I attended a leadership seminar at NDSU today. The gentleman presenting the workshop stated that constant curiosity was a characteristic of successful people and a hallmark of good leaders. Whew! What a relief! In the past I wondered if my constant curiosity was a curse. I know that others have at times viewed it as a nuisance [...]
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End of semester melancholy…
Well, today was the last day of my regular classes for the semester. I get so tired by the end of the semester it feels like I am sliding into home base on a prayer. Yet, I always feel a bit melancholy when the last regular class sessions arrive each semester. I am fortunate in [...]
Props to Dr. B!
The students in my disaster response class have to work in groups to put together and run a short functional exercise as part of their class requirements. This is one of my favorite assignments as historically the students have delivered at a high level. We had the first exercise of this semester this past Thursday. [...]
Ghana revisited…
Long time readers may recall me writing about a trip I took to Ghana a couple of years back. I went there as part of the North Dakota National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP). The SPP partners the state National Guard agencies across the United States with other countries. North Dakota is partnered with Ghana. In February [...]
Hallmark really needs a card for this…
Although I had heard about the The Vagina Monologues a number of years ago, I never did have the opportunity to see it performed...that is, until tonight. NDSU students, staff and faculty are putting on the 3rd annual benefit performance of Eve Ensler's widely acclaimed play at the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre. If you missed it [...]
A state of ignorance…
I must confess that I had been actively engaging in a state of ignorance over the past handful of months. I knew it was probably not right, but I did it anyway - perhaps because facing the reality head-on was too much at the time or perhaps because I am obstinate. Regardless of the reason [...]
Safety and security is everyone’s responsibility.
At the bottom of NDSU's Emergency Action Guide posters that are liberally posted around the campus is a very important message, "Safety & security is everyone's responsibility." I think this may be the most important piece of information on that poster. Too often, folks believe that these responsibilities - care for our own safety and [...]
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