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,…
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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…
Do you need a recommendation letter?
Most students have plans for what they want to do after graduation from college. Some of these plans involve professional schools, some students plan to go to graduate school, and some students plan to go…
The Dream that Ignites your Soul
I felt deep sorrow from the client in counseling sessions. The layers of heavy life struggles suffocate a person’s soul in such a way that she forgets she ever had dreams for herself. She numbs…
Extraordinary Leadership
The Year of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with its related mandates for quarantine and isolation, have disrupted our lives for a calendar year. That along with economic downturn, political and societal unrest, and one of…
Keys to Success in HyFlex classes: Maximizing Learning During a Pandemic
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has led into drastic changes in higher education. Many courses are now offered online instead, or in addition to, face-to-face. Courses can now be taken face-to-face in the classroom, following the…
March: Competere Madness
In the world of collegiate sports, March is a very exciting month due to the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament, also known as the March Madness tournament. The “madness” of March begins with the identification…
Inquiring Minds
Successful students come to college with inquiring minds. They are naturally curious about the world and hungry for the information that will propel them toward fruitful careers and productive lives. Certainly, UMHB is the kind…
Coping with Anxiety
We are living in historic times. A worldwide pandemic has engulfed our lives. People are hungry and without jobs. Our government is in disarray. We are somewhat isolated from each other. It is only normal…
My Father, My Daughter, and MLK
January 18, 2021, beyond being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, was the eight-year anniversary of my father’s untimely passing. Both the holiday and the anniversary snuck up on me this year. My wife, daughter and…
Teaching tools for connected learning
Teaching is difficult anytime. Throw in a pandemic, and we have to consider efficient ways to teach and learn. We must apply our 21st century teaching and learning skills. Twenty-first century learning has been a…