One of the great things about being a professor is watching innovation and learning feed each other. Recently an Ivy Tech Community College team placed second overall in the recent Techstars Ball State University Entrepreneurship program. The project was called Artify.com and sought to beautify cities through connection of local authorities to artists of all […]
I kicked off my defense of the Charity Jay County 5k Race Series from 2018 in the first race of 2019. I will update my blog throughout the summer series. I also was awarded an Episcopal Church order of merit for my service as Chalice Bearer at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis on Sunday, March […]
On September 22, I won the Run Jay County 5k Circuit. It was The Hot Pink 5k Fun Run/Walk that ended the races that started back on April 7, 2018. There were almost 2 races every month since April. It was a great series of races and very competitive at that. I had a wonderful […]
Running for Charity One of my passions in life is competing in runs. Most of the runs I participate in are ones for charitable organizations. A charitable race is very rewarding in so many ways. Charitable Race Series I am currently tied with one other person for lead in the series of charitable races put […]
I wrote an article for USAHerald.com about a university taking over a failing public school district. Please read it and I welcome any comments. […]
Citizen Truth Article on the takeover of Muncie schools by Ball State People who follow my blog know that I take particular interest in patters of school funding and a crucial test of this is what happens when a state feels compelled to take over failing schools. A whole school district can be considered failing […]
As I’m sure you can tell from this blog, I am passionate about education policy and news. I’m so interested because education is the cornerstone of American democracy, it is the future, it is the vehicle that pulls people out of poverty—or it should be. For this to be true to the United States, […]
Public Safety Expenditures Public safety is a large, necessary and popular expenditure by most every level of government, but in the past 20 years, the cost of maintaining safety has increased by about 300%. This increase has happened despite 20 years of declining crime rates. Interestingly, in Indiana per capita police numbers have been lower […]
First Amendment Rights and Students In late 2015, a group of students protested on the campus of the University of Missouri. To keep student journalists from getting involved, an assistant professor of communications, Melissa Click, attempted to block them. Her actions resulted in being charged with assault and being fired from her job at the […]
We need to get creative in helping our schools and their funding. I wrote an article for USA Herald going over some ideas for this very relevant issue. You can find it here. Creative Solutions to Solve the School Funding Mess Public/ Private Partnerships In Addressing Funding Issues One idea that requires a lot […]