Well, it’s the start of the fall semester and you are pumped, right? You are ready for new classes, new professors, new found freedom after living at home this summer, promises you’ll study more this fall, you’ll get that resume started, you’ll eat better or workout more, and you’ll stick to a new plan and keep your enthusiasm up. You’ve said or thought all this, right? Who … [Read more...] about Welcome Back Students!
For the last three months, Craig Hall at the corner of Grand and National has seen a steady stream of construction equipment and workers coming in and out. The third floor classrooms were remodeled to remove decades old sisal wall covering, referred to as the "burlap walls" by students and faculty, and floor tiles. And finally, on Monday, August 23, just in time for … [Read more...] about Welcome Back-Craig Hall gets a facelift
Do you remember teachers asking you that question when you returned to school after summer? It's a classic first day of class activity no matter what grade level. I like to ask that question of my new students as an ice breaker on the first day of class. Why? I like hearing about the awesome trips they took, concerts they went to, tight spots they got themselves into, and … [Read more...] about What did you do for your summer vacation?
Congratulations to 10 of our COM majors who were selected to be SOAR Leaders this summer--they will be 1/4 of all SOAR Leaders! They will represent for COM and I look forward to them recruiting tons of new majors for us this summer. Good luck to all of you! 1. Scott Turk: Socio-Political COM 2. Mindy Dilley: Ethical Leadership 3. Kyle Copeland: PR 4. Jon Jones: New … [Read more...] about End of the Semester Snippets
It's now officially spring--all the trees are leafed out, the spring flowers are taking hold, and everyone seems to be in shorts. Don't you just love spring on a college campus? But it's also hard to go to class when the sun is shinning and the sun is beckoning you to "catch some rays and chill." So, what do you do to keep yourself motivated to go to class? Maybe it's … [Read more...] about Spring Musings