Apr 17, 2006
Mark Pritchard Arizona State University At times, as an Australian academic serving in the US and Canada, I begin to wonder about going home and what I’d do if I did go. My wife Kathi and I had to ponder “what to do” anew when we accepted an appointment at Arizona...
Apr 3, 2006
John Walkup Emeritus Professor, Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative I was 30 years old when I started my academic career, but I still needed a lot of mentoring. Graduate school doesn’t entirely prepare you for functioning successfully in the...
Mar 6, 2006
Phillip A Bishop Kinesiology, University of Alabama Long before I ever arrived at the university as a professor, I had eagerly anticipated becoming one of the greatest teachers that higher education had ever known. Then I tried to teach Jim. It was my second...
Jan 23, 2006
Rae Mellichamp Emeritus Professor, Alabama Faculty Commons National Representative Two events stand out as incredibly bad during my 25-year career in academia. Last week I described the first event – being kicked out of my dean’s office during my second year as a...
Jan 16, 2006
Rae Mellichamp Emeritus Professor of Management Science, U of Alabama Faculty Representative, CLM As a Christian I have said that I believe Romans 8:28 is true, that God uses all things together for good to those who love Him, to those who are called according to His...
Nov 28, 2005
Phillip Bishop Kinesiology University of Alabama We all spend time and money going to professional meetings. But do we think about attending one that can help in developing our spiritual lives? In 1987 Rae Mellichamp, then here at Alabama with me, convinced me to go...
