Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021 – Lockdown, remote teaching and learning, Zoom. . . what thoughts do these terms conjure? We have all been through record-breaking, adjective-busting semesters of late. Who knew what we…
Striving for Balance: Summer Self-care
A few years ago, it was popular to choose a word that would represent your focus or your goal for the year. The word I chose was balance, in terms of work-life balance. Maintaining work-life…
How to Juggle Elephants
“The result of trying to juggle elephants is that no one, including yourself, is thrilled with the performance.” (Loflin and Musig, 26) Too often we can get caught up in the busyness of life and…
How to See the Fun in the Work
I have to admit – I love Legos. I have always been more interested in putting the sets together than playing with them. When my kids were younger, I would help them build their Imaginex…
Making the Most of Your College Journey
Your college years are a unique time in your life. It will require a large commitment of your time and finances. It is important to make sure you are getting the most from your investment. …
4 Steps to Building a High Performing Team that’s also Fun
Is it possible to have high-performing teams that are also fun and exciting to work with? Not only do I believe that it is, I believe we recently received a marvelous example of it. I…
Does God Exist?
Teaching Chemistry points me to His existence (and love). God’s Precision The DNA (aka deoxyribonucleic acid) molecule, a double helix – which contains our very heredity – is held together by pairs of compounds called…
Life is Good
Finals Week ushers in mixed emotions. Concern about exam performance is normal. Graduation at the end of the week is so close for some they can smell it. We’ve looked forward to Summer for so…
Running Our Race
Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and thought of yourself as inferior because of all that person had accomplished? Maybe the success that that individual had in his or her professional life was…
What keeps us connected?
Throughout the past year, I have pondered this question a lot. Being socially distant, while maintaining relationships takes a lot of work and it has to be consciously done. We have all been zooming, Facetiming,…
Next Steps
In just a few weeks, hundreds of our students will be walking across the stage to be handed a purple tube. While the tube is just made of cardboard, it does represent an amazing accomplishment…