Dreams within reach?
I keep hearing the refrain from the Daughtry song Home (Amazon Window’s media link) Be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it all you just might get it all and then some you dont want be …
Category: Personal Development
Remember
I cried the first time I saw this picture. It seemed so futile and yet so hopeful at the same time. You can find this picture and more like it here. GQ published a terrific interview (9 pages to click …
Life in the Ivory Tower
Since starting the Denver HERS Institute, I have been reading many of the on-line resources recommended to us. From time to time I wonder whether my experiences in higher education are unique. Today’s answer was a resounding NO. I came …
Thought, Word or Deed?
Thought. Word. Deed. One of my long term goals in life is to have these three things in perfect harmony. I have a good handle on deeds. I can be careless with my words at times. My thoughts need a …
HERS Summer Institute, Week 1 Curriculum
The overall HERS Summer Institute Curriculum was just about evenly split between personal development initiatives and education on trends in Higher Education that we should be watching. I have largely covered the personal development topics in prior posts. What trends …
HERS Summer Institute, the presidents
One of the best things about the first week of the HERS Summer Institute was the opportunity to meet a variety of women who have become Presidents or Chancellors of their Colleges or Universities. I have been amazed at how …
HERS Summer Institute, Day 3
Wow. I will write more comprehensively about this experience in the coming days but so far this HERS Denver Summer Institute is simply outstanding. My fears about potential competition between the participants was completely unfounded. I am surrounded by smart, …
HERS Summer Institute
A few months ago I applied to attend the Denver HERS Institute for Women in Higher Education. The goal of the program is to "offer 40 women faculty and administrators the opportunity to participate in an intensive leadership and management …
Freedom
It’s a bit late for Independence Day celebrations. However, my mom forwarded an email to me today that is not new but I found it to be compelling. I knew that Richard Reid aka the shoe bomber had been sentenced …
My Start Up Life
I spent the last few days in Washington DC reviewing scientific grants for the government. My flight home gave me time to read Ben Casnocha’s book, My Start Up Life. I have been reading Ben’s Blog since the summer of …