Flow Eric Miller QC ‘12 and Jim Stellar In his book “Drive,” on intrinsic motivation in the workplace, Daniel Pink mentions Mihayl Csikszentmihalyi and discusses the concept of “Flow.” To begin with Csikszentmihalyi, he was born in Hungary … Continued
What is student leadership? Andrew DeMasters QC12 and Jim Stellar I (JS) remain interested in student leadership as a form of experiential learning right on campus. But the question is what is a student leader? And what makes … Continued
Undergraduate research can happen to anyone Maryam Waheed QC’11 and Jim Stellar There is probably no student at Queens whose undergraduate research topic is closer to the area of neuroscience that I studied (dopamine brain basis of cocaine … Continued
Art on the Brain Katie Ferrari QC’11 and Jim Stellar Katie is a senior with a deep interest in the arts and who has been giving me some advice as Provost on how students see Queens College. I … Continued
What is the Angular Gyrus? Paulina Kulesza QC ’11 and Jim Stellar Paulina is a Communication Disorders Student who participates in a small ongoing seminar with me and some folks that tries to look at what are some of the … Continued
Internships in Law – EQ meets IQ processing Hillary W. Steinbrook and Jim Stellar Hillary and I met at Northeastern when she was a Harvard Law Student doing an internship in the legal office. She graduated and now … Continued
Pygmalion on Co-op Jessica Olson NU’12 and Jim Stellar I met Jessica as a freshman while I was giving a guest lecture in a Psychology 1 class at Northeastern University. She was pointed out to me by the … Continued
Learning while tutoring in writing Chloe’ Skye Weiser, QC ’13 and Jim Stellar Chloe’ is a double major in English and Environmental Studies, a Macaulay Honors College student, and a frequent partner in conversation about undergraduate education at … Continued
Ownership starts with engagement which can be developed with experiential education Cynthia Bainton and Jim Stellar We have noticed that when it comes to taking responsibility for a task or project, whether at school or at work, people … Continued
Crazy for Internships and for Academic Excellence Joanna Lund-Pops QC’12 and Jim Stellar Joanna is an undeclared upper sophomore intending to double major in Political Science and Anthropology, a transfer student from U. Maryland, and a holder of … Continued