Aug. 5, 2013
This past June while serving as a faculty member at RELI (the
Regional Entry Level Institute) at NYU, I had the pleasure of finally
meeting the great Dr. Tom Ellett. Although he needs no introduction,
Tom is the Senior Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at NYU.
Tom serves as an ultimate role model for anyone in student affairs
because of his passion, expertise, and energy. In additional to the
many responsibilities he has as the Senior Associate VP at NYU, Tom
takes time to meet with every single RA at NYU. As if that was not
impressive enough, in addition to asking the RAs about their dreams, he
also asks what their favorite book is and then reads each one! His
blog, "Here's What They're Reading" summarizes each of the books he
reads in addition to keeping a master list of all the books his RAs have
stated are their favorites over the years.
Thus, the
inspiration for this blog. With Tom's blessing I have started this blog
to chronicle my meetings with RAs and other student leaders. The twist
with this blog however, is that I will also be asking my students about
their favorite song and how they get the news from around the world. I
am curious about these two questions because everywhere you look on a
college campus, students seem to be listening to music more than ever.
(Earbuds constantly stuck in ears, headphones in the library, dining
hall, etc.) I am curious about how our students learn about the news
because I have not seen a student reading a newspaper in years - but I
know they are trying to stay connected to the world around them.
While
I will not be reading all of my students' favorite books, I will be
listening to their music. Please check back often to learn more about
their favorite books, favorite songs, and how our students stay current
with news. I am excited to share what I will learn from these questions
along the way.
Most importantly, please also check out Tom's blog: http://whattheyrereading.blogspot.com/
Thank you for connecting to my blog and thank you to my students for sharing with me!
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