Last Tuesday afternoon, reports began to emerge of a shooting in the Finley Forest condominiums in Chapel Hill. I immediately thought of the several graduate students in the graduate IVCF chapter who live there and called one to check on their safety. They were just returning home from class and were greeted by parked police cars surrounding one of the condos. That was the first they had heard of the shooting which happened less than an hour before. It was only the previous Friday that our graduate InterVarsity … [Read more...] about Prayers for Chapel Hill
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The harvest is plentiful, but . . .
The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. -- Luke 10:2 (NIV). Last night I had the opportunity to join the MidAtlantic Undergraduate & Faculty Ministry staff team for their Regional Staff Conference. A significant portion of our time focused upon interceding for co-laborers on particular campuses to engage in InterVarsity's: Purpose: "To establish and advance at colleges and universities witnessing communities that follow … [Read more...] about The harvest is plentiful, but . . .
Interview with Jennifer Wiseman, Part 2
Jennifer Wiseman is an astronomer who studies star forming regions of our galaxy using optical, radio, and infrared telescopes. Her career has involved oversight of national astronomical facilities as well as public science policy and discourse. In 1987 she co-discovered the periodic comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff as an undergraduate researcher at MIT. She has a bachelor's degree in physics from MIT, and a Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard University. In Part 1 of her interview with ESN, she shared some of the latest … [Read more...] about Interview with Jennifer Wiseman, Part 2
Finding a Postdoc in the Sciences: Starting Your New Position
Kelly Seaton concludes her series on finding a postdoc in the sciences. Previously: One Postdoc's Journey, Where Should I Begin?, Identifying the Right Position, Nailing the Interview. Kelly is also working on a list of resources for finding a postdoc, which we'll publish as soon as it's ready. I think one of the happiest days in a grad student's life (next to the day after the defense!) is the day that a postdoc position is finalized and accepted. It is exciting to think about the possibilities that are ahead, … [Read more...] about Finding a Postdoc in the Sciences: Starting Your New Position
InterVarsity’s Alec Hill on CLS v. Martinez
InterVarsity president Alec Hill – who formerly taught law at Seattle Pacific University – has written an opinion column on Christianity Today's website that offers some wisdom and insight on the CLS v. Martinez case (and I'm not just saying that because he's my boss). Like many other commentators, Alec wonders about the viability of an "all comers" policy: It is difficult to imagine a large university like Ohio State adopting an "all-comers" policy. Student groups representing affinity groups such as … [Read more...] about InterVarsity’s Alec Hill on CLS v. Martinez