What I did on my summer vacation—UMM style!

UMM students Jessica Anderson ’07, Mapleton, Kim Buffington ’07, Mound, and Chris Omlid ’08, Grand Forks, North Dakota, complete summer internships with Judge Carol Eckersen ’80 and meet Justice Lorie Gildea ’83

What ever happened to summer?

Did you ever have a summer that felt like summer? For me, it was when I was a full-time faculty. I enjoyed the nine-month teaching contract and the three months of downtime, yet I was eager to return to campus and my students. As I transitioned from teaching to administration, my summer “downtime” became the summer crunch time. People ask, “How is your summer going?” knowing that I work for a college. My response is usually, “What summer?” I am sure those of you who work in administrative positions have had similar experiences, and often ask the question “What ever happened to summer?” As administrators we tend to feel obligated to always be present, or if not present, very available through electronic or other forms of communication. Michael Bugeja (2006) discussed the issue of addiction related to electronic communication in his article “Stalked by E-mail on Vacation,” comparing the electronic connections to the use of narcotics. I know my logic in constantly checking emails is so that I do not have an unmanageable amount of communication to address when I return. Could the real reason for my obsessive email habit be an addiction

UNI Today, v95n3 [v96n3], Fall 2012

Inside This Issue:-- I want to be a Panther!-- The Panther Evolution-- What I did on my summer vacation-- Panther Village-- Alumni and friends receive service, philanthropy awards-- $1.5 million gift funds math scholarship-- Gold medal goals-- Allen announces retirement-- Seerley\u27s great-grandson creates tribute gift-- Athletics honors new inductees in Hall of Fame-- 14 Panthers and counting-- A look back - College Hill then & now-- Class Notes-- Calendar of alumni eventshttps://scholarworks.uni.edu/alumninews/1013/thumbnail.jp

The Voice, October 1994: Volume 40, Issue 1

Dordt 2000 Launched; Rec Center Will be Busy Place; Indian Summer Greets 700 Parents on Parents\u27 Weekend; From the President; Southview Welcomes Seniors and a New Resident Director; Summer Business interns Work Across the Nation; Master of Education Completes First Session; Enrollment Rises 9.5 Percent; Choir is Blessed and a Blessing to Eastern European Neighbors; ABET Re-Accredits Dordt\u27s Engineering Program; Freshmen and Seniors Participate in New Assessment Program; Meet the Editors; Campus Capsules; What I Did on My Summer Vacation ; The World Comes to Campus; Hermann Brings Experience and Enthusiasm to History Appointment; Kornelis Shares His Joy in Music; South African is Visiting Campus Pastor; Dr. John Visser Earns First John Calvin Award; Faculty News; Alums Join Advancement Staff; Six Faculty Enrich Their Understanding of Other Cultures; Distinguished Scholar Awards Increased to Seven; Best Value is Measured in More Than One Way; Business Department Celebrates 25th Anniversary; Alumni News; Future Defenders; In Memoriam; Marriageshttps://digitalcollections.dordt.edu/dordt_voice/1107/thumbnail.jp

Do Summer Reading Programs Prevent Regression in Literacy in Primary Age Students?

When school lets out for summer students are excited for their break from school, but do not realize the damage they are doing to their learning. For students labeled at-risk the damage done over the summer months can mean using valuable time in the next grade re-teaching all that was lost. Teachers can spend the first months catching the students up before being able to move onto new material, putting them again behind their grade level. One solution to this regression is summer reading programs. This paper will compare literature on this topic, giving many insights into difference aspects of these programs. It will also provide the results of a research project done to prove the benefit of these summer reading programs

Fall 2011

The fall issue of the library newsletter, 2011. Inside this Issue: Our Staff..................................................2 Carla Weiss, Reference Librarian by Debra Thomson In Their Own Words...................................3 Amos Jallah, Jr. Seth Bonenfant Kerstyn Desjardin The E-Column: Open Access Week, October 24-30 Adams Library & Blackboard Get Together by Kieran Ayton and Brian Baker New Resources By Carla Weiss In the Archives and Special Collections..........4 A Gift by Marlene Lopes Phaedra Grande, RIC Alum & Librarian in the Making by Marlene Lopes Book Reviews.............................................5 When the Emperor Was Divine review by Judith Stokes Mayflower review by Debra Thomson Library Events and Exhibits...........................6 Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women by Debra Thomson Haiku in the Library Library Lecture Series: Gale Goodwin Gomez Presents: What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Language Documentation in a Remote Amazonian Village Russell Potter Reads from his new book, Pyg Friends of Adams Library...............................7 Friends Annual Holiday Sale by Debra Thomso

On Forgiveness

On Forgiveness is a young woman\u27s thoughts on forgiveness - of the self and of others - based on several key moments in her life. Told through a series of memories, the essay wrestles with the power of forgiveness and how it can be misunderstood in difficult moments