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Technology in Times of Tragedy: #BostonMarathon

Posted by on April 22, 2013 at 11:00 am

By Jess Faulk As a Student Affairs professional in Boston, I lived through one of the most emotionally and physically exhausting weeks I could imagine.  The bookends of the week were Monday’s  Boston Marathon explosions, and then Friday’s city-wide “shelter in place” (aka lockdown) and killing and capture of the suspects.  This is never something [...]

Blog Prompt: Playlist of the Week

Posted by on March 19, 2013 at 10:00 am

By Anitra Cottledge Tell us how your week went by putting together a playlist of  five songs that represent it. 1. “We Used to Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols Um, hello! The possibility of Veronica Mars, one of my favorite shows of all time, being made into a movie? Good news all around. 2. [...]

Downton Abbey vs. Walking Dead, #dontmakemechoose

Posted by on February 11, 2013 at 10:00 am

by Jess Faulk Sunday night. Housework done. Snow shoveling done. Weekend winding down.  Should be a relaxing time for most.  And yet, it brings with it a very difficult question that would stress out any reasonable human being, what do I watch on TV tonight? Downton Abbey or The Walking Dead!?! Lucky for me, thanks [...]

Linkage Love: The Power of Sheroes

Posted by on December 19, 2012 at 8:40 pm

By Brenda Bethman One of the best things about my job is that it brings me in touch with a variety of incredible people. One of them is Gloria Feldt, amazing feminist and former president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. I am lucky enough to be in the middle of talking to Gloria about [...]

Financially Fierce for 2013

Posted by on December 11, 2012 at 10:00 am

by Jess Faulk I have a few things I get on a soapbox about with friends and co-workers.  As you imagine, many of those things fall under my geek pursuits, like fonts, apple products, etc.  Another one of the things I really get excited to talk to folks about is retirement savings.  I suppose that [...]