Bruce B Mann

Color Holga

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:40:04 -0400

I am dedicated to shooting with my wonderfully awful Holga more this year. It is plastic, unreliable, imprecise and incredibly fun. It is humbling and calming to return to shooting with film

Black and White Holga

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:36:31 -0400

UIdaho Volunteer Center: Stories of Service: Reflections on the power and limits of service

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:36:36 -0400

UIdaho Volunteer Center: Stories of Service: Reflections on the power and limits of service:

Great piece from one of our students.

volunteeruidaho:

by Taylor Reed, University of Idaho student

In high school I was never overwhelmed with the desire to get involved in community service. However, I often observed my peers getting engaged in service through clubs, so with a little encouragement from my teachers (not to mention the added…

Morning rainbow over the Pacific Ocean. (Taken with Instagram)

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:48:06 -0400

Morning rainbow over the Pacific Ocean. (Taken with Instagram)

Let's Debrief: Inclusive vs. Selective, Access vs. Prestige

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:47:51 -0400

Let's Debrief: Inclusive vs. Selective, Access vs. Prestige:

sa-life:

So I may be a little late to the game on this article, Is There a Price for Inclusiveness? but it got me thinking about the entire admissions process. The article talks about how Syracuse has seen an increase in its admission rate because of the chancellor’s recruitment strategy of…

In Medias Res: Ok, so I'll admit I find this amusing, but...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:45:42 -0400

In Medias Res: Ok, so I'll admit I find this amusing, but...:

A different, yet insightful view.

stillinmediasres:

If you are on tumblr and you are interested/involved/employed in student affairs you’ve probably already seen #whatweshouldcallstudentaffairs. I admittedly have a low tolerance for this kind of thing. There’s a similar (ok, and I’m stumpted on what to call these? Gif aggregators? Memes?) thing…

The Palouse from Paradise Ridge today. #nature #idaho #landscape...

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:45:54 -0400

The Palouse from Paradise Ridge today. #nature #idaho #landscape (Taken with Instagram)

The Last-Mile Problem

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:57:04 -0400

From “More than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping Solve Global Poverty”:

Sendhil Mullainathan calls it the Last-Mile Problem. “It goes as follows: Faced with a stubborn challenge, we employ brilliant minds and vast resources to create a solution. We combine science, engineering, creativity and careful testing, and often we succeed in solving the technical problem-thus completing 999 miles of a thousand-mile journey. Then, inexplicably, we pack it in. Instead of taking the same rigorous approach to adoption, we just put the solution out there and expect it to speak for itself. All too often… It doesn’t.”

Are we following through with the “last-mile” of our work? Are we doing everything we can to see solutions and programs through to success? And are we truly evaluating what we do, showing what worked and where we can improve?

Avalanche Lake, Glacier Nat. Park. #landscape #nature #hike...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:10:53 -0400

Avalanche Lake, Glacier Nat. Park. #landscape #nature #hike (Taken with instagram)

First rest stop in Montana on today’s 80 mile bike...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 21:38:13 -0400

First rest stop in Montana on today’s 80 mile bike ride/race. It may have rained most of the ride but it was beautiful. #landscape #montana (Taken with instagram)

"To be human is to feel at times divided, fractured, pulled in a dozen directions … and to yearn for..."

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:47:27 -0400

“To be human is to feel at times divided, fractured, pulled in a dozen directions … and to yearn for serenity, for some healing of our ‘torn-to-pieces-hood.’”

- The Spirituality of Imperfection – storytelling and the search for meaning. (via explore-blog)

Beautiful hike at the top of the Palouse. #landscape #moscow...

Mon, 28 May 2012 00:26:37 -0400

Beautiful hike at the top of the Palouse. #landscape #moscow (Taken with instagram)

#CTCX Podcast: Slacktivism, Activism and Tech

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:54:18 -0400

Today I was joined by Julie Clarsen and Kathy Petras on the Break Drink Campus Tech Connection podcast where we discussed the concept, benefits and pitfalls of “slacktivism”. We had some great conversation and discussions around activism, privilege and how to connect students with meaningful awareness and activist activities.

Give the show a listen here or download it from iTunes.

Also, check out the conversation that happened live on the Twitter backchannel with the Storify.

What would you attempt to do, if you knew you could not...

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:35:15 -0400

What would you attempt to do, if you knew you could not fail?” #bebold #changemaker (Taken with instagram)

“remember, ideas become things.” solid wisdom from a...

Sat, 19 May 2012 17:29:18 -0400

“remember, ideas become things.” solid wisdom from a journal cover. (Taken with instagram)

Aaron Sorkin's Commencement Address at Syracuse U

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:55:00 -0400

Fantastic takeaway line:

“Develop your own compass and trust it. Take risks. Dare to fail. Remember the first person through the wall gets hurt”

theatlantic: Does It Matter Where You Go to College? Meet Ben....

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:34:28 -0400

theatlantic:

Does It Matter Where You Go to College?

Meet Ben. He’s a high school senior from a middle class family in Massachusettes who is choosing where to attend college next year. He’s down to two schools: prestigious Boston College, or the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, his state’s top public campus. Even with the generous financial aid package from BC, he would still graduate with a big mound of loans. UMass, meanwhile, would be more than $15,000 a year cheaper.

Which should Ben pick? Prestige or price?

With the cost of higher education climbing every year, and student debt surpassing $1 trillion, more and more young people will have to decide whether to make that trade-off. It begs the question: Does it really pay to go to an elite university, financially speaking? Researchers have been investigating this issue since at least the 1980s. And their findings tend to show that when it comes to future earnings, where you go to college counts.

Read more.

Jeff Jackson: I'm a Christian - I'm for Gay Marriage

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:12:19 -0400

Jeff Jackson: I'm a Christian - I'm for Gay Marriage :

This is an amazing, honest post from Jeff Jackson. You should read it.

jeffjackson:

I’m a Christian that supports gay marriage.

I have been a Christian since I was a child. My faith has always been the thing that keeps me grounded, the lenses through which I see the world, and the most defining thing about me. It has always been real to me. Moving into adulthood has not made…

explore-blog: Graphic evidence for the dire need to change...

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:08:25 -0400

explore-blog:

Graphic evidence for the dire need to change educational paradigms – a week of a student’s electrodermal activity, showing flatlines during class. As MIT Media Lab’s Joi Ito points out, it’s just a single student’s activity and thus generalization would be frivolous, but it still gives one pause.

(ᔥ It’s Okay To Be Smart)

explore-blog: The secret of happiness, in a simple flowchart....

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:56:03 -0400

explore-blog:

The secret of happiness, in a simple flowchart. Need a hand with that change in finding purpose and doing what you love? Here are some more flowcharts to help.