What is the “good news” from the Middle East?
With renewed fighting in Libya; lingering war in Syria and Yemen; and volatile politics in Israel, prospects in the Middle East seem hopeless. However, in the midst of what seems dark, I would like to…
College Graduates Want Purpose In Their Career
Recent college graduates want “purpose” in their jobs, but they aren’t always finding it, according to a new survey by Gallup and Bates College. The report, Forging Pathways to Purposeful Workfound that 95 percent of…
The New Foundational Skills of the Digital Economy
Smart Cities are leading the way. A report released by Burning Glass Technologies, reviewed their database of more than 150 million online job postings to better understand the skills employers seek in their new employees.…
Computing Careers Panel Inspires Students
Four technology executives presented their perspectives on what students can do to position themselves for successful careers in today’s booming tech economy. The event, which was sponsored by the Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences…
The College Admission Bribery Scandal Aftermath Does where you go to college really matter in the long run?
An article published in Psychology Today in December of 2018 by Dr. Peter Gray, seemed to foreshadow the admission bribery scandal that we are now discussing across the country. Dr. Gray draws upon multiple research…
March Madness Success? Look to the Technology
Whether it’s high performance on the court or high performance on the business side of the sport, there’s one apparent trend in this year’s March Madness Tournament: Technology. We are officially into the streaming age…
Crying at My Fair Lady
We have gigabytes of pictures. Maybe a couple of terabytes. Not one of them can brace me for tonight. It will be our fifth viewing of Joliet Catholic Academy’s My Fair Lady, including one dress…
Scholarship: An Essential Component of the Lasallian Mission
Lewis University will host its 8th annual Celebration of Scholarship in just a few short weeks. The Celebration of Scholarship is a symposium open to the entire Lewis community. Students, both undergraduate and graduate, and faculty…
Occupational Therapy and Mental Health?
When I first became an occupational therapist, friends, family members, and patients asked me questions to construct their understanding of occupational therapy. Do you help people get jobs? Sometimes. Is OT like PT, but for the…
Careers Need Disaster Recovery Plans Too
An important component of any Information Technology (IT) organization within a company is a business continuity and disaster recovery plan. What happens when disaster strikes? How will you keep your operations running when a piece…