Although my students and I welcome any breaks we can get in the quarter system, tomorrow’s holiday deserves more than just casual notice. Military.com provides us with a very interesting history of the Veteran’s Day holiday. Here’s a short excerpt: “Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set Read more…
Last night, Cal Poly’s Colleges of Agriculture and Education hosted a presentation by Dr. Temple Grandin of Colorado State. Professor Grandin spoke about her efforts to improve the management of animals by the meat industry. Of course, to psychologists, Dr. Grandin is known for her eloquent insights into the world of autism. Read more…
The Cal Poly Public Affairs office very kindly issued a press release about my finalist status in the 2007 Weblog Awards. Thanks, Jo Ann!
SB 832 is an attempt on the part of the California State Legislature to address the issue of textbook costs at colleges and universities. Its main provisions are to require publishers to make cost information available to faculty in their marketing materials, so that faculty can consider the costs when Read more…
Today was our first day of the 2007-2008 academic year. Ta da! I met all three of my classes today (Intro Psych, Bio Psych, and Childhood Psychopathology). The latter two are upper division, but my Intro Psych class is mostly freshmen, or as I am told we are supposed to Read more…