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Happy Fourth Anniversary?
March 25th, 2024
It was four years ago that America shut down, following in the footsteps of China, Italy, and others. COVID 19 had arrived on our shores, taken hold, and forced the US to close up shop. Originally, we were all told to hunker down and isolate for 2 weeks to flatten the curve and then (or so it seemed) it would be business as usual.
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Sometimes it Feels Like the Good Old Days
March 19th, 2024
Sports have always been a major part of my life. Growing up in South Bend, Indiana, Saturdays in the fall when Notre Dame was playing at home, were sacred. It wasn’t uncommon to see the Goodyear blimp circling overhead and we lived close enough to the stadium to hear the marching band playing the fight song. A friend of mine and I would go over to the stadium and try and find tickets. Often, we found people who had friends that didn’t show up and they were happy to give us their tickets. Some game days we waited until halftime and would get tickets from folks that had seen enough and were leaving at the half or just decided they would rather tailgate and listen to the game instead of watching it. In those days, you could get back into the game even with a ticket stub.
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What Has Happened to Personal Responsibility?
March 11th, 2024
The Boston Globe sent me an article that I almost deleted. Other than the fact it was the location of our family home for a few years, there are few things about the Brookline Massachusetts tobacco ban of anyone born this century, that is of interest.
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Please Research and then VOTE!
March 4th, 2024
March is only the 3rd month of the year, which means we have 8 months until the next presidential election. Eight months of television ads run by Political Action Committees and the candidates themselves. Two thirds of 2024 will be taken up by campaigns that promise no end to some of the nastiest, backbiting, fought in the gutter, politics we have ever seen. There will be no civility, no decorum, and certainly no pleasantries exchanged by the candidates as they are on the trail bringing their cases to the American people. We will spend less time on the issues and more time on personal attacks and verbal jabs being exchanged. Many will go to the poles and cast a ballot for the “lesser of two evils”, while others enthusiastically vote for one candidate or the other.
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Giving for the Right Reasons
February 26th, 2024
It is hard to believe that after being married to a fundraiser for more than 35 years, having a son who is also a fundraising professional, and a mother who was a frequent contributor to charitable causes regardless of her own financial well-being, I never looked up the definition of philanthropy. According to the Miriam Webster Dictionary it is:
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Clearly, the Debate Isn’t Over
February 19th, 2024
Recently, the Boston Globe ran a story talking about Fidelity Investments and Deutsche Bank AG now requiring employees to return to the office. According to the story “the return-to-office mandates keep coming – and getting more specific”.
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Greetings From Cornhusker Nation
February 12th, 2024
For those that are confused by the title, the University of Nebraska’s nickname is the Cornhuskers. I’m not entirely sure how or why they got this moniker since anyone that has ever traveled through or lived in the Midwest can attest to the fact that Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, and Missouri all are blessed with cornfields that go on for miles and miles on both sides of the road. I’m not sure which state produces the most corn for people to eat but depending on which source you look at in terms of overall corn production, Nebraska is 3rd or 4th in the country. Nebraska was where the first 2 jobs on my January tour took me.
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Having a Difficult Conversation
February 5th, 2024
You would think that after working with speaker and trainer Michael Miller for over a decade and watching him present on many occasions I would be better at having difficult conversations. After all he breaks it down very well and gives you a wide range of tips and tricks to accomplish the task.
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We are Back
January 29th, 2024
It is true what they say about getting older, time moves so much more quickly. Was it almost a month ago that I was wishing people a Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas? Students have been returning to campuses since the first week of January and it feels like there was such a small break in between first and second semester. Years ago, I joked that we could close our offices from mid-December through the third week in January and nobody would notice.
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Help, My Job is a Dumpster Fire!
January 22nd, 2024
To be clear, it is not my job that is a dumpster fire but instead it is the professionals that I work so closely with. Higher Education, especially in Student Activities and Student Affairs, is a profession that is more than a little troubled. For those that live it day to day, this is not news.
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