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Because I keep badgering him for pictures, Steve Moertel was nice enough to send them! All the photos are from his month in Bijapur working at the NGO Sabala but he is promising others from Goa and Bangalore soon.   Steve also sent this update: We are finishing up our social entrepreneurship class very quickly.…

Another October evening, another high-energy alumni and student engagement event. This could be habit-forming! And it’s not just because I am a Myers-Briggs “E” that I love these events: it’s where our incredible alumni community makes good on their stated wishes to draw in and support our students. Last night about 200 students and alumni…

Wow! Yesterday I had the chance to be part of the annual Science and Nature Conference for Minnesota kids in 3rd through 6th grade, hosted here at Gustavus. Wow! Hundreds of kids (like, 500) from all over the state came to participate in sessions highlighting “super cool” (quote from a 6th grader) science demonstrations like…

Steve Moertel sent another note about his experiences, after assuring me he was far from the cyclone and everyone was safe! I need a lesson on India geography, for sure! Here is what he said– My experience is still going very well! We just returned from our first internship with the NGO, Sabala. While we…

What a great Monday! John and Leigh Davis visited Gustavus on a beautiful fall day. I was so thankful to be part of John’s Gustavus journey: even as a career-long executive with Keller Williams realty, John came to pick up his diploma after we completed an independent study project together this summer! John’s network analysis…

I just got a newsy email from Steve Moertel, an E/M major who is working his internships and NGO responsibilities near Bangalore as part of the social entrepreneurship program. It’s simply an amazing opportunity and he is taking full advantage of this experience. Here’s what he said: For me, the adjustments have been tough, but…

Wow, I sure missed this story! The Huffington Post shared the 2013 RateMyProfessors.com Best Professors ranking and Gustavus is 16th. I knew I was surrounded by greatness here. How cool to be a part of this faculty now! And, although RMP has its issues, the increasing body of research shows it is not so easy…

The Conflict Management course students heard today how LifeWorks staff helps their clients and families be successful in wage-paying jobs, giving people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to work. It was amazing. I know people who work in human services have complex and demanding jobs— the number of people and the variety of stakeholders with…

A former student sent me an email this afternoon with the link to Jenna Christensen’s ’13 Huffington Post blog entry. Jenna wants all her Millennial peers to embrace social networking tools like Twitter and Instagram as ways to share industry-relevant information and more substantial conversation-starters than what someone had for dinner that night. It’s a…

Kudos to Caroline Nelson who scored a real job after her United Health Group internship this past summer. She is my latest exhibit A on the power of tapping into the Gustie family. Thanks to Scott Gilyard ’83 and Keith Roberts of Optum (not a technical Gustie but we have adopted him) for reaching out…