tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757667556492976102024-03-05T23:14:09.971-06:00The Academically Successful Beardjhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-29379499060386147762013-08-25T18:38:00.000-05:002013-08-25T18:52:40.504-05:00A Fresh StartThe great thing about the fall is that we get a fresh start on academic success. Most important questions to have answered by Monday morning: 1) is my schedule complete? Even if it is not, make every effort to attend all class meetings, whether or not you are formally enrolled. 2) check out each course on Blackboard and download the syllabus. Begin thinking about what you will learn and how you djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-53785267108917685752013-06-03T19:35:00.001-05:002013-06-03T19:35:03.160-05:00Summer plansSo, was your spring semester as successful as you envisioned it would be last January. If you answered "yes," congratulations! If "no," now us the perfect time to begin preparations for your next classes. Are you already registered? Have you reviewed your degree audit? If you need to contact your advisor, remember that summer orientation for freshmen begins this week; many advisors will be tied djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-82804962808458957682011-08-18T09:44:00.003-05:002011-08-18T09:49:11.927-05:00Get a Head Start on the SemesterClasses begin on Monday, but it's not too late to get a head start. Check your Blackboard account to see which classes have been activated. Look over the syllabus and begin thinking about what you will be discussing in each course. Be sure you know where your classrooms are located -- and, most importantly, the closest parking if you are driving to campus. Give yourself some extra time for the djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-34336535065718272172010-09-21T13:47:00.003-05:002010-09-21T14:52:50.876-05:00Prehealth Advising Workshops in BSD, D109Premed, Predent, Prevet and Preoptometry students: Friday, Sept 24 4-5 p.m. OR Tuesday, Sept 28 5-6 p.m.Prepharmacy, Prephysician Assistant, Prephysical Therapy and Preoccupational Therapy students - Monday, Sept 27 4-5 p.m. OR 5-6 p.m.Don't be the mad bear who registers for an inappropriate class and then finds it is a wasted class because it doesn't advance his or her degree plan.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-89931353811224568832010-09-16T13:38:00.002-05:002010-09-16T13:43:15.609-05:00To cheat or not to cheat - is that the question?NY Times today - A Professor's Review of Online Cheat Sheets - Here's a really informative piece on how to use (and not use) SparkNotes. Decide for yourself if study guides constitute cheating. Decide with your professor if study guides give you additional perspective not achieved in class.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-8943312239358291302010-08-02T15:36:00.002-05:002010-08-02T15:43:14.228-05:00Good Luck Charms for Academic SuccessThe NY Times reported last week that studies show lucky charms really work. Well, maybe. Read the article and see what you think for yourself. Serena Williams won't change her socks when she is winning in a tournament. She just won her second consecutive Wimbledon (4 wins in all); she might be on to somthing. Do you have a lucky charm? Have you tried using it during finals week? Give it a try anddjhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-60943427419476277042010-02-04T08:53:00.004-06:002010-06-17T15:38:51.551-05:00Advising InformationYou have already received an email with this message. However, it bears repeating. And, you will be one mad bear if your don't prepare for your advising appointment and meet with your advisor every semester, even when it is only "recommended." Little misunderstandings about your degree plan can become really big problems when you are ready to graduate.Subject: Important Advising Information for djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-65151527269303587052010-01-15T11:02:00.003-06:002010-01-15T11:09:26.564-06:00Stealth Studying PhilosophyStudy Hacks - a great study skills blog. If you are a blog-follower, add this one to your list. If you are not, you should be. Especially helpful this week is an entry about using your smart phone to maximize your free time so that you work in frequent brief study sessions wherever you happen to be. Cal Newport, author of How to Become a Staight-A Student, introduces you to Ricardo, a computer djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-68348775575541063012010-01-14T11:13:00.001-06:002010-01-14T11:18:52.342-06:00Read Every DayThe Christmas break was a good time to catch up on reading. I’m always amazed when I pick up a newspaper and find a story that parallels something I’m reading at the time. This week it appeared in the Tuesday edition of the NY Times science section – “Chimps and Monkeys Could Talk. Why Don’t They?” As it happens, I’ve just finished the chapter in Stanislaus Dehaene’s new book Reading in the Braindjhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-70495271956775077242010-01-12T16:39:00.002-06:002010-01-12T16:50:17.541-06:00Begin Preparing for Finals TodayYes, you read that correctly. Today, the 2nd day of the new semester, is the perfect time to begin preparing for finals. By now you probably have attended a class from each of your courses. If you have not, surely you have checked out the syllabus on Blackboard. In any event, at the very least, you can plot your finals on a semester calendar. The finals schedule is subject to change, and djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-48520905113945910942009-11-12T13:02:00.003-06:002009-11-12T13:06:25.983-06:00First Amendment IssuesYesterday the NY Times reported that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, scheduled to speak at a private high school in NY City, had insisted on approving any story written about his appearance by the school's newspaper.Quick, if you've taken PSC 2302 (or even if you haven't), what do you think about this? The Times put it on the front page. What do you think about that?djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-23979833197947918382009-11-12T10:36:00.003-06:002009-11-12T10:49:02.295-06:00Are the Classics Relevant Today?The NY Times reports today on a $3.7 million grant to establish an independent production company, Theater of War, to visit 50 military bases staging readings of Sophocles' Ajax and Philoctetes. It reminds me of Jean Anouilh's adaptation of Antigone as a part of the World War II French resistance effort. What do you think of the Pentagon spending money on theatrical performances of plays written djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-7063423327333614732009-11-09T09:33:00.003-06:002009-11-09T09:41:07.266-06:00Baylor's ExpectationsThe Provost released a report today giving an update on the assessment of Baylor's goals for students. They are that students be able to communicate in writing and orally in a manner appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience, be proficient critical thinkers, demonstrate knowledge of the Christian scriptures and heritage, and demonstrate an understanding of the challenges of a global djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-14937908561682997232009-11-09T09:03:00.002-06:002009-11-09T09:11:24.652-06:00Sunday RitualI have a new book: How to Win at College by Cal Newport - his is one of the blogs I follow on this website. He recommends a ritual for Sunday morning. OK - Sunday morning is church, so already I'm revising - my Sunday ritual is Sunday afternoon. After I have my worship and family activities taken care of, I settle down with the Sunday paper. As Newport suggests, this "piques my intellectual djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-48655357745650756072009-11-04T12:59:00.002-06:002009-11-04T13:07:34.201-06:00"Whether you think that you can or you can't, you're usually right."Henry Ford is credited for this observation. I remember reading this article in the Wall Street Journal more than a year ago and was reminded of it when I ran a search for "self-efficacy." It seems most relevant at this time in the semester when obstacles seem to rise up and grow at tremendously rapid rates. Here's what the studies show. Students who believe they can achieve their goals are more djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-12295536810524021982009-10-23T12:56:00.002-05:002009-10-23T13:07:30.424-05:00How Should Teachers Teach?NY Times today reported on the status of teacher training programs. That got me thinking. If you could teach a class in your major subject, how would you teach it? Tell us the class you are considering and give examples of how it could be changed or improved and made better. Look to the right and vote on your experiences with Baylor faculty.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-60484109651680926892009-10-21T14:26:00.001-05:002009-10-21T14:27:41.881-05:00The New UntouchablesCheck out Thomas Friedman's op-ed today in the NY Times. He writes about the people who are hanging on to their jobs while others are losing theirs. What is the secret Friedman identifies?djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-34047504540996739332009-10-19T16:42:00.003-05:002009-10-19T16:51:06.318-05:00Windows 7I cannot believe we are already trashing Vista, just when I got used to it. Here's the thing I didn't know until I read last week's WSJ. My Windows Photo Gallery and Movie Maker are not Windows 7 programs. I will need to re-import them through something called Windows Live Essentials.Life is hard, guys! Imagine how I would feel if I hadn't read up on this before the changeover.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-34641806869953118312009-10-19T14:45:00.004-05:002009-10-19T15:46:10.623-05:00Emperor Jones - What does it say about mankind?Today's NY Times reviews a revival of a Eugene O'Neil play. The Emperor Jones is about a Pullman Porter who leaves the United States and takes control of a West Indies island; it premiered in 1920. Jones was played by Charles Gilpin, the first African American to appear in a leading role in a white theater. How weird is that sentence? Gilpin received rave reviews, but he found it very difficult djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-62862057802060690822009-10-14T16:25:00.003-05:002009-10-14T16:29:08.900-05:00More on the Exercise FrontExercise and your immunities to flu - two recent studies in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity make assumptions on the effectiveness of exercise in boosting one's immunity to the flu. However, not all exercise has the same effect. Read this NY times article and see if it reinforces your ideas about the benefits of exercise.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-10653323522395890262009-10-14T16:12:00.002-05:002009-10-14T16:17:50.756-05:00A Young Perspective on the Biology of the Brain and EmotionsYou must read Tuesday's NY Times editorial by David Brooks. He talks about hot new research in the field of neuroscience by "leading figures ... in their 30s, and most of the work done by people in their 20s." This is not old fogy stuff -- see what your near peers say about why we hold the social and cultural beliefs we hold, particularly with regard to how we interact with others.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-49429273799715903022009-10-14T09:28:00.002-05:002009-10-14T09:35:20.384-05:00Minimum Wage May be Lowered in ColoradoOh, my goodness! The NY Times reports today that the state's minimum wage "is set to drop 4 cents, to $7.24. Most workers will still get at least $7.25, the federal minimum." Read the story and explain how this happens - and what considerations go into assessing the ethical and legal issues. If you are an economics major, business or pre-law, this is a topic that you might find interesting.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-49890191214503105082009-10-07T16:34:00.004-05:002009-10-11T19:02:00.403-05:00Tip a Bear - Study Tip #5Listen to what Dr. Blake Burleson has to say about his undergraduate career at Baylor, and find out his A#1 Study Tip for Baylor Bears.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-59126724378213665322009-10-05T13:44:00.001-05:002009-10-05T13:45:26.828-05:00Yikes - Saturn Deal Dead!!I read it in last Fridays WSJ. Some of you business people tell me what this means for my daugher who is still paying for her Saturn?djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575766755649297610.post-52934378216492400642009-10-01T15:43:00.003-05:002009-10-05T13:44:04.243-05:00Active ReadingAlex gives you active reading tips in this latest installment of Tip a Bear. Be sure you view both sections.djhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354139171859923025noreply@blogger.com9