What is in common between on campus work and off campus internship experiences? By Jessica Levine UA ’17, ’19 and Jim Stellar I got to know Jessica when she was turning from an UAlbany undergraduate in Political Science … Continued
Mission in Mexico – The Ultimate in Learning from Experience Stephanie Ortiz QC’13 and Jim Stellar We were together at Queens College, CUNY, and we wrote a blog together about her interest in starting a student club to … Continued
What are soft skills … particularly wisdom? by Kristen Morin and Jim Stellar Every employer or human resource specialist in charge of hiring can agree that the ideal job candidate exhibits more than simply a high level of … Continued
Secret computations of the hidden brain 3: Dopamine and learning by Brandy Eggan and Jim Stellar This post is the third and final one of our “Hidden Brain Series” that focuses on the role of dopamine in … Continued
Secret computations of the hidden brain 2: To “Go” or to “NoGo,” is the question and D1 and D2 dopamine neurons are the answer Brandy Eggan and Jim Stellar In our last blog post, we discussed how the … Continued
Secret computations of the hidden brain 1: How brain reward works and why it matters … in higher education Brandy Eggan and Jim Stellar Many of our blogs start with the idea that unconscious decision-making works by balancing positive … Continued
Simplification and the Useful deployment of knowledge Paulina Smietanka and Jim Stellar We have written before when PS was an undergraduate student of speech pathology at Queens College CUNY, before going to Columbia University for her MA in … Continued
The value of faculty mentoring Georgina Breihof UA’16 and Jim Stellar The 2014 Gallup/Purdue poll suggests that students who had a mentor in college were 2.2 times more likely to be engaged in the workplace much later in … Continued
Co-curricular involvement and Experiential Education By Saben Durio UA’16 and Jim Stellar Saben, you have been involved pretty extensively in student life in the last few years. How about you start by telling us a bit about what … Continued
Wisdom and the “soul” of experience Marina Vazura QC’17 and Jim Stellar We believe MV’s personal experience as a first year graduate student at Queens College in the field of speech-language pathology reveals a fundamental principle of experiential education, … Continued