Let me say at the outset that I am thrilled at the success NDSU's football program has enjoyed in recent years. The Bison are number one - squared. And frankly, the odds are quite good that their number one status may be cubed by season's end. This is exciting stuff this championship team status! The [...]
Tag: faculty
My heart is a tiny piece of coal…
One of the things that college faculty become well-acquainted with are excuses. After teaching for a few years you recognize that the same old excuses come up again and again. I don't pay too much mind to excuses. My students know there are limits to my flexibility and my patience. They know that I will [...]
A commentary on a comment…
I try and publish all the comments submitted on my blog. Occasionally I will choose not to publish a comment, either because it adds nothing constructive to the discussion or is downright hateful or disrespectful. But I do recognize that some of these comments I do not post deserve my comment. As such, I tend [...]
The critical importance of courtesy…
Courtesy - a small thing that can mean quite a lot. When it comes to winter weather, especially bitter cold winter temperatures, courtesy can be critical. I thought a lot about courtesy today as I walked about the NDSU campus. Faculty, staff, and students who were scurrying between parking lots and buildings looked as if [...]
It is time for the Herd to be heard…
Integrity is sometimes difficult to define, but we tend to know it when we see it. At the very least it can be said to be consistency between what we say and what we do over time. Ideally, it is also a statement of honesty, fairness, and character. Integrity simply put (in The New Forty dictionary) is [...]
Go ahead, leave a mark…
I have been meeting with students non-stop for the past three days. I pretty much insist that they come in and meet with me during finals week (since I have no final exam), and they always oblige. These little meetings allow me to take some time to really connect with them one on one to [...]
I am outcome-focused…
I missed Parade Magazine's annual report on the amount of money folks across the U.S. make. I wasn't all that disappointed about missing it as it always left me feeling like a loser - well, at least as far as income goes. But then I remind myself that not everything is about money and I move on. The [...]
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