Mary C. Henry

My companion for the last 18 years, Faline was with me through most of graduate school (from my second semester as a Master's student at SDSU), through PhD at Arizona, getting married, becoming a mom, moving to Kentucky (she flew with us on the plane), getting my first real job here at Miami in 2002, getting tenure, and everything else that happened during those years. She loved to help with reading, grading, watching TV- anything I could do on the couch. Faline left us on Valentine's Day. If I seem a little down the next time you see me, I'm trying to adjust to life without a beloved pet and member of our family. I can tell you plenty of funny and cute stories about Faline's adventures over the years, so don't be afraid to ask. She was older than some of my current students and lived a long life. Bonus points if you know where her name comes from...

Just a quick check in because I haven't posted here in such a long time. I have some ideas for blog posts, but just need to take the time to write and post them. My teaching schedule is easier this semester (2 classes instead of 3) and I don't have as many labs to deal with, either. I always seem to have plenty of other things going on: Writing letters of recommendation for students Some research work I need to finish and write up Meeting with students Meetings for various service activities Setting things up for classes- including the new Wiki for my GEO 121 class ( Spring 2012 is under construction, but you can see finished examples from Fall 2011 & Summer 2011 ) Revising labs for GEO 121 (so that they fit in better with the rest of the course) Writing conference abstracts You get the idea! Some topics I want to blog about in the near future are my upcoming research leave (Spring 2013- woo hoo!), teaching with team-based learning (as I continue to refine things), propo