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Renee Bourdeaux

Collegial Connections, Week Three: Maintaining Connections

September 18, 2017 by Renee Bourdeaux Leave a Comment

This fall, Renee Bourdeaux draws on her expertise in psychological research and her experience as a college professor to offer tips on building strong relationships with academic colleagues. In addition to applying her academic knowledge, each week Renee will also offer a prayer and a practical exercise to help build community in academic settings. Read Post 1 here, and Post 2 here.   This Collegial Connections series has so far covered Hallway Connections and Meeting Connections. Now, with any luck (and, of … [Read more...] about Collegial Connections, Week Three: Maintaining Connections

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Faculty Tagged With: C. S. Lewis, calling, Career Stages, collegial connections series, communications, Faculty, Friendship, Relational Maintenance Theory, vocation

Collegial Connections, Week Two: Meeting Connections

September 11, 2017 by Renee Bourdeaux Leave a Comment

This fall, Renee Bourdeaux draws on her expertise in psychological research and her experience as a college professor to offer tips on building strong relationships with academic colleagues. In addition to applying her academic knowledge, each week Renee will also offer a prayer and a practical exercise to help build community in academic settings. Read Post 1 here.   … [Read more...] about Collegial Connections, Week Two: Meeting Connections

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Faculty Tagged With: C. S. Lewis, calling, Career Stages, collegial connections series, communications, Faculty, Friendship, Symbolic Convergence Theory, Team Meetings, The Four Loves, vocation

Collegial Connections, Week One: Hallway Connections

September 5, 2017 by Renee Bourdeaux Leave a Comment

This fall, Renee Bourdeaux draws on her expertise in communications and her experience as a college professor to offer tips on building strong relationships with academic colleagues. Stay tuned for three posts exploring connections with fellow academics in your department and university. In addition to applying her academic knowledge, each week Renee will also offer a prayer and a practical exercise to help readers build community in academic settings.   … [Read more...] about Collegial Connections, Week One: Hallway Connections

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Faculty Tagged With: calling, Career Stages, collegial connections series, communications, Faculty, Friendship, Steven McCornack, vocation

Scheduling for our Souls (Scholar’s Compass)

November 1, 2016 by Renee Bourdeaux Leave a Comment

Quotation “The decisions you make determine the schedule you keep. The schedule you keep determines the life you live. And how you live your life determines how you spend your soul.” – Lysa TerKeurst, from her book The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands … [Read more...] about Scheduling for our Souls (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: calendar, Faculty, family, Lysa TerKeurst, rule of life, Scholar's Compass, spiritual disciplines, stress, The Best Yes, time, vocation, work

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