Flow
 
Eric Miller QC ‘12 and Jim Stellar
 
In his book “Drive,” on intrinsic motivation in the workplace, Daniel Pink mentions Mihayl Csikszentmihalyi and discusses the concept of “Flow.”  To begin with Csikszentmihalyi, he was born in Hungary in 1935 during the most volatile period of the 20th century; World War II was raging across Europe. Hungary [...]

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What is student leadership?
 
Andrew DeMasters QC12 and Jim Stellar
 
I (JS) remain interested in student leadership as a form of experiential learning right on campus.  But the question is what is a student leader? And what makes him or her tick?  To address those questions, I thought I would talk to one, someone I have known [...]

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Preparing for Co-op Abroad – The Ultimate Internship
 
Lily Chryssis and Jim Stellar
 
Lily is a graduate of Northeastern University in 2004 as a major in Political Science & International Affairs who took advantage of the co-op program.  Later she got a Master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies at the American University of Beirut.  She returned to [...]

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Ownership starts with engagement which can be developed with experiential education
 
Cynthia Bainton and Jim Stellar
 
We have noticed that when it comes to taking responsibility for a task or project, whether at school or at work, people fall into two groups – those that demonstrate ownership, openly embracing the responsibility for that task, and those “Teflon” [...]

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Crazy for Internships and for Academic Excellence
 
Joanna Lund-Pops QC’12 and Jim Stellar
 
Joanna is an undeclared upper sophomore intending to double major in Political Science and Anthropology, a transfer student from U. Maryland, and a holder of a 4.0 GPA.  However, what is perhaps most remarkable about her is the number and types of experiences she [...]

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Does Leadership come from ­Experiential Learning?
                                                    
Allyson Savin NU’07 and Jim Stellar
 
Allyson was one of the most impressive of the student leaders with whom I had the privilege of working when I was Dean at Northeastern University.  A graduate of the Business College, she is now working in the very timely field of bank regulating [...]

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