You may think this is going to be a blog post about not spreading yourself too thin, and not committing yourself to too many things, but that’s actually a skill that I’ve already been able to improve over the past few months. This post is a little bit different…(and long. And complicated. So, beware.)… I’ll …
Category: Higher Education & Student Development
Acceptance.
This video is absolutely amazing. These reactions remind me of exactly why college is such a fantastic place and, especially in my time working for Undergraduate Admissions. I don’t think that higher education is for EVERYONE at every time (and, in fact, I think the below video should be edited to say that every ONE …
“Write down your dreams, bury them, and you will see them grow and grow.”
“Write down your dreams, bury them, and you will see them grow and grow.” Tereai Trent Some of the very best opportunities I have on a daily basis HAPPEN to me. That sounds somewhat (and uncharacteristically) passive, doesn’t it? Well, I believe it to be true and I also am encouraged to believe that they …
This is college. What a grade!!
I’m working on organizing some artifacts from the first eight weeks of the semester. It’s officially the half way point, and it’s a tradition of mine). This was, legitimately, some feedback that a professor gave me on an assignment earlier this semester, and I just now noticed it!
Expedition Leadership & Oversharing.
The brief hiatus I took from life at the end of last week (and a very abrupt break from e-mail) resulted in me having over 50 need-to-be-replied-to messages in my inbox come Sunday evening. But, now it is Monday morning and I am grateful for yet another Monday morning where I can say I have …
SCALE-UP
“Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Physics” My professor and mentor, Dr. Frank Shushok, would probably prefer the acronym “Student-Centered Active Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies.” But go on – ask. What in the world do I have to do with the above phrase, this is often acronym-ed to “SCALE-UP.” In the traditional sense, absolutely …
Do whatever the hell you want.
Pardon my french, but I felt extremely moved to share this article written by a peer of mine. I first met Hannah Billings during the time that I served as the Student Government’s Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion during my senior year (2011-2012) at Virginia Tech. She was also on SGA Exec, and while …
A new kind of library.
Libraries really aren’t just a place where you go “shhh!, it’s a library!” Over the past year I’ve had the fantastic opportunity to work with Brian Mathews, Associate Dean for Virginia Tech University Libraries, on providing input on what will result in a dramatic transofmration and renovation of Virginia Tech’s main library, Newman Library. I …