… Finding the Joy in Leadership This is the time of year that we tend to take stock in our lives, what we contribute to the … both formal and informal mentoring. Being open and honest and generous with my time is sometimes challenging but the rewards are significant.  Maintaining my   core … Finding the Joy in Leadership This is the time of year that we tend to take stock in our lives, what we contribute to the …

… our world has also narrowed to the few people who are at home with us all the time or the people in the little boxes during our Zoom meetings.   We are all living at a time when anxiety, fear, and stress are a big part of our lives. We are looking for … possible. While we know that the path forward is unclear and changing all the time, we also know that we can count on each other to create new approaches to how we …

… is “ Exam Wrappers ”, a brief document that asks students to reflect how much time they dedicated to prepare for an assessment and what strategies they … obvious errors. Timing/Scheduling Take it yourself. Give students twice as much time as it would take you to complete it. Announce the dates of all major graded assessments in your syllabus. Time major assessments to logical sections of the content in the course. Grading …

… wanting to write a message about the issue of free speech on campus for quite some time now.  Given the events of the past few weeks - the war between Israel and Hamas, … and the unrest on college campuses around the country - this seems like the right time. As I sit at my computer to explore this issue, the words don’t come easily, but … of our community who all need to feel supported and included at this difficult time. I have heard from several of our students who feel isolated, alone, and at …