I did not know Craig Murie as the former beloved basketball coach who had fought a battle with cancer. I knew him as Craig the math guy in a wheelchair at NDSU. Even though we worked in different departments and in different colleges, I would see him regularly as we crossed paths coming and going [...]
I will make this brief because the video I am sharing with you today is more important than my words. As you may be aware, I teach at NDSU. In one of my classes we have been discussing social epidemics and the ways to effectively spread messages. In light of the current division in the country, I challenged [...]
They say the longest day of 2014 was June 21st, but I know that cannot be right. I know the correct answer is September 26, 2014. I know this because I lived through the longest day of the year on the 26th and am just now barely recovering after a full weekend has passed. On [...]
Today, I would like to acknowledge the sad loss of NDSU freshman Tommy Bearson and send my condolences to his family and friends. I, along with so many others, fervently hoped for a different outcome. I know that there will be little solace for those who grieve Tommy's loss, but I hope that they will [...]
The fall semester at NDSU started this past week and it reminded me of how much I love to see bright, shiny faces at the start of a new academic year. My classes typically have a blend of former and new students, but after a summer away even the students who have had me before [...]
Today, on the occasion of yet another graduation ceremony, I share a post I wrote on day three hundred and fourteen of the new forty. Another group of my darling nestlings will fly away again today. It keeps happening - as it should - but still, I never quite settle in with it. So today [...]
THE NEW FORTY 