I’m the kind of person that likes goals, objectives and some amount of regularity to my schedule. There is often a cadence to how my weeks go by. Some people call it a rut—but when they get out of the rut what happens? Plenty of people have dreamed about what to do with all that…
Engaged in a good book I hardly noticed the plane touch down with its familiar lurch. The cabin lights came on and passengers began to shuffle about each other unloading the overhead compartments and dispersing to their various destinations. Stuffing my book in my backpack my mind began to wander over the myriad tasks, duties…
As I sat looking out the window at my children playing on the lawn some weeks ago I was struck with the thought that I was tremendously fortunate. Here I sat at my computer in my home able to work and attend school without ever having to leave. I gratefully pondered my good fortune for…
Remember when recess was the favorite part of your day? For the couple hours that seemed like forever, that big clock on the classroom wall would grind out the school day one tick at a time punctuated by those few amazing moments—that free-for-all called recess. As spring semester draws to a close, some will break…
In the heat of the paper writing battle where do you get your references? Do you spend much time in the local library? The clock is ticking on that deadline and with as much information as can be found at your fingertips you may be wasting your time. Many of you have lives that often…
Balance. Philosophers have quested after its achievement. Religions have taught to seek after it. Cultures have swayed by reaching for it. The word “balance” conjures images of the edge of a knife, a ballerina on her toes, a rock on a ledge, or a game of Jenga. It is no easy thing to achieve or…
When you are a World Campus student you sometimes wonder about your association to the University as a whole. Being on campus generally provides that feeling of community that binds the students together in the Penn State family. It is a little more difficult to have those same feelings as a remote student. I can tell you after…
At 4:00 a.m. on December 4 I began to question my sanity for the thousandth time. The final paper I had spent the last nine hours on was nearing completion with a 7 a.m. deadline looming. I pushed away from my desk for a few moments to collect my thoughts. Sipping an ice water, I looked…
