
Failure
I was listening to a recent convocation address and the point was made that we should fail BIG. I get that. If you have never failed, you have never really put yourself in a position to fail. What kind of life would that be if you always just picked the easiest route? Pretty dull. But […]
Sometimes we just need a hug.
Saturday was the first day of exams. How did that happen so fast? It has been an absolutely crazy few months and although I’ve looked forward to having some time to breath, I can’t believe it is almost here. As I begin to process the happenings of the semester, and hoping to now get to […]