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I Train NINJAS!!!

When talking to parents it never fails, one of them will ask me the details of my job.  As the director of the Academic Success Office (and as the Academic Success Advisor), my job description can get a bit wordy.  It can also be a bit misleading because some people believe that all I do is help students with their schedules and give out study tips.  So instead of leaving my job description up to the imagination of parents and students, I decided to write this post about what I actually do…I TRAIN NINJAS!

You read it correctly…I TRAIN NINJAS!  That’s right!  By definition, ninjas are highly trained specialists known for stealth, martial arts abilities, and expertise in covert operations.  The most dangerous thing about ninjas is their ability to use everything within their surroundings to take handle a problem.  If you lock a ninja in an empty room with a bear and nothing but a bucket…help the bear!

In essence, this is exactly what I help students do.  I teach students to use every resource around them handle any situation that may surface during their academic journeys.  If they need help choosing their training methods (aka their classes), we sit down and consult the scrolls (aka degree plans).  When students wrestle with their destiny and which path they should take (aka choosing a major), I have them visit with the wise men (aka professors). Twice a year, the red dragons known as Midtermus (midterms) and Finalysis (finals) emerge to wreak havoc on the brains of college students.  The students who spend time in training with me (advising sessions, workshops, GST courses, etc.) are ALWAYS prepared for battle!

So when you drop your son or daughter off at our campus in the Fall, remember that they are nothing more than trainees…even if they’re National Merit Scholars! But when you see them (some not all) in May, they will be NINJAS…armed and dangerous! 

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    • #resourcefulness
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The secret of a happy life is friendship with God
Leonard Sweet (2008)
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My Perpetual To-Do List

Do you ever get those brilliant ideas and realize that you have everything that you need to make it possible.  Only one thing continues to stand in your way…YOU!!!  This happens to me almost daily and I really get down on myself.  When that happens, a few weeks, a month, and (in some cases) years pass by and I make absolutely NO PROGRESS on these “game changing” ideas.  Well, I’ve been praying about getting out of my own way and God has granted me the strength and wisdom to STEP ASIDE!  In an effort to hold myself accountable to these ideas, I have decided to post this perpetual “to-do list” for the world to see.  This way, I have a world of people out there holding me accountable for these things.

  1. Finish my dissertation proposal, defend it, collect data, defend dissertation, and get that Ph.D.!  (Yes…this is intentionally number 1)
  2. Teach art and design to underprivileged kids on a regular basis.
  3. Finish my “Manhood According to 2Pac” paper.
  4. Keep working on my mentoring book.
  5. Finish reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X.
  6. Sketch out skateboard designs.
  7. Design my next 2 tattoos.
  8. Finish my personal branding project and launch my web page.
  9. Design the artwork for the living room (my wife will appreciate this)
  10. Sketch out t-shirt designs and digitize them
  11. Submit artwork to at least 1 competition.
  12. Become a “Do It Yourselfer.”

So when you catch me being idle or complaining about being bored, ask me how I’m doing on any of these tasks.  I promise you, I will NOT get mad.

PEACE.

    • #self-help
    • #procrastination
    • #fear
    • #change
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The new racism is denying racism.
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The way to honor is humility.
Rick Warren
 

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Midterms are the perfect time during the semester for students to assess their academic health and see how they are performing.  This session will help students design study plans (if they don’t have any), calculate GPA, and determine what needs to be done in order to have an academically successful semester.
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Midterms are the perfect time during the semester for students to assess their academic health and see how they are performing.  This session will help students design study plans (if they don’t have any), calculate GPA, and determine what needs to be done in order to have an academically successful semester.

You don’t want to miss this!

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