I've been absent. I'm sorry. My life has been a whirlwind of many things these past weeks and months, not the least of which was the HighEdWeb Regional Conference in Michigan. Friends, I cannot tell you how proud I am to have helped bring all that is HighEdWeb to my colleagues at home. This week on … Continue reading Let’s Talk
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Working in higher education likely means something different to every person who finds herself here. For me, it's opportunity. It's empowerment. It's independence. It's decisions and growth and responsibility. It's being a part of a place where so many people come together to do, make, build, change. It's all of the things that were so … Continue reading This Job is Important
I am a graduate student at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) finishing up the second semester toward my MBA in Social Media Marketing. I am very happy with the program thus far. The curriculum is just what I was hoping for—the core of a traditional Master's in Business Administration with an emphasis on marketing and, … Continue reading Some Students Should Avoid Social Media MBAs: A response to U.S. News & World Report
I've never been one for New Year's Resolutions, but as 2011 draws to a close I find myself perpetually adding to a "next year" to-do list. I need to start writing this stuff down or: a) I'll go crazy; and/or b) I'll forget. Care about Google+ Dive into LinkedIn for alumni Initiate Social Media Ambassador … Continue reading To-Dos Turned 2012 Resolutions
This past April, an article I submitted to Link: The Journal of Higher Education Web Professionals was published. This was monumental for a number of reasons. It was the first thing I'd had published on the topic of social media--maybe the first real thing I'd had published ever. Also, the article included a custom illustration … Continue reading A Wintery Whale with a Tiny Hat