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Getting Things Done…
Posted on August 29, 2010 | View CommentsI have a productivity plan. A way to get things done that I need to get done. It involves a Sunday night ritual where I go over my To-Do list, examine my weekly calendar, schedule appointments, pay the bills, look at my weekly expenses, and... -
Big Changes…
Posted on July 9, 2010 | View CommentsI have spent most of my life in East Lansing, Michigan. I grew up here, I attend elementary, middle, high and graduate school here, my family lives here. The time I didn’t spend here was down the street, attending Kalamazoo College. I have made what... -
How Student Affairs will make me a better Professor
Posted on March 7, 2010 | View CommentsOver the past two and a half years, I have worked in the Department of Student Life at Michigan State University, helping to coordinate the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Prevention Program. Although my time spent working with the office diminished from 25 to 10... -
Process or Methodology?
Posted on February 22, 2010 | View CommentsThe role of the advisor is just that, to give advice. My advisor, Kenneth Lewis, came through big time last week during an impromptu meeting we had last week about my dissertation research questions (still being worked on, but I’ll post them once they’re completed).... -
The Thinking Stage
Posted on February 1, 2010 | View CommentsI am working on my dissertation proposal. Or so I say. I haven’t really written much. But, that should all change this week. This week, I start writing. Up until that point, I’ve been Thinking. I’ve been in the Thinking Stage. For me, this stage... -
The Real Next Step: Dissertation Proposal
Posted on January 4, 2010 | View CommentsAs fun as it is to think that I will have all the time in the world to sit around and read great books, passing comprehensive exams is really just the beginning of the important part of my time in graduate school. The fun/hard part...
