{"id":221,"date":"2022-04-30T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T16:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:46:44","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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So, Where Do I Go from Here?<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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My husband and I recently retired from our work in higher education. The thought has crossed my mind several times, \u201cSo where do I...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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More Than a Career<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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In the summer of 2021, I was offered the opportunity to teach engineering. Having had a career as an engineer, I made sure that...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Clothed in Compassion<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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Fifteen years of teaching online courses has taught me many things, but nothing prepared me for the wave of shared pain and loss I...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Back in My Element<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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I miss the university classroom. I am retired now, but\u00a0I\u00a0spent 35 years preparing teachers in K-6 early childhood and K-12 special education. I loved...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Surprised by God<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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At the beginning of 2024, I learned about the Faculty Commons movement in Cali through Carlos Esteban Cuervo,\u00a0who is with Faculty Commons here in...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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Realignment in the Weariness<\/a><\/h2><\/header>
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For some unknown reason, this past academic year was a challenging season for me. I think juggling the demands of academia while raising a...<\/p>Read More<\/a><\/div>\n <\/div>

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