by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 17, 2014 | 0 All
Thanks for following Ten & Twos! We are rolling right along, with new and informative posts on a regular basis. ******* And, I need your help! Please share your ideas for post topics. E.g., What do you want to know more about related to student support? What...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 15, 2014 | 0 All
If you think identity theft or other forms of online insecurity are just about rich or older people, or rich older people who have money to lose…think again. Stories about fake profiles, stolen information and online security breaches don’t discriminate based on age....
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 3, 2014 | 0 All
As you head towards the end of the spring semester, (and if you haven’t already), now is a good time to plan for the summer and begin plans for the fall. Yes, I know. You are really busy right now. Still, it is possible to focus on this semester AND get a head start...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 1, 2014 | 0 All, Courses
In my last post, Course Evaluations “Should Be” Us, I extolled the virtues of participating in course evaluations. In case your program doesn’t share the results or you are skeptical about how they are used, here is another option for course evaluation...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 27, 2014 | 0 All, Courses
Course evaluations are a necessary (and perhaps annoying) opportunity in which I encourage every student to participate. Here’s why. Professors and instructors are people, too. I know. Hard to imagine. As people, professors can only fix what we know is not working or...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 25, 2014 | 0 All, Mentoring
Interested in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering or mathematics)? Looking for a mentor? Check out this interesting and perhaps wave of the mentoring future resource: MentorNet. Though MentorNet has been around since 1997, they are in the process of...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 20, 2014 | 0 All
Please excuse Dr. Mebane from her Thursday blog post for today. She has temporarily succumbed to March Madness and Spring Fever. I prescribed walks in sunshine, offset by hours of watching tournament basketball. She will be back in fine form for her regular post on...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 18, 2014 | 0 All, Admissions
In the midst of March madness…basketball and this end of winter beginning of spring roller coaster weather nonsensicalness…students all over the world are also dealing with so-called rejection letters from colleges and universities. Fear not, brave fellows. There is...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 13, 2014 | 0 All, About Public Health, Careers
Some scientists and other experts think that advocacy is a “dirty” word. Why focus on persuading policymakers, drawing the public’s attention to “obscure” issues via a talk show or disseminating information via journalists? Let information and knowledge speak for...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Mar 6, 2014 | 0 All, Admissions
As a mentor for several students in college or pursuing advanced degrees, this time of the year can be very exciting. Right about now, some of them are starting to get a good idea of their prospects, i.e., where they have been accepted. For some of these students,...
