The world according to Coleen / / Coleen Grissom

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910131622703321
• Autore: Grissom Coleen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Antonio, Texas : , : Trinity University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-59534-668-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (231 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.764/351
• Soggetti: College teachers - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction ; Admonishing and Challenging Trinity University Students; A Time for Growth; Memories; New Term; Student Complaints; End of Fall Semester; Fall Renewal; Vandalism; GPA; Racism circa 1978 at Trinity; Liberal Arts; Advice for Visiting Parents; Getting to Know One Another; Habits of Thriving Students; Life after Graduation; Graduation; Getting Ready for the Real World; Hope Chest; Alumni; Alumni Come Home; Alumni Weekend and All Its "Pleasures"; Avoiding Nostalgia; Alums; Rare Travels and Unseemly Adventures; Colorado Rockies; Fear of Flying; Trip to the Spa; Fetishes and CompulsionsDieting; Collecting Moments; Keeping a Daily Journal; On Giving and Getting; Being Kind; Some of My Favorite Things; Thanksgiving; The Oscars; The Magic of Movies; Hero Worship and Role Models; Sacraments; Awards Programs; What You Most Love to Do; Life Choices and Challenges; The Small Stuff; "Companion" Animals; Resourcefulness and Perseverance; In Defense of Solitude; The Art of Fine Dining; Getting the Girl Out of East Texas; Dealing with Change; Aging at Warp Speed; Technology; Technology's Creeping Up on Me; Change; Clichés; I've Been Sick; The First Amendment; On the Cusp of My Dotage
• Sommario/riassunto: <div>In a collection of musings that is as much historical record and a memoir, Coleen Grissom provides a unique view of life on and off an American university campus. As an administrator and faculty member at Trinity University in San Antonio for over five decades, Grissom has ; seen the feminist movement take hold, the sexual revolution take off, and the tragic deaths of students, friends, and family. Her honest, witty, and acerbic words have urged students, their parents, and the community at large to become lifelong readers and to aspire to a life well-lived.</div>