In college, I had to take an anthropology class (outside my major - I didn't want to)
The prof LOVED his subject. He told stories of ancient peoples & his experiences running about central america. The class was riveting & I never missed a class.
I didn't change my major, but TO THIS DAY I remember it & what he taught me.
His class are more vivid in my mind than most of the profs in my own major.
There is a lesson here.
You have to LOVE what you do. Tell it like a story. Make it impossible to ignore -- and you influence lives decades later.
@whoismrzero@adamtotscomix How are you at adapting and maintaining databases of information tailored for particular purposes and users, then building the educational capacity to help patrons be able to navigate those databases?
@NoodlemanHomer@aliciaandrz I told that to Rocket Mortgage and they weren’t having it. So I wrote them a sonnet. Also not having it. So now I’m teaching a double overload. They like me much better now.
The new art in your building was selected by the dean. He sees these works in his frequent stays at Holiday Inn Express, so he is certain the artist is prominent and well-known.
There should be a concept like "Bowen's Law" to describe the following reality in higher education:
Everything can be cut before administration, sports, landscaping, dorm amenities, and marketing.
The academic program is superfluous. Faculty are sheep. They get slaughtered, every time.