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  1. Busy day of prep + following the big guy at www.noradsanta.org. My daughter will be checking this all day! 8:58 AM Dec 24th from Twitterrific
  2. Listening to Diana Krall holiday music - one question: how does one "frolic & play the Canadian way"? 10:40 AM Dec 19th from Twitterrific
  3. NASPA Tech Tools site??? #nacadamaligned 10:58 PM Dec 5th from Twitterrific
  4. Aging rapidly - gray hairs courtesy of Oregon Duck defense! #loveESPNDuckcommercial 8:57 PM Dec 3rd from Twitterrific
  5. Throwing in the towel on homophobia: http://tgam.ca/E0f (via @globeandmail) -- Canada paving the way, as usual... 3:08 PM Dec 2nd from web
  6. Snow in Dallas is portent of improbable turn-around; means UO Rose Bowl-bound! Oregon State to El Paso for Sun Bowl. Ironic. 6:47 AM Dec 2nd from Twitterrific
  7. I may ask the crowd @ Beaver Open House 2 cheer 4 the Oregon Ducks today.... (via @ericstoller): OUS unity & OSU self-interest combine!! 11:48 AM Nov 21st from Twitterrific
  8. Tweckle: to abuse a speaker via Twitter while he/she is speaking. Ouch!http://chronicle.com/article/Conference-Humiliation-/49185/ Ouch! 9:56 AM Nov 20th from web
  9. Excelencia in Educ co-founder Deborah Santiago reminds us that being intentional and focused isn't being exclusionary. 10:50 AM Nov 19th from Twitterrific
  10. Off to Portland for 1-day retention conference. Key topic: Admitting students of color not enough. Graduation is the point! 6:32 AM Nov 19th from Twitterrific
  11. Good mentors: like people; are respected on campus/in field; are open to what mentees bring to the table; share survivals tips not gossip 3:37 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  12. Psycho-social mentoring: build confidence & people skills of mentee. Career development mentoring: develop competence (writing, research) 3:21 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  13. Road map, lamp, walking stick: 3 things every mentor should have. Map: see the terrain; lamp: light the way; stick: test the ground ahead. 3:14 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  14. Mentors: model problem-solving, give constructive feedback, set expectations, ask "Do mentees have the tools they need to succeed?" 3:06 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  15. Mentoring impulse: fix problems, be wise. Instead let mentees visit w/out problems, let them speak & be heard, share power/information. 2:56 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  16. Effective mentoring relationship has: respect, empathy, walking together. Tension points: gender, race/ethnic, age, sexual orientation. 2:48 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  17. Mentors facilitate identity development, teach "opportunity acquisition" skills, & model connectedness as a strategy. 2:36 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  18. Vert mentoring ("do this like I did") & Horiz mentoring ("I am alongside as you do your thing") are both crucial to college students 2:33 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  19. Father of "Black Psychology", Dr. Joseph White, says mentoring counters US "rugged individualism" ethos. UO grad alliance presentation 2:20 PM Nov 5th from Twitterrific
  20. At terrific talk by Dr Joseph White on "Browning of America" and our responsibilities as higher educ folks! Mo-ti-va-TING!! 8:44 PM Nov 2nd from Twitterrific