Laura Bestler

The Rise of the New Groupthink – NYTimes.com

Laura Bestler — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:38:00 +0000

The Rise of the New Groupthink – NYTimes.com. Interesting information… very interesting.

Chapter 4 Rewrite Time

Laura Bestler — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:39:26 +0000

I am pretty excited – Nancy Evans was able to get my chapter 4 back to me – and with some better transitioning, and additional information – I will get this chapter wrapped up. Then, onto Chapter 5. Thanks everyone for your help, support and encouragement.

I am a Mozilla Supporter

Laura Bestler — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:35:54 +0000

Bestler Presentation at NACA Mid-America Conference

Laura Bestler — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:34:11 +0000

I had the honor of serving as a featured speaker at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-America Conference on November 11, 2011 in Covington, KY with over 700 student and student affairs professionals in attendance. The people who participated in the discussion, and questions helped to inspire me to finish up my dissertation. …

excited for NACA!

Laura Bestler — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:02:28 +0000

I am really excited for my presentation at NACA Mid-America Conference NACA Presentation: Exploring the effect of addressing social injustices as a student affairs professional [PDF]

September 11, 2011

Laura Bestler — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:19:37 +0000

I avoided every minute of news today… every word every story – until I came upon: http://storycorps.org/ The stories were -= personal and about love… and loss: When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged and living together in Brooklyn when Karen was killed in the …

Chapter 4

Laura Bestler — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:17:02 +0000

Chapter 4 is one of the hardest things to capture in writing. I have recorded my own story – along with stories from a few of my old higher education friends. I say it is difficult because – reading and re-reading my own words – is difficult. I have a tendency to relive each moment. …

Next phase: Let the writing begin!

Laura Bestler — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:58:59 +0000

I had a wonderful meeting with my POS committee this past Monday. The faculty were very helpful in giving me suggestions on how to make my research even better than my proposal. I am working on the following: Epistemology: Subjectivism – using this instead of constructivism – I seem to have partnered with constructivism – …

Presentation: Dissertation Proposal

Laura Bestler — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:05:25 +0000

Proposal is ready to go… I am going to Be OK!

Laura Bestler — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:50:53 +0000

I am excited to share that my dissertation proposal is finally available for my POS committee. It is available here: http://www.laurabestler.org/dissertation-proposal/