The NDSU family lost a member Sunday morning. Colby Jacob Anderson, a freshman at NDSU and all of 18, was killed when he was struck by a train. Apparently a group of four attempted to cross the tracks at 3 AM on Sunday near 12th Avenue and Dakota Drive and Colby didn't make it. It [...]
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I missed it.
I missed all the excitement today at NDSU. A credible bomb threat that resulted in a campus-wide evacuation. Whoa - scary stuff and big news. Today's bomb threat was the third bomb threat in North Dakota this week. Happily, the campus was cleared and school was back in session by 2 PM. But the point is, I [...]
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 [...]
How educators get rich…
There is something so refreshing about the fall semester at NDSU. It is the beginning of a brand new year with many new faces - students, staff, and faculty. It is also a chance to catch back up with those I have not had an opportunity to see all summer. It is a homecoming of [...]
If the teenager isn’t there to see it, is it still embarrassing?
I was up on the campus today (NDSU) doing a few necessary errands. I was reminded upon arrival that this is an orientation day as there were many clusters of new students following their guides around campus. It is always nice to see those new, eager, and often anxious faces trying to take in everything [...]
Good golly Miss Molly – you were right!
I typically tell students at the beginning of each semester about my blog. I feel I am obliged to inform them that parts of my life end up on my blog and that for the next semester they will be part of my life - hence, their class (a.k.a. my class) could be discussed in [...]
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 [...]
THE NEW FORTY 