Mentoring and Being Mentored Catherine Nunez NU’08 and Jim Stellar Katie was a student with whom I connected at Northeastern. Recently, she wrote me this great e-mail which included the following key observations about mentoring: Personally, I credit collegiate peer … Continued
Internship vs. undergraduate research – what is the difference? Paulina Smietanka ‘14 and Jim Stellar This is our third blog. We already wrote on her first public school and second private clinic internship experience. Now our goal is to compare … Continued
Making Emotional Choices; It May Be the Only Way We Know How by Raphael Spiro QC ‘12 & Golshan Aghanori QC ’13 Note from Jim Stellar: I have been working on this blog since February of 2009. This is the … Continued
Social Capital and the Queens College Experience Lara Porter QC’14 and Jim Stellar Lara and I wrote a previous blog post linking in-group/out-group effects of oxytocin (the “cuddle drug”) and a behavioral study of inducing a mental flexibility to promote … Continued
Fear motivation – from PTSD to experiential education Michaela Tralli ‘QC 12 and Jim Stellar We wrote a previous post on fear associated with panic attacks and what they have to tell us about experiential education – the … Continued
The power of reflection – a story from Greece Adrienne Dooley NU’12 and Jim Stellar Our last blog (8/21/12) focused on the bonding that occurred in a study abroad trip to Greece in the fall of 2011. This … Continued
Peer Mentoring and growth from the experience Jessica Singh QC ’13 and Jim Stellar Jessica was a student in my course last Spring. We have had a few very illuminating conversations about a peer mentoring program that we … Continued
Born That Way? Is Effective Leadership an Innate Trait or Can it Be Taught? Cynthia Bainton and Jim Stellar “I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?” – Benjamin Disraeli. We have discussed leadership in … Continued
Blogging …and a positive impact on the other lobe Laura Pinzon QC ’13 and Jim Stellar Laura took my Gen Ed class last spring and that inspired a conversation about this blog I write and how blogging can … Continued
What happens in Greece does not stay in Greece Adrienne Dooley NU’12 and Jim Stellar Adrienne and I met when she was a high school student applying to Northeastern University and I was the Dean of the College … Continued