“Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day” – and a Girl Engineer’s Thoughts on Engineering and Math
Sorry for the long hiatus, folks, but between my job and planning my wedding (oh, and I’ve been seeing another blog – gasp!) I’ve been swamped. Still, in the midst of my schoolwork and wedding plans, I’ve come across a topic that I think warrants some discussion, and I think this is a better forum […]
Bucket Lists: A Look at Lifetime Goal-Setting
“The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” ~Anon. Recently, my parents were out at a silent auction, and my dad decided he was going to bid on a wonderful package offered by Likhulu Safaris. Much to our surprise, sometime next summer, he’ll be heading to South Africa to go on safari! We weren’t […]
Our “On-Demand” Generation
I had a minor epiphany when the #dcquake struck yesterday, rattling us all the way up the Hudson River Valley. After shaking off the vertigo, I jumped on my trusty iPhone to find out if what we had experienced was, in fact, an earthquake, and not just a train crashing into the basement of the […]
The Family that Researches Together…
Here’s a little blurb by the APS Observer about my family’s research presentation at the Association for Psychological Sciences convention in Washington D.C. last summer! Sorry to be so absent in the blogging world, friends – this teacher-trainer workshop has kept me super busy! I plan to get back on schedule this week as school […]
Leadership and Education – Some Thoughts from a New Professor
Sorry I’ve been off the net for as long as I have! The boyfriend and I have been busy moving ourselves from Virginia to New York, and I’m in the process of starting my new teaching position in the systems engineering department of a little university on the Hudson River! Excited about starting my classes […]
On the Burner – the Dark Side of Leadership
Dr. Robert Hare stated not too long ago, “If I wasn’t studying psychopaths in prison, I’d do so at the stock exchange” (Babiak & Hare, 2006). While recent news headlines have prominently displayed the misdeeds of corporate America and politicians in power – again and again — the public sees high-powered executives living high-flying existences […]
Daily Digest: Science, Tech, and Foodie News for 15-17 June
At the rate I’m going, I might as well start making this the weekly digest! Anyway, here’s a couple interesting tidbits I’m reading about in today’s news (follow the hotlinks for the full story): Some interesting news in the Green Scene lately — we all want to stay green, but there are some hidden hazards […]
Daily Digest: Science, Tech, and Foodie News for 14 June (and make-up from all the other days I missed while hanging out at Disney)
Here’s some of the interesting stuff I’ve been reading about in today’s science and tech news (follow the hotlinks for the full stories). Apologies for some of the older stories – I was having too much fun checking out Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios to post Of course, I could always blame the […]
Star Wars Weekend at Disney Hollywood Studios!
Geek heaven! Sorry about the lack of updates, but I’ve been having some fun getting my geek on with all the other Star Wars fans at Star Wars Weekends, Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ celebration in honor of the Star Tours ride reboot! Instead of just having a single possible adventure, now the ride integrates a combination […]
