The era of good feelings has ended. The era of good feelings is essentially the beginning of a new academic semester. The students are excited to be back in the classroom. They make promises to themselves about how "this is the semester" that they will work in advance, stay organized, etc. They have new supplies, new opportunities and bright … [Read more...]
Lessons from #EditorTherapy on Recruiting and Retaining Staff
The best way to get new staffers is to seek out specific people who have the skills you need and ask them to join. The best way to retain staffers once you recruit them is to make them feel like they're part of something and help them understand why that "something" is important. These were key takeaways from the Aug. 30 #EditorTherapy chat … [Read more...]
8 Things I’ll Need to Survive the Fall ’17 Semester
Football started and my husband put mums on the front porch, signifying it's time for fall around here. As we progress through the new semester, I’ve identified this year’s list of 8 Things I’ll Need to Survive the Fall Semester. Here they are, in no particular order: 1. iPhone My iPhone has made this list every year. I don’t go anywhere … [Read more...]
Lessons from #EditorTherapy on Pub Promotion
Look at us! We're awesome! Read our paper! Look at our website! Work for us! Yep, that's awkward. Candace Baltz, director of the Orange Media Network, warned that feeling uncomfortable about promoting their publications is the primary reason that student journalists don't do it. But, if you don't promote your pubs, who will? Candace … [Read more...]
9 Things Professors Do that Annoy Students
Professors may be experts, but we’re certainly not perfect. Being vague about criteria for course success, using obnoxious fonts, playing favorites, and not acknowledging students are just some of the irritating things professors do. This is the flip side to 15 Ways to Tick Your Professors Off. Here are the nine things professors do that … [Read more...]
My Favorite Books of August
I read my favorite book of the summer in August. I actually read 10 books last month. I gave three fiction books perfect grades, but one of them will be a book I recommend to anyone who will listen. Here are my favorite books of August. The Child The Child by Fiona Barton is easily the best book I've read this summer. The book is about a … [Read more...]
September #EditorTherapy Schedule
We had such a great line-up for #EditorTherapy guests in August. It took a bit more planning to organize everyone, but I enjoyed the chats and learning from our guests as much as you did. You may remember that I planned more guests based on your your feedback from the first #EditorTherapy chat survey. As I told you in the #EditorTherapy … [Read more...]
