From the Archives — July, 2013

The following post is from the blog archives from a year ago. As the summer months wind down, the Fall term is around the corner. Time to get back to work, and challenge young minds! These Lazy Days of Summer (originally posted July 30, 2013 … [Read more...]

Stimulate Your Mind

Working in a University environment, I am surrounded by students seeking degrees that can help define careers and lives. As an educator, I believe that learning goes way beyond tests, grades, and pieces of paper that might celebrate academic … [Read more...]

Financial Literacy

Ask a high school senior about the fundamentals of banking, or managing money. Beyond the dollars stuffed in a draw they will come up empty. According to research by the Associated Press, more than 1 in 6 US students did not meet basic baselines for … [Read more...]

Do You Really Make a Difference?

Most of us like to believe that our professional productivity (or lack thereof) is meaningful and significant. Unfortunately, in the absence of meaningful quantitative and qualitative metrics, the belief in our contributions does not match the harsh … [Read more...]