Author Archives: Jim

Georgina Breihof UA ’16, ’18 and Jim Stellar   Georgina and I wrote a blog together on the value of mentoring to both of us. We were also driven by the (surprisingly) published finding of better engagement, later in life, in the … Continued

Entrepreneurship in location – as seen through the eyes of a recent graduate   Pat Gareau UA’17 and Jim Stellar Pat graduated from Hudson Valley, a local SUNY community college, in 2015. He attended the University at Albany (where we met) … Continued

Business and Art studies – a Powerful Combination Kimberly Durma UA’17 and Jim Stellar   Kimberly made a presentation at a Blackstone Launchpad event when I was Provost, before I returned to the faculty.  I was so impressed with how … Continued

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 explicit knowledge … 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