Tag Archives: Students’ Association

Twevolution at SDSU

By chris | March 2, 2009

I’ve posted to a limited degree in the past about Twitter, the microblog utility that has become the #3 social media website in the world. It’s pretty cool, but it’s just starting to hit the mainstream.
Here’s my 30-second salesman pitch:  with Twitter, you can communicate with others dynamically using the tools of the web, [...]

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Drive, Determination, and Theodore Roosevelt

By chris | January 10, 2009

Christmas break has been stellar.  I’ve been spending time with family and friends, the bulk of which at home in Dell Rapids.  It was a well-needed break, but surely it’s time to get back into the swing of things.
Inspiration and drive are common themes in my study of leadership.  While reading The Rise of Theodore [...]

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Leadership is a Struggle

By chris | November 25, 2008

The longer I serve in a leadership role, the more I learn that it is a path of ups and downs.  All the nights spent doing something other than homework ensure that there’s an equal number of nights where homework must consume you.  I’ve had many of the former, and too few of the latter.
Yesterday, [...]

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Mark Your Calendars – Help Plan for a Bicycle Friendly Brookings on Nov. 14

By chris | October 31, 2008

On November 14, leaders from around the state will come to Brookings in order to help plan our city’s bicycle-friendly future.  From 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. in the SDSU Student Union, the Bicycle Friendly Brookings summit will provide a forum for state and community leaders to share resources to help our communities plan for [...]

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Bike Transportation in Brookings – The Beginning…

By chris | October 25, 2008

Student Leadership has the opportunity, on fairly rare occasions, to participate in projects that will have long-lasting positive impact on the student body and the University community.  I believe that the 2008-2009 Students’ Association was given one such opportunity with the prospect of developing bicycle transportation within the city of Brookings.
This project includes many pieces:  [...]

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Student Union at 2 A.M.

By chris | April 22, 2008

I promise this won’t be habitual. I will not get caught up in the excitement of having this new blog only to post incessantly about random, seemingly meaningless topics. Well, maybe just this once…
It’s 2 A.M. and I’m in the Student Union at SDSU. Everyone’s left but myself and the UPC president. [...]

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