Category Archives: PFP13S

May 8, 2013
2:33 am
by: Gargi Singh

That I may serve~

Being a faculty in a university for me rhymes with the single concept of Service.Service:And, in service I uphold the service to students, university and to the community:To students: As a faculty member, one embraces the choice to serve the students t… Continue reading →

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May 8, 2013
2:33 am
by: Gargi Singh

That I may serve~

Being a faculty in a university for me rhymes with the single concept of Service.Service:And, in service I uphold the service to students, university and to the community:To students: As a faculty member, one embraces the choice to serve the students t… Continue reading →

Posted in PFP13S

May 6, 2013
4:23 am
by: Gargi Singh

The Power of Teaching~

Reflecting back on the entire semester of GEDI and PFP classes at VT, I sense that my intention and attitude towards teaching have elevated from the desire to help others (students) find beauty in engineering in a way that I have found, to something ev… Continue reading →

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May 6, 2013
4:23 am
by: Gargi Singh

The Power of Teaching~

Reflecting back on the entire semester of GEDI and PFP classes at VT, I sense that my intention and attitude towards teaching have elevated from the desire to help others (students) find beauty in engineering in a way that I have found, to something ev… Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI, PFP13S

April 30, 2013
1:41 pm
by: Ivette Valenzuela

Being a Millennial means: using more technology ,having a higher confidence level and being more diverse

Being a millennial, goes beyond to a DOB (date of birth), it is more about how much we are being adapted to new trends and technology.  I feel like adapting to technology has become mostly a survival skill. If we do not learn how to use technology, our capacity to communicate, increase our network and even getting […] Continue reading →

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April 30, 2013
3:12 am
by: sopranoali

Faculty free speech?

Folks, we’re going to delve into something pretty dicey here, so as famous sorority chick at University of Maryland said, “Strap yourself down to your chair, this is going to be a rough ride” (in so many words). I want … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in gedivts13, PFP13S

April 29, 2013
12:30 am
by: sopranoali

Disconnect to connect.

So I came across this picture the other day, and thought it was tragically hilarious. Funny, right? Or maybe, too honest. Example: I literally almost ran over a student on main street this weekend who was crossing the road on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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April 23, 2013
12:00 pm
by: Ivette Valenzuela

Multitasking- It is hard to be a Woman!!

  I really enjoyed the multitasking exercise that we did in our GEDI class; it helped me to realized  about the difference between mental and physical multitasking, the former does not improve our performance ( I thought it did) , and the latter is sort of automatic and mechanical ,something that  we (women) are used […] Continue reading →

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April 22, 2013
9:30 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Contemplative Practices Part 3 (Engineering and Science Higher Ed)

Last weekend, we had a wonderful conference at Virginia Tech, ‘Contemplative Practices for a Technological Society’. Here is summary of my notes that pertain to including contemplative practices in higher ed (engineering and science only) from that con… Continue reading →

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April 22, 2013
9:30 pm
by: Gargi Singh

Contemplative Practices Part 3 (Engineering and Science Higher Ed)

Last weekend, we had a wonderful conference at Virginia Tech, ‘Contemplative Practices for a Technological Society’. Here is summary of my notes that pertain to including contemplative practices in higher ed (engineering and science only) from that con… Continue reading →

Posted in GEDI, PFP13S