Happy Thanksgiving!!
Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful for my Parents and for Taylor, for good health, for my job, and friends, and for peace in the part of the world I live.
Life is good!
Thank be to God!
I am thankful for my Parents and for Taylor, for good health, for my job, and friends, and for peace in the part of the world I live.
Life is good!
Thank be to God!
Heartbreaking movie
The Stoning of Soraya M.
It is a movie adapted from the best-seller book written by French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam, adapted by Cyrus Nowrasteh.
Represents the Islamic law of stoning a woman who committed adultery.
Based on a true story taking place in Iran. Falsely accused by her husband, who intends to marry instead a 14 year old girl, Soraya is tide, buried to waist, and stoned to death by men of her village, including her father, husband, and two sons.
It is a very powerful and extremely sad movie.
Steve Jobs
This week the world lost one great mind: Steve Jobs
Just think where the world would be if Steve Jobs would live 30-40 or more years.
The world of geeks and the rest of us will miss him.
One Apple in memoriam.
Rest in Peace!
Just think where the world would be if Steve Jobs would live 30-40 or more years.
The world of geeks and the rest of us will miss him.
One Apple in memoriam.
Rest in Peace!
First year at Marist
I am slowly closing the first year at Marist.
Working double duty almost day and night 7 days/week.
I effectively work 12-18 hours per day. And am at school many days 10 -12 hours.
I am waiting summer break!
I feel very very tired.
The Director of Graduate Programs part of my job, was more than I expected.
I am the sole academic advisor for 162 students, making study plans, planning each semester course schedule, finding instructors to teach, handling files for new applicants and interview them for admission (Fall 2011 adding more 37 of them), and all other program related matter (include weekly meetings).
Even if in the Fall I built up a database, in this Spring I still found mistakes in student registrations, files, and I still struggle with students who effectively don't follow any study plan (because that is how they did it in the past). I constantly try to revise the database when there is always some student who registers for a class just because it fits better in the night when s/he likes it better to come to school; instead of the one in the study plan. Of course they don't let me know, I have to find out when I match reports and my database. Or the student does not register at all and does not bother to tell me either.... Lots of administrative busy time; and many things that could be very well avoided if students would be more responsible (in the end are grad students not freshman). But might be I expect too much.
Just as my students, in the courses I teach, told me that I have high expectations from them :-)
Plus that I am full-time tenure track faculty who needs to do research, publish or perish, teach, and do service. That's why most of the time my bed time is always after midnight closer to 1 or 2 or 3am.
A lot on a single plate.
Where are you RPI?
Greener grass always from a distance.....
I miss my friends from RPI, my good friends from SIUE and most of all my house with doggy door and fenced yard in Edwardsville (Taylor seconds me on the later).
:-)
Working double duty almost day and night 7 days/week.
I effectively work 12-18 hours per day. And am at school many days 10 -12 hours.
I am waiting summer break!
I feel very very tired.
The Director of Graduate Programs part of my job, was more than I expected.
I am the sole academic advisor for 162 students, making study plans, planning each semester course schedule, finding instructors to teach, handling files for new applicants and interview them for admission (Fall 2011 adding more 37 of them), and all other program related matter (include weekly meetings).
Even if in the Fall I built up a database, in this Spring I still found mistakes in student registrations, files, and I still struggle with students who effectively don't follow any study plan (because that is how they did it in the past). I constantly try to revise the database when there is always some student who registers for a class just because it fits better in the night when s/he likes it better to come to school; instead of the one in the study plan. Of course they don't let me know, I have to find out when I match reports and my database. Or the student does not register at all and does not bother to tell me either.... Lots of administrative busy time; and many things that could be very well avoided if students would be more responsible (in the end are grad students not freshman). But might be I expect too much.
Just as my students, in the courses I teach, told me that I have high expectations from them :-)
Plus that I am full-time tenure track faculty who needs to do research, publish or perish, teach, and do service. That's why most of the time my bed time is always after midnight closer to 1 or 2 or 3am.
A lot on a single plate.
Where are you RPI?
Greener grass always from a distance.....
I miss my friends from RPI, my good friends from SIUE and most of all my house with doggy door and fenced yard in Edwardsville (Taylor seconds me on the later).
:-)
Spring 2011
This week that is almost ending was supposed to be my Spring break.
Well, I can say it started to be Spring today.... on the other hand I can ask: "what break?"
I have a long list here on the floor, piles of papers, readings, books, and the list does not have so far too many things crossed out.
I did finish my AERA paper and uploaded it (last day deadline); I also completed the readings I planned (except one chapter for next week's class (but Thursday is far away); responded to tons of emails and gave some feedback to students; had car fix, and Taylor vet appointment/shots.
Finished scoring some protocols for two projects, and started conducting the interviews for the third project.
And there are other 21 things still on the list.
Yes, it was only one week this break.
I am so tried I really need a break!
But today was 70F and I took Taylor for a long 30 min walk and she was so happy that made up for the Spring break.
Next break starts May.
Well, I can say it started to be Spring today.... on the other hand I can ask: "what break?"
I have a long list here on the floor, piles of papers, readings, books, and the list does not have so far too many things crossed out.
I did finish my AERA paper and uploaded it (last day deadline); I also completed the readings I planned (except one chapter for next week's class (but Thursday is far away); responded to tons of emails and gave some feedback to students; had car fix, and Taylor vet appointment/shots.
Finished scoring some protocols for two projects, and started conducting the interviews for the third project.
And there are other 21 things still on the list.
Yes, it was only one week this break.
I am so tried I really need a break!
But today was 70F and I took Taylor for a long 30 min walk and she was so happy that made up for the Spring break.
Next break starts May.
Taylor @ 7
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR!!!
Taylor is 7 years old today!
I cannot believe Taylor and I spent seven years moving from Tucson, Edwardsville, Troy, and now Poughkeepsie.
What a little fighter is Taylor, even if she hates moving and hates cold.
Unfortunately she has more often seizures, now at 2-3 weeks one (instead of 3-4 months as in past).
She is getting older.
Otherwise, she is just as spoiled and ready to kill the squeaker in any toy. Focused on treats :-)
Taylor is 7 years old today!
I cannot believe Taylor and I spent seven years moving from Tucson, Edwardsville, Troy, and now Poughkeepsie.
What a little fighter is Taylor, even if she hates moving and hates cold.
Unfortunately she has more often seizures, now at 2-3 weeks one (instead of 3-4 months as in past).
She is getting older.
Otherwise, she is just as spoiled and ready to kill the squeaker in any toy. Focused on treats :-)
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