I was thinking about my post after I published it yesterday and I wanted to add just one thing to put it all in context. My approach to blogging (since VT) has been to do the readings FIRST and then look at the Prompt so that I am able to form my own ideas before…
The Countdown Begins: 115 Days to Switzerland.
Back in November, I received an email calling for applications to Dean Depauw’s Global Perspectives Program (GPP) through the Graduate School. This program integrates face to face study here at Virginia Tech with a study abroad experience based out of VT’s educational facility in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. “The Global Perspectives Program enables graduate students to…
Seeking Knowledge on Diversity & Inclusion
I’m taking a course this semester called Diversity for Global Society. It is part of the Virginia Tech Graduate School’s Transformative Graduate Education Initiative and this course is designed to introduce students to concepts in diversity, inclusion, and equity and how they relate to higher education–both here at Virginia Tech and from a global perspective. The environment…
Introductions from a Global Diversity & Community Perspective
I’m doing this a little bit out of order. Ideally, I would have written a little bit about what I’m doing with Diversity for Global Society before my first post, to give it a little context, but that blog post is still in draft form. Anyway, below is my response to the course’s first blog prompt….
Lifestyle Balance & the Academy: Be The Change
In academe, every scholar has a recipe for success. Some are more effective than others–each of us has a unique experience and methods for getting things done and surviving–but we can still learn from each other. I am going to share a handful of my secrets that help me to stay healthy, hard working, and…
New Year New Studio Means A New Introduction for Students!
I can’t very well ask everyone to introduce themselves without also participating in the blog prompt, so here is a little bit about me. Week 1: Introduce Yourself What is your name? What does it mean? Who picked it out? My name is Sara Katherine. My mother named me after I was born. My folks weren’t…
Welcome to Our “New” Studio
From a vision that started with a few pieces of blue painter’s tape on the ground to a studio that is more or less a room within a room–our new space is up, it’s sturdy, and it’s buzzing with anticipation for our first class Thursday night.
Studio Prep
We have been busy getting ready for the semester and there are just a few more finishing touches before we have everything completed in advance of meeting our students. Our “big map” from last semester found its new home on our studio wall. (Almost) Every stream, beach, cliff, shoal, boat ramp, island, dam, bridge, and …
Chattahoochee National Water Trail Interdisciplinary Studio
I am so excited to be the GRA/GTA for the Chattahoochee National Water Trail Interdisciplinary Studio. We have a lot of exciting work ahead of us this semester and I am excited to meet a diverse batch of graduate, undergraduate, and honors students who are interested in our project. We will be exploring topics related…
New Year, New Studio
Think of what [it] wants to be… As we turned the corner on the Chattahoochee Studio and began to think about how we would transition from Fall to Spring, it was clear that we needed to change our approach if we expected to be able to communicate a semester’s worth of work to a fresh …
