Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:When your January term starts Dec 18. #partylikeaprofAcademiaThis was a rough term. Still have a winter term course to publish before midnight but time…AcademiaSeize the Day!PersonalSomething to Ponder — Let Me Fix That Meme For YouArt@shu.pippin was great. Four more chances to…
Have you seen Apple’s “Crush” ad? It features a huge huge hydraulic press crushing musical instruments, art supplies, google-eyed toys, and other beloved artifacts of imagination and creativity. I remember seeing a video years ago that showed how a smartphone replaced a desktop full of tools like a calculator, notepad, rolodex, and so forth. But…
I’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside as faculty adviser to the Setonian. The student voice of the hill (founded in 1919) will continue to evolve. First published in 1919, The Setonian not only predates SHU’s journalism major, it also predates the majestic London planetrees that the…
A Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million trees. #hope #life #stewardship #earth #ispeakforthetrees Similar:Educated, uplifted, boosted, and fed. Block party celebrating August Wilson continues thro…CultureIn between 3 walks and a chess game with my son, today I managed to churn out a second 10s…AestheticsNOT a scene from The…
A little over a century ago, the printer T.J. Cobden-Sanderson took it upon himself to surreptitiously dump every piece of this carefully honed metal letterpress type into the river. It was an act of retribution against his business partner, Emery Walker, whom he believed was attempting to swindle him. With its extra-wide capital letters, diamond shaped punctuation and…
A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son. Similar:Amazing show. Young lovers, a witty (but often stupid) servant, speeches, rants, exaggerat… PersonalUnless Buzzfeed-style Clickbait Replaces all Forms of Human Communication, or Republicans …I love some good meta. I wrote a dialogu…AmusingHappy Easter!PersonalPeer Review Paranoia: The system is built on trust between scholars. AI is…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Carolyn as Hodel and Peter as Lazar in the Stage Right homeschool Fiddler on the Roof.PersonalSignage failure at Seton Hill, c. 2008.PersonalWe found a mushroom fairy ring in our yardIt won’t make the afternoon of mowing mo…AestheticsHere for the daughter.Academia"The Nightmare of Prince Prezelsky"Leigh, Peter, Carolyn and I…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Reading-Is-Fundamentalists Slaughter 52 IlliteratesCommitted to the eradication of illitera…CulturePeople with autism spectrum disorder avoid eye contact because it causes anxietyMy culture has taught me that eye contac…Culture‘This is no longer a debate’: Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks On Tuesday,…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:A Word About Group ProjectsOkay, students… who loves group projec…AcademiaSpring 2022 Midterm Grades: SubmittedPersonalCelebration of Writing — a big presentation day for freshman writing classes.PersonalThe Duolingo owl is proud of me.PersonalCrochet octopus for the win! Crazy costume for #pptplaytime…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:How to interact with the introverted…My daughter spends a lot of time with he…DesignThis morning I awoke to YouTube’s live footage of crowds circling a mosque in Mecca. For m… CultureA vacation minibar story from 20 years ago.PersonalCookies. That is all.AestheticsJust a handful more of these elegant…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Back in the groove. I should be able to keep this number headed in the right direction unt…PersonalMarching in a parade and watching a patriotic musicalHappy Independence Day, fellow Americans…CultureThe Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow:…
Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers, so that will involve concentration and tact and empathy and time. Similar:A Thursday throwback to end 2015.PersonalSeton Hill discontinues mask requirement for vaccinated individualsThe pandemic is not over. It’s a blessin…AcademiaCarolyn made it to the next round of the 2017…
Here’s the underlying problem. We have an operating image of thought, an understanding of what thought is and how to make thought productive of knowledge and truth through the use of various methods. This image and its methods are, of course, products of human history. They change over time, in different cultures, and so on.…
Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day. Similar:I am very happy for these folks, who spent 20 or so years tweaking an insanely complex, co… AwesomeShe’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We are in town to see the Frog and Toad musical. This s…She’s wearing a shirt with a frog. We ar…AmusingFie upon your…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Time Squared (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 13)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…PersonalFinally — the pace at work subsides a bit.PersonalElevator shaft on a #steampunk #blender3d cruiser, just because. #design #aesthetics #blen… AestheticsThis weekend… Would YOU trade a Hank Aaron rookie card for Roberto Clemente… for her?…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:My dad predicted Trump in 1985 – it's not Orwell, he warned, it's Brave New WorldAs my father [Neil Postman] pointed out,…BooksRepublican National Convention: Scrutiny of Melania Trump’s speech follows plagiarism alle…As a college English teacher, I come to …CultureMoving from Debate…
After learning of his AIDS diagnosis, artist Keith Haring created the work, “Unfinished Painting” (1989), which is mostly a blank canvas, with streaks that evoke his own interrupted, incomplete life. Someone who thought it was “so sad” that the painting was unfinished used AI to “complete what he couldn’t finish.” Needless to say, the bot…
Seton Hill students Emily Vohs, Elizabeth Burns, Jake Carnahan-Curcio and Carolyn Jerz in a scene from “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” This weekend only… opens tonight! Order tickets online at http://www.setonhill.edu/tickets by phone at 724-552-2929, or by mail at SHUPAC Box Office, Seton Hill University, 1 Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, Pa., 15601-1599. Box Office Hours are…
Inspiration can come to those with the humblest heart. Caedmon the Cowherd believed he had no talent for singing, but the voice in his dream encouraged him. Listen to what he does with it in, “The Cowherd Who Became a Poet,” by James Baldwin. A Production of We Are One Body® Audio Theatre. Read by…
Dr. David von Schlichten honors the spectrum of motivations (not always financial) featured during Seton Hill‘s “Celebration of Scholarship.” Similar:The Truth About Test ScoresIt’s not hard to design a test that has …BusinessBlaze of Glory #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 23) Sisko needs imprisoned traito…Rewatching ST:DS9 At dinner with the …EmpathyHow Mickey Mouse Evades…