There are always critics who will chastise area school districts, universities, and businesses when they choose to close or continue operations when inclement weather is forecast. I know, I am one of those critics. I tend to lean toward caution, so my criticism is typically leveled at those who do not pay heed to the [...]
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Winning.
I was fortunate to be able to serve as the advisor to our department's first team to compete in NDSU's Innovation Week Challenge. The team - Regine Laurence Chauvet, Samanta Montano, Sarah Bundy, and Emmanuel Nojang - put in many hours and their hard work got them to the semifinals. They did a great job [...]
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 [...]
Gained and lost in speculation…
I don't really "know" Lynn Dorn. I served on a committee with her last year and she seemed nice enough. I am not an athletic maven who has interwoven her life with NDSU Athletics (not that there is anything wrong with that - it just isn't me). I do "know of" Lynn Dorn - her [...]
Lucky, lucky duck!
Today was officially the first teaching day of the spring semester for me. I got my first look at how I will be spending my semester. Oh yes, it is going to be a wild ride. I have a whole slew of energetic, thoughtful and engaged students who appear ready to learn. Yes, this is [...]
I herd that! ;-)
I didn't go to Frisco to see the Bison play in the championship game, but it doesn't mean I wasn't there in spirit. I know so many folks were likewise there in spirit. But when the Bison emerged victorious and clinched the championship title I can tell you that the cheer that arose from not [...]
The merriment of it all…
I did a bit of shopping about town last night after the Bison football game and I have to tell you, there is a merriment about town. Something about combining the joy of the holiday and the ecstasy of the Bison playing in the championship game has folks fa la la-ing in a way that [...]
THE NEW FORTY 