Tag: highereducation
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How CASE Shaped My Career: Lessons and Gratitude
This has been a post that I’ve been dreading to write. It’s a goodbye of sorts, and those are never easy. The CASE District IV Conference this year is my public goodbye as chair of our district. I spent two years in that role, and two years as the chair-elect. I’ve spent nearly 20 years…
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Strategies for Balancing Thought Leadership
I started working on my thought leadership about four years ago. Since that began, one of the most regular questions I’m asked is, how do I manage competing demands or how do I find the time to do multiple things. When I first got this question, I would smile and give a deflection answer like…
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From Cardigans to Confidence: How My Style Evolved with My Personal Growth
I spent last night switching my closet from fall to spring. There were clothes everywhere, and somewhere during the messy middle the idea for this blog post came about. I was switching my clothes out because spring conference season is here. For females (or at least me), there’s always pressure to have a great outfit…
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How to Choose the Right Graduate Program
This week marks four years since I finished my doctorate from Texas Tech University. It’s put me in a pretty reflective space about the impact of my degree. I believe that the work that I put in selecting the school to attend has been a huge part of my success. Selecting the right school for…
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Essential Reads: Books You Can’t Miss This Year
One of my favorite posts each year is putting together a list of books to read in the upcoming year. After finishing my doctorate (and being told what to read for four years), I was burned out on reading for some time. However, I teach that our industry is always changing, so it is important…