This video is set to part of David Foster Wallace’s commencement address to Kenyon College in 2005. It’s about understanding and recognizing the world around us to respond and empathize accordingly.
This video is set to part of David Foster Wallace’s commencement address to Kenyon College in 2005. It’s about understanding and recognizing the world around us to respond and empathize accordingly.
Anything is possible when your cause is great enough; anything is possible when you believe.Bobby Tucker is a pastor and former student affairs professional who delivered the keynote address at a regional conference I attended this past weekend. He gave what is possibly the best keynote address that I’ve heard at any conference. During his speech, he spoke about a number of experiences that showed him why working with students was an amazing profession. The two that resonated the most are Texas A&M’s “Red, White, and Blue Out” tribute shortly after September 11th, 2001 in which 5 students rallied to have nearly the entire stadium dress alike and raise money for relief efforts and the story of one of the victims of the Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse of 1999 which claimed the lives of 12 students and injured dozens more.
Hard times don’t have to make us hard. We have a choice and resiliency is a good one.Dr. Cissy Petty
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.William Butler Yeats
Success in college depends entirely on one’s ability to compromise. Compromising with your roommate, compromising your morals, and most of all, your musical sensibilities.Robert Wohner from “Bands I Pretend To Like For The Credibility” on Thought Catalog
I can’t wait to explore the new art installation on Rice’s campus by Juame Plensa. It’s just across the way from my office so I can see it daily, but I’m really intrigued by how it appears at night.
My higher ed friends will get this!
Let tradition be your rudder, not your anchor.Anonymous
Try not to lose faith. When you are committed to a goal, you will reach it, as long as you work on a strategy & think long-term.Sean Cook, of Higher Ed Career Coach, on my job search process
I’ve heard many folks say in interviews or during self-assessments that they are a “team player.” It has only been recently that I have begun to question what that actually means.
To be a true team player, one must understand (and hopefully accept) that each member of the team plays differently and function to complete the task at hand. Complaining that not everyone is doing the same thing is not only inefficient, it’s rather childish as well.
How do you define teamwork? Do you prefer working as part of a team or taking tasks on yourself?
A friend posted this video about today’s college students on Facebook last week and I had to share!
It seems like this week is all about my amazing friends! Today’s friendspiration comes from Rebecca Roubion, who I met through our involvement in an extended orientation program. She’s a singer-songwriter who volunteered to write and perform a song to be used for the program about growing and changing through college. It’s one of my favorite songs simply because it’s got so much history behind it.
Since graduating, Rebecca’s moved to Nashville to hopefully make it big in the music industry. She’s got a bit of a Sara Bareilles-Vanessa Carlton vibe and there’s something more there along with her very unique voice. This is a single from her album “A Fine Place to Start.”
Check out her music and see her if she’s performing near you! She also does a phenomenal cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You.”
