Mar 8, 2012
Heather Holleman, English, Penn State University [March 11, 2012]– I receive a desperate email from one of my best students. He’s applying to this great new program, but the deadline’s been changed to tomorrow. He has no choice but to beg his professors to write...
Feb 24, 2012
John Walkup, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Faculty Commons Staff [Feb 26, 2012] — Sometimes I am asked, “What book has made a significant impact on your life?” In ministering to other professors, I’ve read a number of...
Jan 5, 2012
James M. Kenderdine, Professor Emeritus, Marketing & Supply Chain Management, The University of Oklahoma, [Jan. 15, 2012]— “Your Annual Report is due January 2nd to your Department Chair.” Those words signal that it is time to grade myself. Based on what we...
Dec 11, 2011
Phillip A Bishop, Exercise Kinesiology, University of Alabama,[Jan. 8,2012]– I am teaching a new graduate class this year. I have set coarse (course) objectives so I’ll know our target. They have to be a bit coarse, because I’m not sure how the class will go. If...
Dec 5, 2011
John Walkup, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Faculty Commons Staff [Dec. 18, 2011] con•de•scend 1. To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner. 2. To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself. One...
Dec 2, 2011
Dr. Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering [Dec.11, 2011]– One day last semester, I was dreading a very busy day ahead. As I thought about my day, with students filing in every few minutes and a long...
