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I recently found a great quote on leadership by John Buchan: “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.”  This quote stresses that leadership is all about helping others reach the “greatness” that is already within, not about creating a “greatness” for […]

I don’t know about you all, but sometimes Christmastime can be the most stressful time of the year…everyday there’s something to do, somewhere to go, something to buy, on top of all the other day-to-day business of life. You are expected to be happy, and cheerful constantly, even if you feel tired or worn down. […]

I don’t know how many of you guys know this about me, but I am somewhat of a quoteaholic. I love quotes. Preferably motivational/inspirational quotes or comical ones, but I do enjoy the occasional sad quotes too. Dr. Seuss and Mark Twain have provided me with many likable quotes over the ages. But quotes from […]

Be passionate about your passion.

by Lori Lawson   I really want to spend this last blog post of the semester assessing the changes I have seen since “Piedmont 2nd” first came together to form the super power of the combined Leadership and Community Engagement and Sustainability LLC floor. First,  I would like to start with my own progress. While […]

Submitted by Wendy Wagner. This year is the Governor’s First Annual Holiday Hoops Classic.  In addition to a basketball tournament, the four participating Virginia Universities (Mason, Univ of Virginia, Old Dominion U. and the Univ of Richmond) will be competing to collect the most donations of non-perishable food.  Capital Area Food Bank, an excellent organization […]

Dating is a complicated process for any couple. It takes hard work on both ends to maintain a satisfying relationship. Nowadays, I feel as though dating is a much harder process due to certain capacities: timing, age differences, jobs, location, or feelings in general. A complexity of a relationship that is often so prominent in […]

The smartest people on earth are those that spend their time as best as possible. People like Terrence Tao. Terrence Tao is a “math prodigy” that got 760 out of 800 on the math SAT… When he was 8 years old. By age 11 he was doing university level math. He then went on to […]

So I haven’t really found my niche here at Mason and it is mostly because I never really talk. I stay in my room often and I never let people know how i feel or what I am thinking. My mom sent me this the other day and it really spoke to me. I think […]