Why Failure Doesn’t Suck

During college, I was home during break, and while relaxing, I could hear the mail arrive. I dashed downstairs to pick it up. Rifling through the junk mail and the bills, I found what I was looking for. My report … Continue reading →

The Person at the Front of the Room

I was sweating. I ran from one class to the next, and I was significantly tired from staying up the night before. I was working on an assignment that was due in a week’s time, and the other assignments from … Continue reading →

New Digs, New Possibilities

I am writing this from the comfort of my murphy desk (not this elegant or big but you get the point). I am finally settled into my new office on UC 3rd Floor. This is the first time in four years … Continue reading →

Half In, Half Out

The other day I got an email from a parent. She said her daughter asked her to pick her up and take her home. It was only the 2nd week of school. By my accounting, she had been at school … Continue reading →

And So It Begins, Fall 2012

I was driving away from campus today, I noticed a few other cars pulling away. An SUV pulling away with a Mom in tears. Another car with parents talking quietly, looking up at a residence hall and smiling. He waved … Continue reading →