Global Perspectives

Global Perspectives: How the World Works Global Perspectives: How the World Works is the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Study Topic for 2016-2017.  The topic is broken into eight themes and this past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Michigan Region Mini Honors...

Shame on Me, Shame on Us

Shame on Me, Shame on Us! Last Tuesday, like many of you, I watched the election results in disbelief.  How could we have gotten the polling so wrong and how could the American populous have elected Donald Trump as President?  As I thought about facing my colleagues...

The Double-Edged Sword

Watching the digital dashboard after enrollment opens is especially gratifying when the numbers are ahead of last year.  Take today for example, we are 565 students ahead for spring enrollment than we were on the comparable date in 2015.  Comparing enrollment with the...
Are We Doing Anything Important?

Are We Doing Anything Important?

“Are we doing anything important today?” asks the early college student as she walks in to the classroom on a sunny afternoon. I am passing back assignments from last week’s class.  I give her a puzzled look and ask her why she is asking the question; “well I have to...