President Emeritus, Dr. David Fry was presented with an honorary degree and was the Commencement speaker at the Michigan Campuses ceremony on Saturday

http://www.northwood.edu/media/pressroom/newsarchives/?NewsID=4489

Introduction

Hi!

I would like to introduce myself...my name is Matt, i have just started blogging. I am an international student from England. I play soccer at Northwood and i am the goalkeeper. I major in International Business/Management. I am currently in my Sophomore year and thoroughly enjoying my time so far at NU. The term is nearing to an end and i am getting extremely excited about going home to see all my friends and family back home. Unfortunately i have to take a couple tests before i leave, but thats college i guess. Tonight the soccer team start Winter training. This is the toughest term as most of it is conditioning - i ll benefit in the long run!

Speak soon people!

Matt

Dr. Tim Nash of Northwood University weighs in on the role the Chevorlet Volt will have in GM's future (article link)

Is the Chevy Volt GM's comeback?













Mckenna Long
Admissions Counselor
Northwood University

Resume Tips!

Yahoo News posted a recent article related to building a stronger job resume and mistakes NOT to make!

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/is-your-resume-costing-you-a-dream-job-548550/


Mckenna Long
Admissions Counselor
Northwood University

A New Moon

Howdy!

I had another awesome weekend. I actually went out to the movies to see Twilight, New moon. That was such a great movie; (if you like vampires and wolves). Lol. But I love the concept and the story behind all the action. It was interesting because I went out with a friend that I hadn’t seen in a few months and we had a good conversation about love and fairy tales.

Now I won’t go too much into details, but to be honest he really made me think and put a lot of questions in my head that made me curious. Like is Love complicated or simple? If you had to choose to leave the one you love or stay and hurt the one you love. Which would you choose? When do you draw that boundary line between loving someone and being in love with someone? Once again, which do you choose if it's that simple? Of course it all related back to the movie. But it really did make me think and open my eyes to see that love really does conquers all.

I have to read the rest of those books because I don’t think I can wait for the next movie to come out. My anticipation is like an adrenaline rush. Like most addicts, I’m addicted to Twilight!!! It may be sad but true story. LOL!!

I hope you guys go check it out with a friend or boy/girlfriend if you have free time. I think it was a remarkable movie. But then again I did go with a remarkable guy…lol…just joking. But check it out for yourselves and tell me what you thought about it.

Ericka B.

Howdy!

I had another awesome weekend. I actually went out to the movies to see Twilight, New moon. That was such a great movie; (if you like vampires and wolves). Lol. But I love the concept and the story behind all the action. It was interesting because I went out with a friend that I hadn’t seen in a few months and we had a good conversation about love and fairy tales.

Now I won’t go too much into details, but to be honest he really made me think and put a lot of questions in my head that made me curious. Like is Love complicated or simple? If you had to choose to leave the one you love or stay and hurt the one you love. Which would you choose? When do you draw that boundary line between loving someone and being in love with someone? Of course it all related back to the movie. But it really did make me think.

I have to read the rest of those books because I don’t think I can wait for the next movie to come out. My anticipation is like an adrenaline rush. Like most addicts, I’m addicted to Twilight.
I hope you guys go check it out with a friend or boy/girlfriend if you have free time. I think it was a remarkable movie. But then again I did go with a remarkable guy…lol…just joking. But check it out for yourselves and tell me what you thought about it.

Ericka B.

Psy. Assignment

After reading the omni-quest book, Ten Power Phrases for Positive People, by Rich Devos we were asked by our psy. teacher to evaluate the book and also Rich Devos based on all the things we have learned about leadership, management and behavior styles. Whic connects to what we learn every day n every class about business and employee reations and also about consumer service.

This book connects to the discussions we had about the nature of leadership in many ways. As a leader we have to be able to see the needs of others and figure out how to meet them; for example the Path-Goal leadership motivation method. Path-Goal Indentifies four leadership behaviors:

• Directive behaviors: set goals, assign tasks, show how to do things.
• Supportive behavior: look out for the worker’s best interest.
• Participative behavior: give subordinates a say in matters that affect them.
• Achievement-oriented behavior: Setting very challenging goals, believing in worker’s abilities.

In many parts of this book Devos shows how he has been supportive and looked out for the interest of his workers. In the section on saying “I NEED YOU” he explains that a leader who acts as if their success has nothing to do with their subordinates is in denial. Devos explains that in order to reach higher levels of success you have to show and convey the message that you need them. It is important to let them participate in the matters that affect them, and telling them that they are a needed part of your staff, will help them gain the confidence to get involved more.

Rich Devos matches up to just about all the “Traits and Personal Characteristics Related to Effective Leadership”. Which are as follows:

1. Intelligence
2. Knowledge and expertise
3. Dominance
4. Self-confidence
5. High energy
6. Tolerance for stress
7. Integrity and honesty
8. Maturity

He has shown that he is intelligent and knowledgeable in his field. He is self confident and appears to be a high energy kind of person. He has explained lifestyle changes that are very helpful when managing stress. Stress will be reduced as you began to take a positive look at your life and the people in it. Surely he knows how to manage his stress levels. He has a high level of Integrity, honesty and he is very mature. The only trait that I would question is his dominance, I suspect that he has no problem with this area of leadership, but it is not very clear from the book.